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    Home » Recipes » Comforting Baked Goods » Chocolate Muffins with Spinach

    Published: Oct 31, 2019 · Modified: Apr 30, 2023 by Sarah Baumeister · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

    Chocolate Muffins with Spinach

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    I am sure you have heard of zucchini muffins, but there’s a new veggie in town that is perfect for hiding within these double chocolate muffins. Spinach! Spinach is even sneakier than zucchini, you truly cannot see it, as long as it’s blended up well. This makes it a perfect vegetable to incorporate and help those picky eaters to get in their veggies.

    It took some time to think through a way to get my spinach very fine. I considered a food processor, but mine is pretty big and unless I’m processing a huge quantity, the pieces stay more the size a knife could create. I settled on a blender, and this worked perfectly! I essentially created a smoothie, I blended together my milk, spinach, and banana, and then added that to my bowl of other wet ingredients. 

    I used about two cups of baby spinach here. As I have said before, I love using their baby spinach because it’s so tender and delicate! It comes prewashed, so I just throw 2 lightly packed cups of spinach into the blender. Easy peasy.

    These muffins are sweetened with an extra ripe banana and a ½ cup of sugar—not too bad in my opinion! They are great for on the go snacks and treats.

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    Chocolate Muffins with Spinach

    Sarah Baumeister
    These Chocolate Muffins with Spinach have hidden veggies, but they remain sweet and decadent!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 22 minutes mins
    Total Time 42 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12 muffins
    Calories 223 kcal

    Equipment

    • Blender

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups baby spinach lightly packed
    • 1 ½ cups flour
    • 2 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ tsp salt
    • 1 banana
    • ½ cup milk
    • 1 egg
    • ⅓ cup cocoa powder
    • ½ cup melted butter
    • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ½ cup sugar
    • ½ cup chocolate chips

    Instructions
     

    • In a bowl, mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until combined.
    • In a blender, blend milk, banana, and spinach until it resembles the texture of a smoothie and the spinach is finely incorporated.
    • In a mixing bowl, mix together egg, vanilla, butter, and blended ingredients.
    • Begin mixing the sugar into the wet ingredients until combined.
    • Slowly incorporate the dry ingredients into wet ingredients, until everything is combined.
    • Place your batter in a paper lined muffin tin, and bake at 350° F for 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 223kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 288mgPotassium: 161mgFiber: 2gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 748IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 72mgIron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Shannon says

      October 31, 2019 at 3:33 pm

      Sound great. Going to give them a try.

      Reply
    2. TRINITY says

      October 31, 2019 at 8:39 pm

      going to have to try this out on my non veggie loving other half!

      Reply
    3. Melissa Szymczak says

      October 31, 2019 at 10:08 pm

      5 stars
      Mind blowing! I have never thought of spinach in muffins! I agree having delicate and tender baby spinach would be key, older and bigger spinach won’t work the same. I can’t wait to try it this weekend.

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