For a healthy and delicious muffin recipe that will provide you with plenty of fibre and energy, try this Banana and Date Muffin recipe. It won’t disappoint and is perfect for your kid’s school lunches or as a power source for after-school sports activities.
I have had this odd craving for dates lately. I have been making date cookies, energy balls, and my latest favourite is this banana and date muffin recipe. I have made quite a few variations of banana muffins over the years, with Weet-Bix or even chocolate chips, but I have to say, this recipe is rather healthy and I would prefer it than the choc chip variety.
Your kids will love them, especially if they participate in heavy sports activities at or after school because they provide such a high source of protein, which will give them plenty of energy to shoot some hoops or survive soccer practice.
Banana and Date Muffins
- 2 overripe bananas, mashed
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2/3 cup maple syrup
- 2/3 cup almond milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups
self raising flour - 1/2 cup dates, pitted and chopped
- 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds, extra
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C, fan forced.
- Lightly grease a 12-hole muffin tray or line with paper patty cases.
- In a large bowl, add bananas, oil, maple syrup, almond milk and vanilla, mix to combine.
- Sift flour over top, mix until combined.
- Gently stir through dates and pumpkin seeds.
- Spoon mixture evenly into muffin cases.
- Sprinkle each muffin with extra pumpkin seeds.
- Bake muffins in
oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden and cooked through. - Rest in
tray for 5 minutes, before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
By Kat – The Organised Housewife
They really are a delicious little muffin that’s packed full of goodness.
I adapted this recipe from the It’s All Good Cookbook by Gwyneth Paltrow.
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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.:)