Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 C oats
  • 2 tbsp hemp seeds
  • 3/4 C dates, pitted and chopped
  • 1/2 C boiling water
  • 1 large apple, cored and diced
  • 1 C blueberries
  • 3/4 C milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

1/ Preheat the oven to 170˚C / 350˚F and line a muffin tin with muffin papers. In small bowl pour boiling water over the pitted dates and allow to sit for 5 minutes.

  1. Put the oats and hemp seeds into the blender and blend until smooth. Remove and set aside. Pour the dates and water into the blender and blend until smooth.Add the apples and milk to the blender. Blitz until smooth. Add all remaining ingredients (including the ground oats and hemp seeds) except the blueberries to the blender and mix together.

  2. Chop the blueberries into halves or quarters Remove the blender jar from the base for safety and stir in the blueberries. Pour the batter into the muffin papers, filling them ⅔ full

  3. Bake for 30-35 minutes until the apple cinnamon muffins are cooked (tip: stick a toothpick into the center of a muffin should come out clean)