Ok, I know what you are thinking – the muffins are GREEN eew! But WAIT! These Spinach Banana Muffins are actual very delicious and healthy! They are also a nice way to get some green veggies into your kiddos! By adding the spinach into the banana muffins, they still taste just like yummy banana muffins only they have an extra healthy kick to them. Give them a try and let me know what you think!
Spinach Banana Muffins Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp cinnmamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup canola oil
3/4 milk
6 oz bag fresh baby spinach
1/2 cup mashed banana (1-2 bananas)
2 tsp vanilla
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F
Line muffin tin with liners (makes approx. 24 muffins)
In a bowl, whisk together dry ingredients, flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
In a blender, combine milk, oil and spinach.
Blend until pureed then add banana and vanilla and blend again until mixed.
Add to dry ingredients and stir until all ingredients are mixed together.
Spoon into muffin liners and fill 3/4 of the way full.
Bake for 18-20 minutes.
Enjoy!
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- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1½ tsp cinnmamon
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup canola oil
- ¾ milk
- 6 oz bag fresh baby spinach
- ½ cup mashed banana (1-2 bananas)
- 2 tsp vanilla
- Preheat oven to 350 F
- Line muffin tin with liners (makes approx. 24 muffins)
- In a bowl, whisk together dry ingredients, flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
- In a blender, combine milk, oil and spinach.
- Blend until pureed then add banana and vanilla and blend again until mixed.
- Add to dry ingredients and stir until all ingredients are mixed together.
- Spoon into muffin liners and fill ¾ of the way full.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes.
Spinach Banana Muffins??? That sounds weird enough for me to make them!!! ?
Not weird in my house – always have bananas & fresh spinach on hand – my kids love both. never thought about adding the spinach to muffins though. Will be doing now; plus, my youngest son loves green and will definitely gobble these up.
Spinach Banana Muffins Recipe seems like a recipe I do want to try. I never thought of this combo before, but now that I see it, I want to give it a shot.
This is different. I love both so I would probably give it a try.
I have tried similar recipes and for myself it works because I don’t notice the spinach too much but my kids were put off by the green color. Think it is a good idea though.
Now you see, I would eat this happily, but the men around here would request to be lined up and shot first. I don’t know what to do about them. My husband eats like a 12 year old.
Hmmmm not sure about this but very creative! I could never say what was in them or they would be bird food ! I might try this for St Pats Day, I think they wold be goood, but then again too I love spinach!