Description
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with these delicious and nutritious Spinach Chocolate Chip Muffins. Packed with wholesome ingredients like oats, spinach, and Greek yogurt, these muffins are a perfect green treat for any time of day.
Ingredients
Scale
Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 cups fresh spinach leaves
- ½ cup honey or pure maple syrup
- 1 ripe banana
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Add-ins:
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare a muffin tin with liners or by greasing it lightly.
- Blend Ingredients: In a blender or food processor, blend oats, eggs, Greek yogurt, spinach, honey, banana, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until smooth.
- Add Chocolate Chips: Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
- Fill Muffin Cups: Divide the batter among 12 muffin cups, filling each about ¾ full.
- Bake: Bake for 18–20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool and Serve: Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- These muffins freeze well and are great for quick breakfasts or snacks.
- For dairy-free diets, use dairy-free yogurt and chocolate chips.
- Enhance flavor with a pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 160 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
