Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins

 

Ingredients

• 1½ cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons old fashioned oats (divided)
• ½ cupflax seed meal
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 1½ cups plain low fat yogurt
• ⅓ cup coconut oil - melted
• 1 cup frozen or fresh blueberries
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and line muffin tin with liners or spray with cooking spray.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: whole wheat flour, 1 cup of the oats, flax meal, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda.
3. Using an electric stand mixer, beat together yogurt, coconut oil, vanilla and eggs over medium speed. Slowly add dry ingredients until just combined then remove from mixer.
4. Carefully fold in the blueberries then pour batter into muffin tins using a large cookie scoop. In a small bowl, mix together remaining 2 tablespoons of oats and 2 tablespoons brown sugar. Sprinkle a little over the top of each muffin before placing in the oven.
5. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let muffins cool for 1 minute in pan then remove from pan and cool completely on a baking sheet (or serve warm!)