SWEET SPINACH MUFFINS

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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!

Provided by YDR

Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Muffin Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

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

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line with paper cups.
Combine flour, wheat germ, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
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.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden on top, about 20 minutes. Remove and cool in the tin on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 146.9 calories, Carbohydrate 31.8 g, Cholesterol 0.8 mg, Fat 1 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, Sodium 201.2 mg, Sugar 15.4 g