Whole-Grain Blackberry Spice Muffins

This comes from Cooking Light magazine. You can freeze these by letting them cool completely and storing them in zip-top plastic bags in the freezer. Then you can just reheat them in the microwave for about 20 seconds.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 17
• Yields: 17 muffins

Ingredients

• 2  cups all-purpose flour (about 9 oz)
• 1  cup rolled oats
• 1  cup  packed dark brown sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon apple pie spice
• 1  cup nonfat milk
• 3  tablespoons butter, melted
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1  large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 1⁄2 cups frozen blackberries, coarsely chopped
• 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees farenheit.
2. Line 17 muffin cups with paper liners.
3. Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and apple-pie spice in a large bowl.
4. Make a well in the center of the mixture.
5. Combine milk, butter, vanilla, and egg in a small bowl; pour into well in flour mixture, stirring until just moist.
6. Gently stir in blackberries.
7. Spoon 1/4 batter into each of 17 paper-lined muffin cups.
8. Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 16 minutes.
9. Sprinkle muffing evenly with granulated sugar and return to oven to bake 3 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched lightly in center.
10. Cool in pans for 10 minutes on wire racks.