Halloween Spinach Muffins

5 from 5 votes

Fit an ENTIRE bag of spinach into these delicious, naturally sweetened spinach muffins the kids will just love. They won't even mind the greens!! Make a double batch and save half in the freezer for a busy week. Great for a naturally colored Halloween treat.

Prep Time10

Cook Time22

Decorating5

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Dessert

Keyword: Halloween muffins, spinach muffins

Servings: serves

Calories: 148kcal

Ingredients

2 eggs
¾ cup pureed spinach (see notes)
½ cup unsweetened Greek yogurt
¼ cup unrefined coconut oil melted
2 tablespoon whole milk (plus more if needed)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups whole wheat flour
½ cup coconut sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon sea salt
assorted ingredients to decorate see notes

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350F (175C) and spray a muffin tin with cooking spray of choice or butter (I use fractionated coconut oil)
In a large bowl, combine the eggs, pureed spinach, coconut oil, Greek yogurt, milk, and vanilla
2 eggs, ¾ cup pureed spinach, ½ cup unsweetened Greek yogurt, ¼ cup unrefined coconut oil, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 2 tablespoon whole milk
In a medium bowl combine the flour, coconut sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt
2 cups whole wheat flour, ½ cup coconut sugar, 2 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon sea salt
Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix well until a batter forms. It is quite a thick batter but if it seems too thick add more milk as needed 1 tablespoon at a time
Pour the batter into the muffin tin so that each one is about ⅔ full
Bake for 22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from the tin and let cool completely on a cooling rack before removing from the muffin tin and serving
Store in an airtight container or freeze for later

To Decorate

Use your imagination to decorate. I use a combination of mashed up wheat cereals, googly eyes, currants, pumpkin seeds for teeth and melted dark chocolate.
assorted ingredients to decorate

Notes

Spinach: to puree the spinach just pop raw spinach into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth. You may need to add some water to get it to come together. Add 1 tablespoon at a time until you get a smooth mixture.
Decorate: use whatever you have in the cupboard to decorate. I like to use googly eyes, currants, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, crushed wheat cereal, and melted dark chocolate to stick them all on.
Store: allow muffins to cool completely before storing them in an airtight container at room temperature. Can also be stored in the fridge, however, they do tend to lose a little of their moisture.
Freeze: These muffins freeze well. Allow to cool completely and freeze in a single layer before transferring to a freezer-friendly container or large Ziploc bag. They should freeze well for about 3 months if stored correctly.

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