Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe with Cost Per Serving

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins

These muffins are hearty and filling. Not too sweet, but just the perfect blend of crunch and chocolate mixed together. They would pair well with a delicious pot of soup (like Hamburger Vegetable Soup) for a chilly December evening.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins

• 1 1/2 cups oats (old fashioned or quick oats)
• 2 and 2/3 cups flour (white, whole-wheat, or a mixture of both
• 2/3 cup sugar or raw sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup oil or butter
• 6 ounces chocolate chips 

Combine the oats, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl, mix the eggs, milk, and oil.
Stir the egg mixture into the flour mixture until moistened. Mix the chocolate chips in.
Fix greased or paper-lined muffin cups 2/3 full with the batter. Bake at 400 degrees for 16-18 minutes, or until tops are light golden.
Makes approximately 18 muffins.
Recipe adapted slightly from Frugal Homemaker.

How much does this recipe cost?
Of course, we are dedicated to being frugal and finding ways to save money.  That also means knowing how much things cost to make.  Here's a rough breakdown of the possible cost of this recipe. 48 ounces of Whole Grain Quick Oats will cost about $3.18.  12 ounces of Oatmeal will cost 79 cents.  Flour costs about 12 cents per cup.  So, this recipe uses 32 cents of flour.  Each cup of sugar costs about 62 cents and this recipe calls for 41 cents worth.  Baking powder and salt cost about 5 cents.  The eggs will cost about 20 cents.  A gallon of milk will run about $3 leading to this recipe using 28 cents of milk. Half a cup of canola oil costs 22 cents.  Half a bag of chocolate chips will cost about $1.25.  This brings the total cost of the recipe to $3.52, or about 20 cents per serving.