Date Muffins: Healthy Indulgence with Less Sugar and Fat

If you love trying new muffin recipes, then you are going to love these wholesome and delicious Date Muffins. The sweetness of dates and satisfying flavors are packed with the goodness of wholesome ingredients that you will feel good about feeding your family. 

These date muffins are ow in fat and sugar, these muffins are about to become your new go-to snack or breakfast option that won't make you feel like you are sacrificing your health goals. They are the perfect snack when a craving hits and they go great with a hot cup of coffee or tea. 

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• ❤️ Why you'll Date Muffins
• 🥘 Ingredients
• 🔪 Instructions
• 🥄 Equipment
• 🥫Storage
• 📖 Date Muffin Variations
• 💭 Tips
• 📚 Related Recipes
• 🍽 Serve with..
• 📖 Recipe
• 💬 Comments

❤️ Why you'll Date Muffins

Wholesome ingredients: to make these the best muffins for your health, this muffin recipe is made with basic and easy obtain wholesome ingredients.

Low fat and sugar: sweetened with Truvia, which is an all natural sweetener, there is no added sugar and only 5 grams of fat per muffin.

Easy muffin recipe: this a great muffin recipe any weekday morning.

🥘 Ingredients

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White whole whole wheat flour: I use white whole for a healthier version, but feel free to use all purpose flour if preferred.

Almond flour

Baking powder

Baking soda

Salt

Buttermilk

Truvia brown sugar: an all natural zero calorie sweetener made with stevia, erythritol, and a touch of molasses. 

Unsalted butter 

Almond extract

Large eggs: you will only use egg whites for this recipe, so if preferred, but egg whites only in a carton in the dairy section of the grocery store.

Dates: I buy pitted medjool dates and chop them myself.

🔪 Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°. Line a muffin pan with parchment paper liners and set aside.
2. Lightly spoon flour and almond meal into dry measuring cups; level with a knife and transfer to a large bowl. 
3. Add the baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the flour mixture and stir to combine.
4. In a medium bowl, using a hand whisk, mix buttermilk, sugar, melted margarine, almond extract, and egg whites until well combined. 
5. Make a well in center of flour mixture and add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, stirring until flour mixture is just incorporated.
6. Scoop the muffin batter into prepared muffin cups using an ¼ cup size scoop. 
7. Bake muffins 17 minutes or until muffin tops spring back when touched lightly in center. 
8. Cool on baking rack for 10 minutes, then remove muffins from from pan and cool on wire rack.

🥄 Equipment

Large bowl

Medium bowl

Parchment paper

Standard-size muffin pan (12 cup)

Hand whisk

Large scoop

Wire rack

🥫Storage

Room temperature: store muffins an an airtight container up to 5 days.

Freezer: store in freezer bag up to 2 months.

📖 Date Muffin Variations

Apple Date Muffins: stir in 1 peeled and chopped apple.

Date nut muffins: stir in ½ cup chopped walnuts with the dates.

Orange date muffins: substitute orange extract for the almond and add 1 teaspoon orange zest to the muffin batter.

Banana date muffins: use 2 ripe bananas, mashed and ½ cup of buttermilk (instead of 1 cup buttermilk)

💭 Tips

Buttermilk substitution: make this a dairy free recipe and make your own buttermilk substitute by placing 1 teaspoon vinegar in a 1 cup measure, then fill to the 1 c up mark with almond milk. Allow mixture to set 5 minutes before adding to the muffin mix.

Vegan option: make it vegan by using the buttermilk substitution above and egg replacer for the eggs.

Fresh dates: buy pitted fresh dates and chop them yourself. Avoid prec hopped dates as they usually are tougher.

Don’t Over mix: Over mixing the batter can result in dense muffins. Gently fold the ingredients together until just combined for a fluffy texture.

Even Portions: Use an ice cream scoop or a measuring cup to ensure uniform muffin sizes, leading to consistent baking.

📚 Related Recipes

Blueberry Banana bread is sweetened only with maple syrup and is a breakfast game changer.

These Date Scones are a delightful treat for breakfast or as an afternoon snack with a hot cup of tea.

Banana walnut muffins are another great healthier choice for morning treats.

Spelt Chocolate Chip Cookies are made with spelt flour and completely vegan.

Candied Dates are a nice snack to have on hand and make great addition to holiday cookie plates.

🍽 Serve with..

Serve this moist muffin with a hot cup of coffee, tea, or a glass of cold milk. They are also a great grab and go breakfast for busy mornings.

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