Healthy Blackberry Muffins

The blackberry season is almost over ( and so is the summer, sniff, sniff) and so we went for one last blackberry picking walk with my little family. Phoebe is obsessed with blackberries so it wasn’t hard to convince her to go. Although she hasn’t quite got the concept of picking something for later and just kept eating and eating:-)

These beauties are absolutely packed with vitamin C and other antioxidants and so adding them to any recipe would make it healthy:-) When we came back from our Sunday walk, I fancied something nice, comforting and filling but also delicious to go with my afternoon coffee. These muffins would also be perfect for breakfast and they will 100% go into Phoebe’s lunch bag this week as a snack.

This blackberry muffin recipe is oil free, egg free and refined sugar free (and dairy free, obvs). These muffins are quite  ‘chunky’ and filling and not a fluffy cake type muffins, making them a great snack.

I used mashed up bananas, dates and maple syrup to sweeten. I added chopped pecans but walnuts would be nice too. The smell of cinnamon made the house feel all warm and cozy and all of a sudden I wasn’t mourning the end of the summer but instead I was getting all excited about the upcoming autumn .

So go on, make these this weekend and enjoy them with your cuppa and let the kids have them for breakfast, they are full of goodness:-)

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Healthy Blackberry Muffins

Dairy free, egg free, oil free, refined sugar free Blackberry Muffin Recipe

Course

Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine

british

Keyword

Blackberries, breakfast ideas, dairy free snack, Healthy Muffins, Toddler Snacks

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

25 mins

Servings

muffins

Ingredients

• 1 cup self raising flour
• 1 cup Oats
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 6 dates put in a cup and cover with boiling water and leave for at least 5 mins
• 2 Ripe Bananas mashed up
• 1 handful pecans chopp these or use food processor
• 1 handful blackberries
• 1/2 cup almond milk or any of your fave

Course Breakfast, Snack Cuisine british Keyword Blackberries, breakfast ideas, dairy free snack, Healthy Muffins, Toddler Snacks Prep Time 10 mins Cook Time 25 mins Servings muffins Ingredients 1 cup self raising flour 1 cup Oats 1 tsp baking powder 2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 cup maple syrup 6 dates put in a cup and cover with boiling water and leave for at least 5 mins 2 Ripe Bananas mashed up 1 handful pecans chopp these or use food processor 1 handful blackberries 1/2 cup almond milk or any of your fave

Instructions

1. Mix the flour, oats, baking powder and cinnamon together.
2. Blend together the dates with boiling water (just enough to cover the dates) and bananas (I used my stick blender and a glass jug). Mix in with the dry ingredients. Mix in the milk.
3. Crush your pecans by bashing them in a plastic bag using rolling pin or use food processor. Add with the other ingredients but leave a little bit to use as toppings. Add blackberries and gently fold in.
4. Spray your muffin tin with oil. Fill the moulds almost full. Bake for 25 mins on 180 degrees. Sprinkle some crushed pecans on top when finished.