Prep time - 20 minutes

Cook time - 30 minutes

Difficulty - Easy

Serves / makes - 6

Ingredients

250g banana, weight without skins

150g dates soaked in hot water for 15 mins

100g walnuts, save 12 whole for tops and finely chop the rest

100g porridge/fine oats

100g gram flour 

2t cinnamon powder

1t bicarbonate of soda

1T apple cider vinegar 

150ml water from soaking the dates 

Equipment

Jug

Hand blender or similar

Baking paper

6 hole muffin pan

Mixing bowl

Method

1. Heat your oven to 170c/325f/GM3.

2. Cut 6 pieces of baking paper, line the muffin pan with the paper.

3. Put the banana and dates (removed from the water) in a jug. Blend with a hand blender until smooth (you can also use a food processor or smoothie blender for this).

4. Put the finely chopped walnuts, oats, gram flour, cinnamon and bicarbonate of soda into a mixing bowl. Mix well, add the banana/date mixture to the bowl, plus vinegar and water. Mix well, pour into the muffin pan quickly (the bicarbonate will start reacting to the vinegar immediately).

5. Put the remaining walnuts on top of the muffins. Bake the muffins for around 30 minutes until they are completely cooked through.

6. Serve either on their own or with a dollop of smooth peanut butter.