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| MissC chomping on a muffin in her trike |
How yummy are muffins?! Ok, so we know they are not great
for the waist line, but darn it they are tasty!
I’ve always had a good relationship with food. I enjoy it
and most of the time I don’t feel guilty! But since my little one started
eating, I’ve started to look at food slightly differently. I still enjoy it,
but I want to improve the nutrition/quality these days. You’d be surprised how
many times I’ve removed half the sugar or butter/oil and you can’t taste the
difference.
Here’s a great recipe for little tummies and it’s sugar free
but still super sweet. The sweetness comes from the overripe bananas and the
dates. You could skip the dates, but remember this is extra fibre which is an
added bonus in most diets these days.
Ingredients
1 c self raising flour (white or wholemeal, whichever you
prefer)
½ tsp cinnamon
5 dates, seeds removed and chopped into small pieces
3 overipe bananas, mashed
50g butter, melted
2 eggs, beaten
¼ c milk
How to...
- Preheat your oven to 190 degrees C.
- Grease 2 x mini muffin pans or line with paper cases. (I
prefer to grease so little ones don’t have to mess with paper cases, plus
better for environment, right?)
- Grab a mixing bowl and mix together your flour, cinnamon and
dates.
- In another bowl, squash your bananas so that they are mushy.
Then add your milk, butter and eggs and stir well.
- Add your banana mix to the flour mix and stir until just
combined. If you over stir your muffins will be chewy, you have been warned!
- Drop tablespoons of the batter into your muffin trays.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, until slightly golden.
- Allow to cool on a wire rack before gobbling
these down with a glass of cold milk! Mmmmm!
