Hearty Date-sweetened Banana Muffins

I adapted this recipe from Jean Paré's Muffins and More (1996) which is my go to for quickbreads. I've never really liked the original recipe it's based on (Oatmeal Banana Muffins p. 12) as they are quite flavourless. This version is very good though.

Dry:
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 2 tsp baking power
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt

Wet:
• 1 tbsp ground flax seed*
• 1 tbsp ground chia seed*
* (or 2 tbsps of either one would work equally well)
• 1/4 cup grape seed oil
• 3/4 cup water or soy milk
• 3 bananas
• 1 cup dry whole pitted dates
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Add-ins
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup pecans
• 1/2 cup hemp hearts

Preheat oven to 400. Mix dry ingredients in large bowl. Blend wet ingredients together in a blender until smooth. Add wet to dry and mix until just combined. Fill 12 muffin cups. Bake for 20 minutes.