Sweet Spinach Muffins

I've been trying to get my family to eat more veggies so I put together this muffin recipe. My hubby said 'It's good, moist, and you don't even taste the spinach.' Enjoy!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 147 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ cup applesauce
• ½ cup wheat germ
• ½ cup low-fat milk
• cooking spray
• 1 over-ripe banana, mashed
• 1 cup chopped frozen spinach, thawed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line with paper cups.

Step 2

Combine flour, wheat germ, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl.

Step 3

Mix spinach, banana, milk, applesauce, and vanilla extract together in a medium bowl. Add to the flour mixture and stir until batter is moist. Spoon batter into the muffin cups.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until golden on top, about 20 minutes. Remove and cool in the tin on a wire rack.