Orange Date Almond Muffins
These muffins are slightly more work than my usual muffin recipes, but with a great flavour payoff.
Servings: 12 Muffins
Calories: 313kcal
Equipment
- Muffin Tin
Ingredients
- 1 Orange
- 1 cup Chopped dates
- ½ Cup Butter
- 2 ¼ Cups All-Purpose Flour
- ½ Cup Brown Sugar packed
- ½ cup Sliced almonds
- 2 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ - 1 teaspoon Cardamom optional
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 Large Apple
- ⅔ Cup Milk
- 2 Large Eggs Lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Zest and juice the orange, measure out ½ cup of orange juice.
- In a small saucepan, combine the measured orange juice with zest and the chopped dates. Bring to a simmer, cook for 5 minutes. Turn heat off.
- Add butter to the pot, stir until melted and remove from heat. Allow to cool.
- Preheat oven to 375 F. Line 12 muffin cups with liners, or spray with baking spray.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, almonds, baking powder, cardamom, and salt. Set aside.
- Peel and grate the apple; add grated apple, milk, eggs, and vanilla to the cooled date mixture. Stir well to combine.
- Add mixture all at once to the flour mixture, stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy.)
- Divide batter between 12 prepared muffin cups, filling each to almost full.
- Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 20 - 22 minutes or until golden and a wooden toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean.
- Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from muffin cups; serve warm.
Nutrition
Calories: 313kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 255mg | Potassium: 257mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 332IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 2mg
