Chocolate Oatmeal Muffins

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• 1 cup almond milk
• 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
• 1/3 cup margarine or 1/3 cup vegetable shortening
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1/4 cup applesauce (or 1 1/2 tsp ener-g egg replacer plus 2 t water)
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup spelt flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 mix together almond milk and vinegar, and pour over oats. cover and let soak for about an hour.
• 2 in a separate bowl, beat together margarine, sugar, molasses and apple sauce. fold into oats.
• 3 in a separate bowl, whisk together cocoa powder, flours, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well blended.
• 4 pour oat mixture into flour mixture and stir gently until well combined.
• 5 spoon batter into lined muffin tin.
• 6 bake in 400 f for 20-25 minutes.