The recipe for whole wheat almond muffins without added sugars is one of my many variations that I’m proposing without added sugars and with minimally refined ingredients to start the day healthily but without sacrificing taste.
Those who, like me, are used to having a sweet breakfast, know what the large distribution offers: products that are almost always refined and especially rich in sugars.
Even when the label says sugar-free, there’s usually always a sweetener.
I’ve always preferred to prepare my breakfast products at home, always aiming for quality and almost always reducing the sugar content in the recipe without unbalancing it.
We know, for example, that yeast transforms sugars into alcohol which then causes the dough to ferment; we know that in shortcrust pastry, sugars give a uniform baking, etc. but in our diet, sugars are now omnipresent, so if we can do without, at least partially, it’s already a good start.
And so, since the most important meal of the day is breakfast, why not start healthily without giving up on taste?
In this case, the sweetness comes from dried dates, which I’ve been using in my recipes lately because they are naturally sweet… as a fruit can be.
And I assure you that once you’ve tried them in this type of dough, it’s hard to go back!
The whole wheat almond muffin recipe is then really easy and quick to make because the dates and liquids are blended together, mixed for a few minutes, and off to the oven!
Want to try? Then let’s go to the kitchen
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 12
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 118.23 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 16.75 (g) of which sugars 6.91 (g)
- Proteins 3.33 (g)
- Fat 4.15 (g) of which saturated 0.61 (g)of which unsaturated 3.10 (g)
- Fibers 2.46 (g)
- Sodium 6.58 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 45 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 4 1/4 oz pitted organic dates
- 1/4 cup almond granules
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 1/2 tbsps rice oil (or any other oil to taste)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tbsp baking powder (equivalent to one packet)
- vanilla
- almonds (for the top of the muffins)
- almond flakes (for garnish)
Tools
- Muffin tin
- 12 Cupcake liners
- Bowl
Steps
– Blend the dates with oil and water until creamy, then add the orange juice and mix the ingredients together.
– Pour the already sifted flour into the bowl, add the baking powder, vanilla, and egg; mix.
– Add the date puree and after mixing, add the almond granules.
– Pour a couple of tablespoons of the mixture into each liner and top with 3/4 whole almonds and the almond flakes (if you decided to use them).
– Bake in a preheated oven at 375°F for about 20 minutes.