Alpen Dark Chocolate Muffins

Ingredients

• ¾ cups of cake flour
• 1/3 cup of packed, light-brown sugar
• ½ cup of all-purpose flour
• 2 large eggs at room temperature
• ½ cup of oat bran
• 1 cup of mashed, ripe bananas
• ¾ teaspoon of baking soda
• 2/3 cup of applesauce
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
• 1/3 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• 1 ¼ cups Alpen Dark Chocolate Muesli
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• ½ cup dark chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375° F.
2. In a medium bowl, combine flours,
   oat bran, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
3. In a large bowl, cream butter and
   brown sugar until pale and fluffy. Add
   eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly
   after each addition. Add bananas, apple sauce
   and vanilla, and stir to combine.
   Add flour mixture, and stir to combine.
   Gently fold in ¾ cups of Alpen and the
   chocolate chips.
4. Divide batter among 10 standard-sized
   baking cups (or pour into a
   muffin tin fitted with liners), filling to
   the rims. Sprinkle tops with remaining
   ½ cup of Alpen and gently press into
   batter.
5. Bake 15-20 minutes until set and
   cool completely before serving.