Pecan And Chocolate Chunk Muffins

Total Time: 51 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 21 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 cup chocolate chunks (or chips)
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees; line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
• 2 in a large bowl, whisk together oats, flour, baking powder and salt.
• 3 in a medium bowl, whisk together brown sugar, sugar, egg, butter and vanilla until well blended.
• 4 whisk in half-and-half until blended.
• 5 add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and stir until just blended.
• 6 gently fold in chocolate chunks and pecans.
• 7 divide batter equally among prepared muffin cups.
• 8 bake in oven for 17-21 minutes or until tops are golden and a pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 9 let cool in pan on a wire rack for 3 minutes, then transfer to the rack to cool.