Delicious Oat Muffins

"One must know oneself. If it does not serve to discover the truth, it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better."
- Blaise Pascal

I came across this quote when I was researching for an article on adoption and it struck a chord. Also, as I was avoiding work, I came across a wonderful blog by a mother who moved to The Holy Land with her husband and three kids. She has a lovely style of writing and posts recipes periodically. I had to share this muffin recipe of hers because I’ve made four batches already and they are fantastic! They also fit my recipe criteria by being healthy, easy and yummy.
My favorite variations are blueberries if you use vanilla extract and sliced almonds with almond extract—yum!!
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15 Minute Oat Muffins

Ingredients:
1 Cup Rolled Oats (you can use the quick oats, but I prefer the old fashioned type - better flavor)
1 Cup flour (or oat bran, or whole wheat flour or wheat germ)
1 Tbs baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla extract (or any other extract)
1/2 Cup apple juice or soy milk (today I used white grape juice, you can also use water if you don't have anything else)
1/4 Cup oil
2 eggs
1/3 Cup sugar or honey
Extras: raisins, blueberries, chopped apple, mashed banana, flax seeds, nuts, chocolate chips, pomegranate seeds, etc... (and that's just what I've tried it with! Try combining groups of extras - it's like trail mix in a muffin!)

Preheat the oven to 425 F
Mix all ingredients together
Fill 2 standard sized muffin tins, filling each cup about 3/4 full
Bake for 12-15 min
Enjoy!!

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