More mmmmmmm Muffins....

For me nothing is more fun than baking. I love it! I always have home made muffins on hand in the freezer. It's so easy during the week to pull one out and pop it in the microwave for a healthy and yummy breakfast. In fact I get really cranky if I run out midweek and have to go back to the cereal box. So I usually try to take some time on weekends to bake some muffins for the week. I had some blueberries in the freezer that I wanted to use and I found this wonderful recipe. So I wanted to share it with all of you. There are so many different tastes in these muffins. I was a little concerned at what they would taste like but they're great! Hope you are adventurous enough to try these out for yourself!

OATS 'N WHEAT BLUEBERRY MUFFINS(KICKED UP A NOTCH)

1 c. quick-cooking rolled oats
2 small to medium bananas
1/4 c. milk
1/2 c. maple syrup
1/4 c. peanut butter
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. fresh blueberries or frozen blueberries without liquid, thawed

Heat oven to 375°F.
1. In a blender, process bananas * and milk until liquefied. Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Add rolled oats to banana mixture, stir, and let stand for 5 minutes.
2. In a second bowl, thoroughly mix baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Add flour and mix well.
3. Combine maple syrup and egg, mix thoroughly, then add peanut butter and vanilla. Pour this mixture (the syrup, PB and egg mixture) into the rolled oats; stir well. Stir in the dry ingredients (flour, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda).
4. Lastly, fold in the blueberries.

Fill greased muffin cups about 3/4 full.
Bake at 375°F for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

*For those of you, like myself, that don't have a husband at home who likes the bananas when they get brown spots all over them I wanted to share with you a trick I learned. When the bananas get past the stage that you'd be willing to eat them at simply pop them in the freezer to use in baking at a later date. When it comes time to make a recipe where you need some bananas take them out of the freezer and let them thaw on the counter for about 20 minutes. Then simply peel them and they're ready to go.