Oatmeal Spice Muffins

Normally Saturday morning I like to bake or just make breakfast. Unfortunately, I had so much to get done yesterday that I didnt get a chance to do anything cooking/baking wise until later in the evening. My boyfriend had a friend of his over & they were playing video games & bsing so, I decided to get my baking in then. Haha.

These muffins are delicious & filling & would probably be an amazing breakfast or dessert. They're a little too rich to just be a snack.

The only real pain in the ass wait waiting for the oats & milk to set but that's merely because Im impatient and if Im going to cook/bake, I dont want to wait around for things but, that's me.

The aroma in the kitchen while these were baking was intoxicating. It smelled just like fall & it was kind of perfect because yesterday was the first day it actually felt like fall outside.

Yields 10 muffins.
217 calories per muffin.

INGREDIENTS
1 c rolled oats
1 large egg
1 c milk (I used 1%)
1/2 c margarine, melted
1/2 c brown sugar
1 c flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 c chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS
Combine milk & oats & let stand for an hour.

Preheat oven to 400.
Line a muffin tin with 10 wrappers.

Stir in sugar, egg, & margarine into oat mixture.
Pile all remaining ingredients atop the mixture & stirring until just combined.
[DO NOT stir too well or muffins will become tough; nothing worse than a bad ass muffin!]

Divide batter evenly amongst muffin cups.

Bake for 25 minutes.

Sausage Breakfast Muffins / Bake

Yields 48 servings.
191 calories per serving.
Unsure where I snagged the recipe from.

I only have one cupcake/muffin tin so, I ended up making 12 muffins & a 9x13 baking pan for the remainder so, it's a bit of a breakfast bake as well. What I shouldve done is quartered the recipe but, oh well. Live & learn, no? ONWARD WITH FOOD PORN & RECIPE.

INGREDIENTS


2 lbs bulk breakfast sausage (I used links but you can use patties if you choose).
3 c cheddar cheese, shredded
4 c Bisquick Heartsmart
6 eggs
2 c cornmeal
3 1/2 c 1% milk

DIRECTIONS
Line muffin tin with paper liners & set aside.
Spray 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray & set aside.
Fry, drain, & crumble sausage.

Preheat oven to 375.

Mix together cornmeal, Bisquick, milk, & eggs.
Add cheese & sausage, stirring well.
Spoon the filling into muffin tin, filling almost to the top.
Pour the rest of the batter into baking pan.

Bake muffins about 17 minutes & remove.
Bake pan for another 10 minutes & set both pans aside to cool.