Fig Date Muffins with Oatmeal Ginger Streusel

Turns out that was a perfect idea. These are some of the tastiest muffins I’ve ever created. Family and friends gobbled them up. My mom just loved one with a cup of tea.

The muffins are dense, packed with luscious figs and dates. Even though they are delicious, one is plenty filling.

These are so easy to make. The streusel has chopped crystallized ginger. the streusel will be sticky so be sure to follow the instructions of chilling it for a bit to make it easier to crumble on top of the muffins before baking.

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Fig Date Muffins with Oatmeal Ginger Streusel

Course Breakfast, Brunch, Snack

Cuisine American, German

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings 16 Muffins

Author Lora Wiley-Lennartz

Ingredients

For the streusel:

• 1/3 cup butter room temperature
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup rolled oats
• 1/3 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger

For the muffins:

• 1/2 cup figs
• 1/2 cup pitted dates
• 2+1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 3 tablespoons milk

Instructions

Make the streusel:

1. In a separate bowl, mix together the butter and brown sugar. Add the flour, rolled oats and ginger. Thoroughly combine and place in the refrigerator.
   

Make the muffins:

1. Chop the figs and dates into small pieces.
2. In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside.
3. In a mixer, using the whisk attachment, whip the butter and brown sugar together until creamy (about 3 minutes). Stop to scrape down the sides of the bowl about halfway through.
4. Add the vanilla extract, then the eggs one at a time.
5. Beat in half of the dry ingredients, then add the milk. Beat in the rest of the dry ingredients.
6. Fold in the fig and date pieces.
7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
8. Grease and flour a 12 well muffin pan or place liners in each well.
9. Transfer the batter to the pan, filling each well 3/4 of the way.
10. Remove the streusel from the refrigerator and crumble it evenly on top of each batter-filled well in the filled pan.
    
11. Place in oven and bake for 25 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
12. Remove from oven. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

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