Honey Nut Fruit Muffins

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 cup chopped pitted dates
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 oranges, zested and juiced
• 3 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored, and shredded
• 1 cup chopped seedless green grapes
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 3 cups self-rising flour

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 18 muffin cups, or line with papers.
2. Mix the water, honey, dates, and baking soda together in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until the dates are soft, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, and allow to cool. When cool, pour the mixture into a mixing bowl, and combine with orange juice and zest, shredded apples, grapes, cinnamon, and walnuts; stir to combine. Mix in the flour, and spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups.
3. Bake until set and golden brown on top, 25 to 30 minutes.

water, honey, dates, baking soda, oranges, green grapes, ground cinnamon, walnuts, flour

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/218667/honey-nut-fruit-muffins/ (may not work)