Fruity Morning Muffins

From Cooking Pleasures magazine

• Ready In: 38 mins
• Serves: 20
• Yields: 20 muffins

Ingredients

• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  cup old fashioned oats
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup  miniature chocolate chip
• 1 1⁄2 cups  mashed ripe bananas
• 2⁄3 cup  packed brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup canola oil
• 1⁄4 cup  orange juice
• 1  egg
• 2  teaspoons  grated  orange peel, if desired
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄2 cups fresh strawberries or 1 1⁄2 cups  pitted cherries or 1 1⁄2 cups raspberries or 1 1⁄2 cups blueberries
• 2  tablespoons sugar

Directions

1. 1.Heat oven to 400°F Line 20 muffin cups with paper liners; spray with nonstick cooking spray.
2. 2.In large bowl, stir together flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt until blended. Stir in chocolate chips.
3. 3.In medium bowl, whisk together banana, brown sugar, oil, orange juice, egg, orange peel and vanilla until blended. Stir in fruit until well-blended. Fold into flour mixture just until blended.
4. 4.Fill muffin cups two-thirds full with batter; sprinkle with sugar. Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.