Whole Wheat Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ingredients:

1 cup plus 1 tablespoon oatmeal

¼ cup all Bran cereal, not Bran Flakes or ¼ cup oatmeal

½ cup coconut

1 1/4 cup milk

1 egg

1 yolk

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 cup chocolate chips semi sweet

1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour

4 tsp baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

1 tsp salt

Cinnamon and sugar, optional

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400.

Grease a muffin tin or line with cupcake liners and set aside.

In a large bowl combine the oats, cereal and milk and set aside.

Stir the egg, oil, 1/2 cup of the brown sugar, and chocolate chips into the oat and egg mixture.

In another bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.  Stir flour mixture and coconut into the oat mixture just until moist.

Fill muffin tins or liners 2/3 full with batter.  Sprinkle tops with a little cinnamon and sugar if desired.   Bake for approximately 20 minutes.

**I think chopped walnuts, pecans, or almonds would also be very good in this muffin!