Best Date Nut Muffins Recipes

DATE-NUT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cereals and boiling water; let stand for 5 minutes. In another large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, combine the eggs, buttermilk and oil. Stir cereal and buttermilk mixtures into dry ingredients just until blended. Fold in the dates, raisins and walnuts. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

DATE NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine dates and hot water. Let stand 10 minutes. Drain and discard water.Cover and refrigerate until cold.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line 12 medium muffin cups with paper liners or lightly grease.
• In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar until creamy.
• Add water,pecans,eggs,baking soda, vanilla, and salt and mix until well blended.
• Add flour and mix until just moistened.
• Fold in cold dates and spoon into prepared muffin pans.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Let stand a few minutes before removing from pan.

BANANA DATE-NUT MINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat the bananas, sugar, applesauce, oil and egg until well blended. Combine the flours, oats, baking powder and baking soda; gradually beat into banana mixture until blended. Stir in the dates, walnuts and lemon zest., Coat miniature muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill half full with batter. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 2-14 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

LOW-FAT ORANGE DATE NUT BRAN MUFFINS (HIGH FIBER)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease one 12-cup muffin tin.
• In a large bowl, combine bran cereal, water and oil, stirring until bran softens.
• In a small bowl, whisk buttermilk, Orange Juice, molasses, honey, orange zest, and egg until blended.
• In a small bowl, combine flours, baking soda and salt. Add buttermilk mixture to bran, stirring to combine. Add flour mixture, dates and walnuts to bran mixture, stirring just until flour is moistened.
• Spoon into muffin cups, and bake until top springs back when lightly pressed, about 18 minutes.
• Let cool in pan 5 minutes before removing to wire rack.

WHOLE WHEAT DATE NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Spray muffin tin with oil (or use paper liners).
• Mix the flours, baking powder, and salt together.
• Beat together the oil, honey, eggs, milk and vanilla.
• Mix the dates with the dry ingredients, then add the wet ingredients. Finally, stir in the walnuts.
• Fill muffin tins, adding a few coarsly chopped walnuts on the top if you'd like.
• Bake 25 minutes, until golden.

PUMPKIN DATE-NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• 1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES. SIFT TOGETHER FLOUR, BAKING SODA AND POWDER, SALT, CINNAMON, CLOVES, AND NUTMEG. CREAM TOGETHER SHORTENING AND SUGAR USING ELECTRIC MIXER. ADD EGGS, ONE AT A TIME, BEATING WELL AFTER EACH ADDITION. ADD PUMPKIN AND WATER. BEAT WELL. ADD DRY INGREDIENTS, STIRRING JUST UNTIL MOISTENED. STIR IN WALNUTS AND CHOPPED DATES POUR INTO MUFFIN PANS LINED WITH PAPER (OR YOU CAN MAKE INTO TWO LOAVES).
• 2. BAKE 30 TO 40 MINUTES OR UNTIL BREAD TEST DONE. COOL ON WIRE RACK 10 MINUTES. REMOVE FROM PANS AND FINISH COOLING ON RACK. MAKES 2 LOAVES OR 12 TO 16 MUFFINS

WHOLE WHEAT DATE NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease muffin tin with cooking spray or line with paper liners.
• Beat buttermilk, honey, mashed banana, canola oil, egg, egg white, and vanilla extract together in a bowl.
• Combine whole wheat flour, baking powder, flax seeds, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Mix in dates and walnuts. Pour in buttermilk mixture; mix batter until blended.
• Scoop batter into the prepared muffin tin.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool, about 15 minutes.

SUGAR-FREE DATE NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Soak dates in boiling water for about 15-20 minutes- most of the liquid should absorb.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In a seperate bowl, beat together eggs and oil.
• Blend together dry ingredients (except nuts) and stir until just moistened into egg mixture.
• Fold in dates and nuts.
• Pour into greased muffin tins and bake for about 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

PINEAPPLE DATE NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Mix the banana, pineapple, dates, walnuts, juice, oil, and liquid sweetener in a mixing bowl. Sift the dry ingredients into the liquid ingredients, and mix until all the liquid has been absorbed. Spoon into lightly oiled muffin tins, and bake for 20 minutes. Test to see if the muffins are done by inserting a toothpick in the middle of a muffin. If the toothpick comes out clean, the muffins are done.