Peanut butter lovers rejoice! Who doesn’t like cake for breakfast? Especially if it’s pretty good for you. Another way to sneak more of this creamy nutty goodness into your diet. I’m peanut butter obsessed, and have lost count of how many times I’ve made this recipe. You literally throw all the ingredients in a food processor, put the mixture into muffin cases, and bake for 30 mins. Easy peasy.
They keep a day or two in the fridge, but best of all you can freeze them after baking a batch and just take them out as you want them. I either defrost overnight or ping in the microwave for about a minute and enjoy it warm. I usually enjoy two of these as a portion for breakfast. They’re super handy if I’m in a rush in the mornings and perfect for after a workout.
I only ever buy smooth peanut butter, and have made this recipe with both smooth and crunchy, and it’s 100% better with the latter. These muffins are beautifully sweet thanks to the banana and caramelly taste from the dates, without adding refined sugar. The combination makes a beautiful soft texture with the occasional peanut crunch and a caramel chewiness from the dates.
RECIPE:
300g crunchy peanut butter (choose a brand with no added sugar such as Whole Earth or Meridan)
200ml skimmed milk
120g oats
75g wholemeal flour
2 large ripe bananas, peeled and broken into pieces
6 pitted medjool dates, or 8 regular soft dates.
1 large egg
1 heaped tsp baking powder
2tsp ground cinnamon
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. But all the ingredients (reserving 20g of the oats for later) in a food processor and blitz until it reaches a pretty ugly, paste like consistency.
Line a muffin tray with 12 paper cases and fill quite close to the top. These muffins don’t rise as much as a regular muffin so you don’t need to worry as much about over filling.
Sprinkle the remaining oats on the top of the muffin mixture and bake for 30 minutes.
Beautiful enjoyed warm with a cup of tea, or leave to cool if you wish to freeze for later.
Adapted from from Eating Well Made Easy by Lorraine Pascale.
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