Healthy Date Muffins | Lorna Vanderhaeghe

Ingredients

• 1 cup (250 mL) whole wheat flour
• 1 cup (250 mL) oat bran
• ¼ cup (50 mL) wheat germ
• ¼ cup (50 mL) freshly ground flax seeds
• 3 tsp (15 mL) baking powder
• ⅓ cup (90 mL) sunflower oil
• 1 egg, well-beaten
• 2 tbsp (30 mL) molasses
• 2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla
• 1 cup (250 mL) buttermilk or runny yogurt
• 1 cup (250 mL) finely chopped dates
• 6 tbsp (90 mL) avocado oil (to keep dates from sticking to one another)