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Spinach Muffin Recipe – Food Fun Friday

December 5, 2014 By Vicky

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In an effort to get my kids to eat more vegetables, I have started pureeing veggies and sneaking them into food my kids normally enjoy. I have added carrots and cauliflower to their beloved mac and cheese, broccoli to pesto sauce, and avocado to smoothies. I have found baked goods to be the easiest to hide veggies in because the sweetness often helps to mask the veggie flavor. My kids recently helped me make this Zucchini Bread Recipe and it was such a big hit that I decided to try this easy Spinach Muffin Recipe. Check out all of our family friendly recipes while you’re here!
Spinach Muffin Recipe - this simple recipe is a great way to get veggies into your child's diet. The best part is that kids (and adults) LOVE it!

 Spinach Muffin Recipe

Ingredients to make 15 muffins:
  • 3/4 cup of pureed spinach
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup of oil
  • 1/2 cup of applesauce
  • 2 cups of flour
  • 3/4 cup of sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt


spinach muffin recipe
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a muffin tin with cooking spray. This muffin recipe will make 15 yummy spinach muffins.
You will want to start with pureed spinach. I puree mine ahead of time and then freeze it in an ice cube tray. Then when I need the spinach I just thaw it out and add it to a recipe.
To puree spinach, steam spinach for a few minutes and then transfer to a Ninja or an old school blender. We bought a Ninja blender since we made these muffins and it just makes pureeing veggies a breeze. A traditional blender will take a longer to puree the spinach. Once you have your pureed spinach, use 3/4 cups of it in a blender and add the vanilla, eggs, oil and applesauce. Basically, throw all your wet ingredients into the blender and blend until mixed together.
spinach muffin recipe
In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients – flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
spinach muffin recipe batter
Mix the wet and dry ingredients until a batter forms and pour into muffin tins so each muffin is 2/3 full. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
spinach muffin recipe
When I first made these muffins I was worried about how they would taste. Would they have a spinach flavor? Would my kids eat them or be freaked out by the green color? All my worries were erased when I tasted them. They are moist and delicious and you can’t taste the spinach at all. My veggie averse kids loved them and request them all the time.
Simple spinach muffin recipe
These are so good fresh out of the oven with a little butter. They also freeze well. The next time your child turns up their nose at the veggies you offer, try this easy spinach muffin recipe.

 

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Spinach Muffin Recipe - Food Fun Friday

Spinach Muffin Recipe - this simple recipe is a great way to get veggies into your child's diet. The best part is that kids (and adults) LOVE it!
Course Muffin
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 15
Calories 145 kcal
Author Vicky

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup of pureed spinach
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1/2 cup applesauce
  • 2 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a muffin tin with cooking spray.
  2. Puree spinach and add 3/4 cups of it to a blender along with the vanilla, eggs, oil and applesauce. Blend until mixed together.
  3. In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients – flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  4. Add the wet ingredients from the blender and mix the wet and dry ingredients until a batter forms Pour into muffin tins so each muffin is 2/3 full.
  5. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Nutrition Facts
Spinach Muffin Recipe - Food Fun Friday
Amount Per Serving
Calories 145 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Cholesterol 21mg7%
Sodium 123mg5%
Potassium 85mg2%
Carbohydrates 23g8%
Sugar 10g11%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 30IU1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg0%
Calcium 29mg3%
Iron 0.9mg5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. Hrather says

    January 9, 2021 at 6:04 pm

    I have been making these muffins for threes years now, and my son STILL loves them! He’s 5 1/2 now, so we call them “monster muffins”, this way he’s not adverse to the green food. Great recipe, thanks for sharing!!!

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