Apple, date and walnut muffins

Healthy muffins are an always-popular addition to a tea party menu

3 ratings

Makes 15
Less than 1 of 5 a day

Nutrition: Per serving

Kcal158
Fat5.1g
Salt0.4g
Sugar9g

Recipe by: Rachel Clark | World Cancer Research Fund

These tasty and satisfying muffins are lower in fat and calories than many shop-bought versions. Bran flakes and wholemeal flour add lots of fibre, while apples and dates give an unbeatable fruity sweetness.

Ingredients

120g wholemeal flour
150g plain flour
50g bran flakes, crushed
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
8 walnuts, chopped
65g dates, chopped
1 egg, lightly beaten
50g brown sugar
2 tablespoons sunflower oil
250ml semi-skimmed milk
1 medium apple (100g), peeled and grated

Method

Preheat the oven to 190ºC/Fan 170ºC.
In a large bowl, combine the flours, bran flakes, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and walnuts. Stir in the dates.
In another bowl, beat the egg with the sugar and oil until well mixed, then stir in the milk and apple.
Pour into the flour mixture and stir just enough to moisten, being careful not to over-mix.
Spoon into non-stick or paper-lined medium muffin tins, filling almost to the top.
Bake for about 20 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the centre of a muffin comes out clean and the tops are golden in colour.

Our muffins are much healthier than many muffins available on the high street, which often each have more than 400 calories and 20g of fat