Oatmeal Date Muffins
December 6, 2010 | Print | E-mail | Filed under muffins
It’s been snowing all weekend, and according to the weather this morning, it doesn’t show any signs of letting up today. It was actually rather nice over the weekend when I could sit by our Christmas tree sipping hot cocoa with nowhere to be, but now that it’s Monday and my usual 30-minute commute has doubled for the winter, it’s not so fun anymore. Fortunately, fresh, home-baked goods like these oatmeal date muffins make the morning just a little better. These muffins are not overly sweet, but they are perfect with a nice mug of coffee or hot chocolate. I baked them over the weekend so that I could enjoy them for breakfast all week…and I hope you enjoy them, too!
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp cardamom
- 1 cup oats
- 1 cup chopped dates
- 6 Tbsp butter, melted
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and grease a muffin pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, spices, oats, and dates.
In a smaller bowl, mix together the butter, milk, vanilla extract, and egg. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix just until incorporated.
Spoon the batter into the muffin pan.
Bake about 20 minutes, and then remove them to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve warm, preferably with a hot drink!
December 6th, 2010 at 10:33 am
Wishing I had one of these for breakfast!
December 6th, 2010 at 10:40 am
Perfect for breakfast! Lovely photos
December 6th, 2010 at 11:31 am
These would be perfect for an easy and healthy grab-and-go breakfast. Stay safe on the roads!
December 6th, 2010 at 11:56 am
Great morning muffin!
December 6th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
I love your pictures…and the muffins sound delish!
December 6th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
No snow here yet. For the time being, I’m ok with that.
No muffins here either. Don’t know if I’m ok with that or not.
December 6th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
Mmm, these look wonderful!
December 6th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
I LOVE dates and in a muffin seems perfect.
Your header is super cute and festive!
December 7th, 2010 at 8:03 am
I just came on here looking for a muffin recipe! Weird. These look awesome.
December 7th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
Can’t wait to try these!
December 7th, 2010 at 7:07 pm
These are gorgeous, what a treat.
December 7th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Would love to have these tomorrow for breakfast…
December 8th, 2010 at 7:08 pm
I love muffins for breakfast, and these ones sound fantastic, especially with the dates!
December 11th, 2010 at 2:11 am
turned out really well
thanks for your amazingly delicious dishes…
m gonna try lot more from your blog..
December 12th, 2010 at 1:12 am
You know me…I love muffins! These look fantastic!
December 14th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
I just baked these and am eating one right now. They are amazingly delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
March 21st, 2012 at 8:40 pm
I found this recipe on Google and just tried – turned out fantastic! Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
May 2nd, 2012 at 11:49 pm
I was searching for a recipe with dates as an ingredient and this one fit the bill. They turned out AMAZING!