Pumpkin Oat Applesauce Muffins

We made these with fresh pumpkin puree and went a little overboard on the chocolate chips (scaled down in the recipe here).

• 4 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• pumpkin puree from a medium pumpkin
• 3/4 cup canola oil
• 3/4 cup applesauce
• 2 1/4 cups unbleached flour
• 1 1/2 cups coarse oatmeal flour (spin rolled oats through the food processor)
• 1/4 cup ground flax seed
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Instructions

• Beat together eggs, sugar, pumpkin, oil and applesauce.

• Separately, combine together flour, flax seed, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.

• Slowly add to the first mixture, beat only until mixed.

• Fold in 1 cup of chocolate chips.

• Fill greased or paper-lined muffin tins 3/4 full

• Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of chocolate chips on top before baking and push down slightly

• Bake at 400°F for 18 - 20 minutes

Original.