I have had this odd craving (no I am not pregnant) for dates lately, I have been making date cookies, energy balls and my latest favourite is this Banana & Date muffin recipe. I have made quite a few variations of banana muffins over the years, with weetbix or chocolate chips, but have to say this recipe is rather healthy and I would prefer it than the choc chip variety.
Banana and Date Muffins
Serves: 12
Prep Time | Cook Time | Total Time |
10 mins | 25 mins | 35 mins |
Ingredients
- 2 cups self raising flour
- 2 bananas, mashed
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2/3 cup maple syrup
- 2/3 cup almond milk
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup dates, pitted and chopped
- 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds, extra
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C fan forced
- Line 12 hole muffin tin with cases
- In a mixing bowl add bananas, olive oil, maple syrup, almond milk and vanilla, mix together.
- Sift flour over top, stir to combine
- Gently stir through the dates and pumpkin seeds
- Spoon mixture evenly into prepared muffin tin
- Sprinkle each muffin with extra pumpkin seeds
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden
By Kat – The Organised Housewife
I adapted this recipe from the It’s All Good Cookbook by Gwyneth Paltrow.
10 comments
Chocolate banana is SUCH an underated flavour. I made a Chocolate banana protein smoothie this morning and it was the bomb!
I definitely agree 🙂
I’m so excited to try this recipe today because my kids have allergies and this is dairy and egg free! Also, I have lots of overripe bananas 😉
Good luck!
Made these tonight into 2 loaves rather than muffins. Added an extra banana, used gf flour, rice milk, chia seeds and pistachio nuts instead of pumpkin seeds ( didnt have any) tasted amazing!!! Also I used canola oil as I find EXtra Virgin olive oil has too much flavour for baking. Thank you!
Ooh sound yummy, great variation!
Absolutely delish! I don’t think they’ll last long 🙂
Haha they never do in our house either, Keera.:)
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