Date and cinnamon muffins

Serves:

Makes 10

Ingredients

• 100 g medjool dates (chopped, pitted)
• 1/2 cup coconut sugar
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tbs ground cinnamon
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup wholemeal spelt flour
• 1 cup white spelt flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 125 g unsalted butter (melted)
• 1 egg (beaten)

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced) and grease your 12-hole muffin tin.

Mix dates, sugar, bicarb of soda and cinnamon in a bowl. Pour the boiling water over the top and allow to sit for 5 minutes.

Add the flours, baking powder, melted butter and beaten egg and carefully stir.

Fill muffin holes to 3/4 full and cook for 20-30 minutes depending on your oven

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Serving Suggestions

Note

• If you don't have coconut sugar you can use rapadura sugar instead.
• Keep an eye on these muffins – they cook differently depending on your oven.
• Best served lathered with butter, and enjoyed alongside a warm cup of spiced chai tea.
• This recipe was created by Brenda Janschek for Kidspot.