Healthy Sticky Date Muffins (Gluten-Free, Paleo)

Ingredients

• Butter (ghee or coconut oil to grease the muffin tray with)
• 2/3 cup water (10 tablespoons)
• 12 dates (seeds out)
• 1.5 medium bananas (ripe, peeled and roughly chopped)
• 1/4 cup coconut flour
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (or essence or 1 fresh vanilla bean, seeds scraped out)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon honey (my addition but it will be sweet enough without)
• 1 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
• 6 dates (chopped)
• Juice of ½ orange
• 4 tablespoons almond milk (coconut milk or water can also be used)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or essence)
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 6-12 fresh raspberries (or strawberries for garnish)