Date and banana muffins
6
Points®
Total time: 35 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 12 • Difficulty: Easy
Date and banana – is there a better combination for these all-time favourite muffins? They create a sweet, soft texture which highlights the crunchiness of the cereal pieces. Enjoy with a cuppa for your next afternoon tea.
Ingredients
Oil spray
1 x 3 second spray(s)
WW Cereal, Tropical Flakes
65 g
Fresh dates
4 individual, chopped
White self-raising flour
1½ cup(s), (225g)
Brown sugar
⅓ cup(s), (75g)
Banana(s)
1 large, very riped, mashed
Olive oil
2 tbs
Egg(s)
2 medium
Skim milk
½ cup(s), (125ml)
Reduced-sugar jam
3 tbs, apricot variety, warmed
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 200°C or 180°C fan-forced. Lightly spray a 12-hole (1⁄3-cup / 80ml) muffin tin with oil or line with paper cases.
2
Combine 3/4 cup (48g) cereal and chopped dates in a medium bowl. Sift flour into a large bowl and stir in sugar. Combine banana, oil, eggs and milk in a bowl and stir into flour mixture. Gently fold in cereal mixture (do not over-mix).
3
Divide mixture among prepared muffin holes. Sprinkle with remaining cereal. Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool muffins in tin for 5 minutes before lifting out onto a wire rack. While muffins are cooling in the tin, top each with 1 heaped teaspoon of jam. Serve.
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