Recipe from Waitrose: Blueberry Muffins
There’s no refined sugar in these morning muffins; all the sweetness comes from fruit.
Vegetarian
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes 40 minutes
Makes: 12
Ingredients
300g plain flour
200g wholemeal flour
2 1⁄2 tsp baking powder
1tspsalt
1⁄2 tsp ground cinnamon
Pinch freshly grated nutmeg
100g medjool dates, chopped
300g blueberries
2 large eggs
284ml carton buttermilk
100ml vegetable oil
1⁄2 lemon, zest and juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
150ml date nectar
100g mashed banana
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200 ̊C, gas mark 6; line a 12-hole muffin tin with cases. Whisk the flours, baking powder, salt and spices in a bowl. Stir in the dates and blueberries.
- Whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, oil, lemon zest and juice, vanilla, date nectar and banana. Fold into the dry ingredients until combined; don’t overmix. Spoon into the cases, piling them high; bake for 25-30 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutritional Info
Typical values per serving:
Energy 1,297kJ
308kcals
Fat 10g fat
Saturated Fat 1.2g
Carbohydrate 47.4g
Sugars 16.3g
Protein 7.1g
Salt 0.8g
Fibre 3.2g
This recipe was first published in June 2016.
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