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Spinach Breakfast Muffins

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You need these in your life. Your kids need these in their lives. I know you’ve been waiting, and I’m sorry it took so long, but here they are! Spinach Breakfast Muffins. I feel like they can be eaten for breakfast for two reasons. 1. There’s spinach in them. ????

2. There’s no refined sugar.

Everybody likes them, everybody eats, everybody wins.

I always make my go-to banana bread when I’m in the mood for baking, but these come in as a close second. They’re super easy to make and actually pretty darn delicious.

My kids beg for them, which is the most important part. In fact, I’m going to make some right now! And you should too!

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Breakfast Spinach Muffins

★★★★★ 5 from 6 reviews
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Description

A healthy, refined sugar free muffin that’s great for breakfast, snack or anytime!

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Ingredients

  • 3 super ripe bananas
  • 1 egg ((can sub for flax egg))
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup packed fresh spinach
  • 1/2 cup coconut sugar
  • 2 tablespoons avocado oil ((or coconut oil))
  • 1 tablespoon hemp hearts
  • 1 tablespoon ground flax
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350. Line with paper liners or grease a muffin tin and set aside. Add the bananas, egg, vanilla, spinach, sugar, oil, hemp hearts and flax into a blender. Blend together until smooth.
  2. In a separate bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Pour wet ingredients into the dry and stir until well combined.
  3. Fill muffin tins about 1/2-3/4 full and bake for 18-20 min. 

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  1. These sound delish! I think my kids will love these if they can just get past the green color, lol! That means they may be healthy 😉

    I don’t have hemp hearts, but do have flax seeds. Any suggestions? Leave them out? Can I grind up flax seeds fine enough in my Ninja blender/processor?

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  4. These are AMAZING!! I subbed the Bobs Red Mill Paleo baking flour for the all purpose flour and it worked perfectly. Thank you for a another awesome recipe!

    ★★★★★

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  6. Even with my blender leaving the spinach on almost entirely leaf form (they were not green but more brown with green leaves ????) they were still INCREDIBLE! I’m already planning to make more but chop the spinach beforehand? Is that what you’d recommend? Also am I missing nutrition info somewhere or do you not do that with your recipes?

    Loving alllll your stuff Laney! So happy I found you!

    ★★★★★

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    • Thank you! Hmmm, maybe you need a new blender! ???? The blender should be able to make it super smooth like a smoothie or batter consistency!

  8. Thank you so much for this recipe! We love these. They are my kids’ most favorite breakfast. I have made them at least a dozen times. The other day, instead of doing the full 1/2 cup of coconut sugar, I did 1/4 cup and then added 5 dates and blended them in with it. They came out as delicious as ever!!

    ★★★★★

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  9. Can you use frozen ripe bananas? Looking to make these and our banana situation is either green ones on the counter or ripe ones from the freezer?!! Or, I guess we could be patient and wait until the green ones turn but these look so good!:)

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  11. So excited to make these! I’m loving your recipes! I don’t have coconut sugar. Do you think maple syrup would work instead? Or no, since it’s liquid?

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  12. Made it four times now! Even made it with frozen spinach and its great! Super green and even more filling! A breakfast fav in our house.

    ★★★★★

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  14. Wow these are good! My only issue is that I could eat like 6 of them in one sitting!! Can’t taste the spinach at all. One time I did try to make them by swapping GF 1 to 1 flour and the texture was vastly different and came out very spongy, so I wouldn’t recommend anyone try the same.

    ★★★★★

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  15. I absolutely butchered these the first time around (100% my fault). This time my kiddo helped and they were amazing. She literally doesn’t eat any veggies and she LOVED these! It’s a miracle. Just added sprinkles. Thanks Laney!

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