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Healthy Pumpkin Oat Chocolate Chip Muffins lightly sweetened with applesauce, brown sugar and molasses. A tasty chocolate treat packed with fall spices and irresistible flavors!
Speaking of fast, today marks 10 weeks since my hip replacement surgery. I can’t believe how fast this recovery has gone. Compared to my previous injury recoveries that felt like they lasted an eternity, this one was a breeze.
Either I just have this down to a science or my recovery rate was much higher this time. I’m going with the later.
Don’t get me wrong, there certainly have been challenges, but this has been so much different. I attribute it to two, actually three things.
One, I trained my body physically for the surgery like I would a race. Two, I ate very clean and dropped a few pounds before surgery. Three, I’ve listened to my body and slowed down where I needed to these last couple weeks.
Instead of pushing myself to sleep less and work harder when I was tired, I took the time to rest and cut back on responsibilities when I needed to.
It wasn’t easy throwing up the flag (especially for me the perfectionist), but I’ve tried to be gentler with my body and give it the time it needed.
The extra rest has certainly paid off because I’m back to doing everything I was doing before the surgery, and more!
Now I can actually cook or bake without having to sit down from pain, a pain that seems like a lifetime ago. Life is so different now. I feel like the possibilities are endless.
I’m telling you this because I want you to think about how your life might be different with one change, how that change could give you a different outlook on life, and how you as a person might different as a result.
Okay, those are Megan’s deep thoughts for the day.
With that, grab your muffin pans because today we’re headed into the weekend with another healthy muffin recipe. Healthy Pumpkin Muffins with oats and chocolate to be exact!
Healthy Pumpkin Oat Chocolate Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups Oat Flour, or gluten free oat flour
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon Cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 3/4 cup Pumpkin Puree
- 1/4 cup Monkfruit Brown Baking Sugar, or zero calorie sugar of choice
- 3/4 cup Unsweetened Applesauce
- 1/4 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk, or milk of choice
- 1/3 cup Olive Oil, or oil of choice
- 2 tablespoons Molasses
- 1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips, or dairy free chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven 400 F. Prepare a muffin tin by spraying with nonstick cooking spray or placing muffin liners in the cavities.
- Using a or medium bowl with a hand mixer, add pumpkin, applesauce, sugar, oil, milk, molasses and vanilla extract and mix until combined well
- To the batter, add sea salt, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, nutmeg, cloves, baking powder and oat flour
- Mix together lightly until combined then add chocolate chips and fold by hand.
- Divide the batter evenly among 12 cavities, filling 3/4 of the way full.
- Bake 18-20 minutes until a toothpick can be inserted and removed clean.
- Allow muffins to cool in the pan 10 minutes before removing and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Keep muffins in an airtight container to stay fresh.
Notes
- I haven’t tested the recipe with other flours, but generally a gluten free 1 to 1 baking flour can be subbed for oat flour or almond flour.
- My Amazon shop has more products similar to those used for this recipe and that I recommend to my weight loss clients.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Happy your recovery has gone so well Megan. So, since you’re feeling better, are you up for company so you can bake these muffins for me?
Anytime Jill!
I am so happy you are so much better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yahoo & for the holidays too!
These muffins look amazing!!!!!!
Thanks friend! Hope you have a great weekend.
bahahahaha share? say it with me: ONLY CHILD.
That will change when you have a baby. 😉
Megan:
Happy Friday! Because of you and your Fabulous recipes I have now lost 40lbs. When I started this journey I reached out to you. You gave me the strength to start my battle.
Just a big thank you from me.
Sue Chipley
Hi Sue! WOW! This is amazing and you just made my day. Congrats to you and I am so blessed to have you here. Keep up the good work! xoxo
Hooray for having your life back and feeling good again! It’s often hard to slow down, but it always pays off.
And hooray for holiday muffins! These sound delicious!
I know, double hoorays! Hope you have a great weekend Blair!