Date Banana Muffins

Delicious and warm straight from the oven, these flavorful muffins are a perfect grab-n-go breakfast or as an addition to your next brunch. You can also freeze these muffins after baking for future use. A quick zap in the microwave will warm them back up to enjoy any time.

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 cups Our Family® High Fiber Bran Flakes Cereal, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup pitted chopped dates
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions:

  1. Heat oven to 400°F. Liberally grease a 12-cup muffin pan (or use paper liners).
  2. In a large bowl, combine flour, cereal, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir in dates; set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, blend together buttermilk, oil, egg, honey, and banana. Mix into dry ingredients, stirring just until moisten.
  4. Spoon batter into prepared muffin pan, filling cups 2/3 full. Sprinkle with walnuts.
  5. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes in pan; finish cooling on a wire rack.

Yield: 12 muffins

Download: Date Banana Muffin Recipe

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