Banana, pecan & date muffins

Name: Banana, pecan & date muffins | Asda Good Living
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 100g butter, melted, plus 10g for the topping; 175g light soft brown sugar; 300g very ripe bananas (peeled weight); 2 medium eggs, lightly beaten; 275g plain flour; 1/2 level tsp salt; 2 1/2 level tsp baking powder; 1 level tsp cinnamon, plus 1/2 level tsp for the topping; 50g pecans, chopped; 125g dried stoned dates, cut into raisin-size pieces; 65g granulated sugar

This is a great way to use up overripe bananas – and they’ll go down a treat in lunchboxes.

By Asda Good Living,21st September 2015

(9 votes)

Cook: 50 Mins

Serves: 12

Price: 26p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 100g serving contains

Energy
1306kj
312kcal

16%

Fat
12g

Med
17%

Saturates
5.4g

Med
27%

Sugars
30.5g

High
34%

Salt
0.7g

Med
12%

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1306kj/312kcal

Ingredients

100g butter, melted, plus 10g for the topping

175g light soft brown sugar

300g very ripe bananas (peeled weight)

2 medium eggs, lightly beaten

275g plain flour

1/2 level tsp salt

2 1/2 level tsp baking powder

1 level tsp cinnamon, plus 1/2 level tsp for the topping

50g pecans, chopped

125g dried stoned dates, cut into raisin-size pieces

65g granulated sugar

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Line a muffin tin with 12 paper muffin cases. Stir the butter and sugar together.

In another bowl, mash the bananas with a fork, then add to the butter and sugar and mix well. Stir in the eggs.

Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder and cinnamon. Stir this mixture into the banana mixture with the pecans and dates.

Divide between the paper cases. Mix together the granulated sugar, 10g melted butter and 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over the muffins.

Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the tops spring back when lightly pressed. Eat warm or cold.