Date Muffins in Air Fryer

Name: Date Muffins in Air Fryer
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 6-7 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup heaped All Purpose Flour or Maida; 2 Eggs; 1/2 cup Oil; 3/4 tsp Baking powder; 1/4 tsp Baking Soda; 1 tsp Vanilla essence; 1/4 cup Brown Sugar; 1/4 cup Jaggery powder; 1 cup pitted Dates; 1 cup Dark Chocolate Chips

ZMA @zesty5

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As the name suggests, these are Vanilla Date Cupcakes or Muffins. These are freshly baked at home in an Air Fryer and are every bit gorgeous. The taste and texture both are absolutely amazing. And there's nothing more delightful than freshly baked goodies that too at home. The entire house would be filled with a lovely aroma of Cupcakes that has Dates in them. You can use any Dates for this like Fard, Medjoul, Mazafati, Zahidi, Mabroom, Thoory, Khudri, Safawi, Sundari, Barhi, Fakhir, Sagai, Ajwa etc . And i have not pureed them but used them as it is. I just deseeded them and that's it. You can just mash them with your hands and use. Let the pieces remain in the batter. It gives a perfect gooey texture to the Date Cupcakes.

The perfect choice for a healthy and a wholesome treat for those sudden hunger pangs or the evening cravings. These beautiful looking Muffins are a super delicious treat for a family snack time. The best part is that these can be effortlessly made in an Air Fryer in a jiffy. I loved doing it for my family and iam sure you would too. The most loved part in this recipe was the final topping of the Chocolate chips on the Muffins that made them look gorgeous. Check it out for sure.

Enjoy Baking with Zeen!

ZMA @zesty5

Enjoy Baking with Zeen!

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Ingredients

30-35 minutes

6-7 servings

1 cupheaped All Purpose Flour or Maida
2Eggs
1/2 cupOil
3/4 tspBaking powder
1/4 tspBaking Soda
1 tspVanilla essence
1/4 cupBrown Sugar
1/4 cupJaggery powder
1 cuppitted Dates
For topping -
1 cupDark Chocolate Chips

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Steps

30-35 minutes

1

Beat brown sugar, jaggery powder, eggs, vanilla essence and oil until creamy and frothy. This should be done using either a whisk or a hand held electric beater.

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2

Sift all the dry ingredients like flour, baking powder and soda once or twice. Fold them slowly in the wet mix using the cut and fold technique. Also add in the pitted dates. Add an ice-cream scoop full of the batter in each cupcake liners. Tap it once.

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3

Pop them in the prepared air fryer on 180° and bake until done or the skewer inserted comes out clean. Do it in batches of 2 or 3 as required. Each batch takes about 10-12 minutes.

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4

Soft and melt in mouth super fluffy date cupcakes are ready to be devoured. Yum! Enjoy!

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ZMA @zesty5

on October 04, 2026 13:00

Homemaker by choice and a passionate cook by heart. An aspiring cook who actually never knew anything about Cooking until i became a mother myself.With Motherhood came the responsibilities as well and this was the turning point in my life.I started to learn the ABC's of cooking, taking help from my mother and my MIL. And time just flew. I spread my wings higher and higher. With my love for excellence and innovation, i stepped into a world of homecooks with my exposure to Cookpad one fine day on the social media. And there was no looking back since then and i have not only shared recipes here on this wonderful platform but also have made some lovely friends as well. Today iam successful because of my hard work, dedication and loads of good wishes of my family and my kids in particular.