Green Muffins

These spinach banana muffins are delicious and full of healthy ingredients! They are a fun green snack idea for St. Patrick's Day or Christmas. 

Spinach Banana Muffins

I am always looking to streamline my mornings because I get legitimately scary if I don't eat breakfast, but mornings are busy! So... my latest go-to is muffins. I keep them in the freezer and pull a couple out each morning as needed. These green muffins are packed full of healthy ingredients - spinach, banana, applesauce, whole wheat flour and and even my toddler will eat them because we call them "monster muffins!" Somehow anything with a name like that is automatically accepted. (Except broccoli. Monster broccoli hasn't worked yet.)

These are a fun, healthy green food idea for St. Patrick's Day or Christmas too. I love when being festive is so easy. I topped the muffins with a simple glaze, but that is totally optional. If you're eating clean, these muffins sans-glaze totally fit the bill! 

But if you are into glaze... I recommend it. A little bit goes a long way!

Here's the full recipe!

Spinach Banana Muffins

My family loves these green spinach banana muffins! They're packed with healthy ingredients! Also called monster muffins or hulk muffins - these green muffins are a great on-the-go breakfast! 

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

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Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 18 muffins

Calories: 111kcal

Author: Pretty Providence

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

• 2 cups flour whole wheat
• 1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt

Wet Ingredients

• 1 large banana
• 2-3 cups spinach
• ½ cup applesauce
• 1 egg
• ¾ cup milk or almond milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ¼ cup honey
• green food coloring optional

Glaze

• 1-2 cups powdered sugar
• ¼ cup milk

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a muffin pan with cooking spray and cupcake liners, if using. 
• Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl. 
• Add wet ingredients to a blender. Puree until very smooth. 
• Mix wet ingredients in with dry ingredients until there are no lumps. Add green food coloring if you want a darker green color. 
• Spoon batter into the muffin pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. 
• While muffins are cooling, mix 1 cup powdered sugar with ¼ cup milk. Whisk until smooth. Add more powdered sugar as needed until it's the right thickness and consistency for a glaze. 
• Drizzle cooled muffins with glaze. 

Notes

Store in an airtight container for 7-10 days. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 111kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 2g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 80mg | Potassium: 147mg | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Vitamin C: 1.7mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 0.9mg

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