Date & Cinnamon Muffins

By now the secret’s out that I’m … I mean, my kids are … partial to the muffin.

They’re one of the handiest snacks I can think of. Each morning I simply grab one and throw it into the kids’ lunchboxes, which also means I have one less thing to think about.

I love knowing that my kids are getting a good dose of quality fats from the butter at recess time. The dates are a rich source of vitamins and minerals, and the cinnamon has warming, medicinal (anti inflammatory & blood-sugar stabilising) benefits.

And I love the little muffin yelps from the kitchen that grow louder through the day, breaking me down to the point where I acquiesce and, yes, enjoy one around 3pm with my last tea for the day.

This creation is a current fave of ours, and we truly can’t get enough. Thermomix Instructions below.

If you’re looking for more recipe inspiration, take a look at my new recipe ebook which is getting rave reviews, Easy Wholefood Lunchboxes.

It’s packed with 40 delicious nut-free, refined sugar free sweet and savoury recipes which have all been kid-tested and approved!

Date & Cinnamon Muffins

Brenda Janschek

Lunchbox friendly

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Ingredients

  

• 100 grams Medjool dates pitted and chopped
• ½ cup coconut sugar or rapadura sugar
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup wholemeal spelt flour, or unbleached plain flour
• 1 cup white spelt flour or unbleached plain flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 125 grams unsalted butter melted
• 1 egg beaten

Instructions

 

• Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees and grease 12-hole muffin tin.
• Mix dates, sugar, bicarb of soda and cinnamon in a bowl and pour over boiling water and allow to sit for 5 mins.
• Add the flour, baking powder, melted butter & beaten egg and carefully stir.
• Fill muffin holes to ¾ full and cook for 20-30 mins depending on your oven. Mine take 20 mins.

Thermomix Instructions

• Chop dates for 5 seconds, speed 6 and pop into medium sized bowl together with the sugar, bicarb of soda, cinnamon and boiling water, and allow to sit for 5 mins.
• Melt the butter at 100 C for 2 minutes, speed 1.
• Add all remaining ingredients to the thermomix (including date mixture) and mix 5 seconds on speed 6.
• Push down the sides and mix a further 2 seconds on speed 5.
• Fill the greased muffin holes to 3/4 full and cook for approx 20-30mins depending on your oven. Mine take 20 mins.

Notes

Pour yourself a cup of spiced chai tea, grab a muffin, lather it with butter and enjoy!

If you make this recipe please do take photos and send them to me.

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And remember, if you haven’t already, grab your copy of Easy Wholefood Lunchboxes here.

Other similar recipes you might like are Apple and Carrot Muffins and Mix n Match Muffins.

Bren x

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