Honey Nut Fruit Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 cup dates pitted chopped
• 3  apples i use 2 granny smith apples shredded cored peeled
• 1 cup grapes green seedless chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.5 cup honey 
• 2  orange zest juiced
• 3 cups self raising flour 
• 0.5 cup walnut pieces chopped
• 1 cup water 

Equipment

• sauce pan
• oven
• mixing bowl
• muffin liners

Directions

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.
3. 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.
4. Mix in the flour, and spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups.
5. Bake until set and golden brown on top, 25 to 30 minutes.