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Banana Date Spice Muffins

Banana Date Spice Muffins. It’s very quick and easy to whip up a batch of these tasty muffins and yet another great way to use up those speckled ripe bananas that always seem to be sitting on the counter top.

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Banana Date Spice Muffins

Here’s a quick and easy muffin recipe to use up those brown speckled bananas on your counter top. You have been ignoring them a bit too long, haven’t you? Time to fill the house with the scent of these spicy muffins with a cake-like texture that can also be topped with some cream cheese frosting.

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Banana Date Spice Muffins
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 
Banana Date Spice Muffins. It's very quick and easy to whip up a batch of these tasty muffins and yet another great way to use up those speckled ripe bananas that always seem to be sitting on the counter top.
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: breakfast, brunch, muffins, snacks
Servings: 12
Calories: 238 kcal
Author: Barry C. Parsons
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 medium size over ripe bananas mashed
  • 1/2 cup chopped dates
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cloves cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
  3. Beat together the eggs, oil and brown sugar until foamy.
  4. Stir in the mashed bananas and chopped dates.
  5. Finally, fold in the dry ingredients just until the flour is incorporated. Do not over mix.
  6. Spoon the batter into well greased or paper lined muffin tins and bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted int he centre comes out clean.
  7. Cool on a wire rack. Makes about a dozen muffins.
Recipe Notes

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Elise

Saturday 28th of September 2019

These are sooo good!!

Lynn

Friday 8th of March 2019

Really easy recipe that turned out well. I subbed 1 cup of oatmeal flour, less sugar, added 1 tsp cinnamon. Chopped walnut crumble on top. Yum!

Wanda Cooney

Sunday 20th of May 2018

Hello, what temperature is the oven for these muffins? Thanks

Barry C. Parsons

Wednesday 23rd of May 2018

350 F. I've just updated the recipe.

Michelle

Saturday 4th of March 2017

Made these a few weeks ago. Delicious! I also threw some chopped pecans in them for some extra texture. I love simple recipes that use up ingredients I have on hand.

Anonymous

Tuesday 6th of March 2012

Have'nt made these yet but they look really delicious..always looking for different muffin receipes

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