This Eggless Apple and Dates Muffins are easy to prepare and tastes really great. I had some green apples in my fridge and bored of making milkshake recipes and other regular things. So while searching net, got so many eggless apple muffins recipes. Got confused which one to follow and finally made my own recipe.  It tasted really good and everybody liked it. Since this recipe is first time, I did it very little quantity only. Next time will try for more. 

If you want, you can try the below eggless bakes

Blueberry muffins

Eggless bourbon brownies

Banana Walnut Muffins

Dates Cake – No egg No Butter

Eggless Apple & Dates Muffins

Preparation time: 10 min | Cook Time: 45 min | Total Time: 55 min | Serves: 3

Recipe Category: Baking | Recipe Cuisine: International

Ingredients

Dry ingredients

Maida / All purpose flour – 1 1/4 cups
Baking powder – 1 tsp
Baking soda – 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon powder – 1/2 tsp
Salt – a pinch


Wet ingredients

Oil – 4 tbsp cup
Buttermilk – 1/4 cup
Butter – 2 tbsp (room temperature)
Honey/Maple syrup- 1/4 cup
Vanilla essence – 1 tsp


To Mix

Apple – 1 (chopped finely)
Dates – 5 to 6 (chopped finely)
Walnuts (chopped) – 3 tsp (optional)

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 170 C. Swift all the dry ingredients together. Mix the wet ingredients together as shown below.

2. Beat the beat ingredients until they become creamy as shown below. But do not over beat it. Now mix the dry ingredients slowly to the wet mixture.

3. Mix them properly so that no lumps are formed. Add the apple, dates and nuts now and give a little stirring. 

4. Pour 1 to 2 tbsp to each muffin cups and place in the oven for 45 min to 1 hr. Insert a tooth stick and check if it comes out clean. 

5. Serve the muffins.

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How to make Dates Milkshake / Pereecham pazham milkshake Recipe

I can definitely say that Dates Milkshake is one of healthiest Shake when compared to others. They are rich source of protein, fiber and rich in vitamin B1, B2, B3 and B5, Vitamin A1 and C. Since they contain natural sugars, they can be substituted to sugar in preparing the other milkshakes. I am planning to do so when I prepare the milkshakes. I prepared the dates milkshake when we got some guests. Its so easy and delicious healthy drink ever.

Preparation time: 30 min | Cook Time: 0 min | Serves:4
Recipe Category: Beverages | Recipe Cuisine: International

Ingredients

1. Dates – 1 packet (200 gms)
2. Milk – 1/2 cup hot milk + 2.5 cups cold milk
3. Vanilla Icecream – 4 scoops (optional). 

Method
1. Wash the dates clean

2. Chop them in to pieces

3. Soak them in hot milk for 30 min at least to make it soft. 

4. Transfer this to the food processor or blender. Add the vanilla ice cream.

5. Grind them to a smooth paste. Add the 1/2 the cup of cold milk and give a stir again.

6. Transfer the content to another bowl and add the remaining cold milk and give a stir.  

7. Top it with vanilla ice cream.

8. Delicious and Healthy Milkshake is ready to be served.

Notes: 

1. Adding ice cream is purely optional.

2. I didn’t add any sugar, as the sweetness of dates is enough for our family. 

You can check the other summer specials below

Blueberry Milkshake

Dates and Almond Milk

Almond Banana Carrot Smoothie

Home made Falooda from scratch

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Ingredients

• Dates – 10
• Almonds – 1 cup
• Fresh Milk – 3 cups + 1 cup
• Icecubes
• Sugar – as per taste
• Saffron for garnishing

Method
1. Wash and soak almonds in hot water for 1 hr. Remove the skin and keep aside.

2. Wash the Dates and remove the dates.

3. In food processor or mixer grinder, add the dates and almonds with 1 cup milk and grind to a smooth paste. If the paste is thick, add some more milk. Add in the ice cubes, sugar if needed and remaining fresh milk and give a stir.

4. Garnish with saffron and serve chill.

This goes to Nithubala’s Healthy food for healthy kids – Juices, milkshakes and icecream.

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As always love the Eggless version of the cakes. This one is definitely a must try one. I mostly followed the same step as of Banana Walnut cake and the result was simply amazing. This version is not much sweeter, as I dont like too much sweet. Next planning to try more sweeter version, by adding more dates.

Ingredients

• Dates – 1 packet (200gms)
• Milk – 1/2 cup (more or less)
• Oil – 1/2 cup
• All purpose flour – 1.5 cups
• Sugar – 3/4 cup (if dates are very sweet can reduce the sugar quantity)
• Baking powder – 1/2 tsp
• Baking soda – 1/2 tsp
• Almonds – 2 tsp (crushed)

Method

• Remove seeds from dates, wash and soak the Dates in hot milk for 1/2 hour.

•  With 4 or 5 tsp milk, grind the dates to a smooth paste first.

•  Later add the remaining milk and give a one more grind.

•  In a big bowl, add the all purpose flour, baking soda and baking powder and sift nicely, so that all flours are mixed properly.

•  In another bowl, transfer the dates paste from mixier grinder and add sugar and mix well.

•  Add this sugar – dates paste to the flour mix.

•  Mix them thoroughly, without any lumps. If thick, can add 2 tsp of milk.

•  To this add the oil and mix gently. (do not over mix)

• Preheat the oven with 180 deg C.
• Dust the baking tray with oil and then with all purpose flour, so that cake does not stick to the bottom.

•  Pour the dates-flour mix to the tray

• ( Optional ) Add crushed almond pieces on top for decoration. ( I forgot to mix it along with the mixture. So added at the top ). 

•  After 40 min, insert a toothstick and check it comes out clean. Take out the cake from oven and let it cool down.

•  Cut the cake and serve. 

• Yummy delicious cake is ready to eat

Notes:

• Replacing almonds with walnuts would be a better option too. 
• You can increase the quantity of sugar, if you want more sweet cake.

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Ingredients

• Milk – 1 litre
• Paneer – 1/2 cup (grated)
• Strawberries – 6 to 8
• Sugar – 1 to 1.5 cup
• Dry fruits – Dates, Raisins – few
• Nuts – Cashews, Almonds – few
• Strawberry Essence – few drops (optional)
• Saffron – Garnishing – few (optional)

Method

• Boil the milk until it reduces to half its quantity.
• Meanwhile, grind the strawberries with little milk in a processor or mixier to fine paste.
• Add this paste, sugar, dry fruits, nuts, strawberry essence, grated paneer to the milk and allow it to cook for another 5 to 8 mts keeping in simmer.
• Now switch off the stove and allow to cool.
• Then pour them to a bowl and keep in fridge (freezer).
• Every half an hour take it out and mix well and again keep in freezer. Do this for 4 to 5 times, untill it becomes a soft and smooth icecream. [ i am doing this as i dont have icecream maker with me]
• Garnish with some dry fruits and nuts and saffron and serve cool.

This goes to my event Dish Name Starts with D

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• Banana – 1
• Cocoa powder – 2 tsp
• Condensed Milk – 4 tsp
• Warm water – 2 tsp
• Dry fruits (Dates, Raisins, Apricot) – few (Chopped nicely)
• Nuts (Cashews, Almonds, Pistachios) – few(Chopped nicely)
• Jelly – as we need (Crushed)
• Honey – 2 to 3 tsp

• In a wide pan, add the cocoa powder, Condensed milk and warm water and cook on simmer.
• Mix well so that no lumps found and a fine chocolate paste is formed.
• Allow it to cool.
• Meanwhile crush the jelly and keep it aside.
• Now in the banana, pour the chocolate sauce, chopped dryfruits, chopped nuts, crushed jelly, honey and serve.

• Veggie/Fruit a month – Banana by Aipi and Priya
• Choco-Delite’s Event by Smitha 

• Krishnaveni of Krishnaveni’s Kitchen
• Satya of Super Yummy Recipes
• Priya of Bon Appetit
• Sowmya of Vegetarian Cultural Creatives
• Divya of Divya’s Recipes
• Anu of Kitchen Skills
• Sameena of My Culinary Creations
• Priya of Mharorajasthanrecipes
• Ramya of Simple Vegetarian Recipes
• Jay of Tasty Appetite
• Mehnaz of Chef Naaz
• Priya of Priya’s Easy n Tasty Recipes

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Ingredients

• All Purpose Flour/Maida – 1.5 cup
• Sugar – 3/4th cup (can be adjusted according to taste)
• Salted butter – 1/2 cup (room temperature)
• Baking powder – 1/2 tsp
• Baking soda – 2 pinch
• Dates – 6 to 8
• Cashews – few (optional)
• Warm water or Milk – 2 to 3 tsp (optional)

• In a big bowl, mix everything, expect warm water.
• If you could make a dough with these ingredients, then no need to add water or milk. Else add water or milk, little by little and make a dough.

• Then make small balls using the dough and keep it in the tray giving gap.
• Preheat the oven to 180 C and bake it for 15 to 20 min.

• When the cookies becomes, little brown colour, remove from oven and let it cool down for 5 min and transfer it to air tight container to last for 4 to 5 days.

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