Healthy Banana Oat Muffins

Ingredients

• 2 cups wholemeal self-raising flour (or all-purpose flour)
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 cup almond meal
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 3 tablespoons natural sweetener/sugar of choice
• 2 teaspoons baking powder (increase to 1 tablespoon if using all-purpose flour)
• 2 large ripe bananas (mashed)
• 2 tablespoons honey (plus extra for drizzling)
• 2 tablespoons softened light butter or coconut oil
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup low-fat Greek yoghurt
• 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
• 6 fresh dates (chopped)

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F) and lightly spray a standard muffin tin with cooking spray (coconut oil spray works well).

2. 2

   Blend: Place the flour, rolled oats, and almond meal into a blender or food processor. Process for approximately 2 minutes until the oats are finely ground. Add the salt, sweetener, and baking powder, then process for another minute.

3. 3

   Mix: In a separate large bowl, whisk together the mashed bananas, honey, butter/oil, egg, yoghurt, and almond milk until smooth.

4. 4

   combine: Pour the dry oat mixture into the wet ingredients. Gently mix with a wooden spoon until just combined—do not over-mix, or the muffins will be tough!

5. 5

   fold: Gently fold in the chopped dates.

6. 6

   bake: Spoon batter into the muffin tin. Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden and a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.

7. 7

   serve: Drizzle the warm muffins with a little extra honey before serving.