Peanut Butter Banana Oat Muffins

A typical morning in my apartment:

Alarm clock wakes us up around 7 AM.

Michael and I trudge out of bed.

We sit down on the couch and get on the internet.

He then goes into the bathroom to shower and such.

I check my emails and facebooks, 

post a blog post if I have one for that day, 

do all the sharing, etc.

Then I pack Michael's lunch and get his breakfast ready, and mine.

I usually then eat my breakfast while watching some show on the computer.

 (Today that show is last night's True Blood). 

Michael gets out of the shower and gets ready.

 I get his breakfast on the table, then sit and talk with him while he eats.

Far too quickly 8:30 rolls around and we put his lunch in his backpack,

and he goes on his way to work.

And I miss him immediately.

But then I do dishes.

And grocery shop.

And probably cook something.

And if I'm lucky, our breakfast would have been something great like these muffins. Although Michael's not a big fan (he doesn't love banana). They're a really nice, healthier muffin full of banana, peanut butter, and oats. A winning combo, in my opinion. (Kind of like Michael and I :) )

Peanut Butter Banana Oat Muffins

From The Well-Fed Newlyweds' "Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Muffins"

Makes 12-18 muffins.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup oats
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 tbsp. applesauce
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup mashed banana
• 6 tbsp. peanut butter 
• 1 cup low fat buttermilk (or use this easy substitute)
• Optional: topping--peanut butter + banana slices, to taste

Preparation:

• Line a muffin tin with 18 paper liners.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a medium bowl whisk the flour, oats, baking powder and soda, and the salt.
• In a large bowl whisk the applesauce, sugar, eggs, banana, peanut butter, and buttermilk. 
• Stir dry ingredients into wet, until combined.
• Divide the batter evenly amongst the muffin cups.
• Bake 18-20 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 5-10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
• Top with peanut butter and/or slices of banana, if desired.

Note: These seemed to go bad after a few days at room temp., so I'm not sure if you'd want to refrigerate them or just make sure they're eaten quickly.