Toasted Oat Muffins with Apricots, Dates, and Walnuts

Toasted Oat Muffins with Apricots, Dates, and Walnuts

Recipe by LauraF from allrecipes.com

Lunch 50 Mins.

Ingredients

12

12 servings

  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 pinch ground allspice
  • ⅓ cup toasted walnuts, chopped
  • ⅓ cup chopped dried apricots
  • ⅓ cup chopped dates
  • ½ cup butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a muffin tin or line with paper liners.
  • Spread oats on a rimmed baking sheet and place in the preheating oven until toasted and fragrant, 5 to 8 minutes.
  • Mix toasted oats, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt, and allspice in a large bowl. Add walnuts, apricots, and dates.
  • Whisk melted butter, buttermilk, egg, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl. Pour over the flour mixture and mix briefly until batter is combined. Scoop batter into the prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool.

Nutritional Facts

Per 12 servings

  • Calories: 215
  • Carbohydrate: 26g
  • Fat: 11g
  • Fiber: 2g
  • Protein: 4g
  • Sugar: 12g

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