Chocolate Chip Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup applesauce, unsweetened
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 6 tablespoons semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 coat 12 muffin tins with cooking spray.
• 3 whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 separate the egg, placing the whites in a medium bowl and the yolk in a large bowl.
• 6 set the whites aside.
• 7 add the brown sugar, aplesauce, oil, and vanilla to the yolk.
• 8 mix with a wooden spoon until well blended.
• 9 add the flour mixture and stir until well combined.
• 10 with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the whites until soft peaks form.
• 11 add to the batter along with 1/4 cup of the chocolate chips.
• 12 stir until well blended.
• 13 divide batter equally among the 12 muffin tins.
• 14 sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon chocolate chips (4-5 chips) on top of each muffin.
• 15 bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of 1 muffin comes out clean, about 23 minutes.
• 16 cool 5 minutes in the tins then remove muffins to a rack to cool 10 minutes more.