If you prefer a muffin over a smoothie but you want to get your greens in, these green smoothie muffins are for you. All they require is adding all the ingredients to a food processor and blending them up!
it’s so similar to a smoothie:
The same way you add all your smoothie ingredients to a blender, you add all the ingredients for these green smoothie muffins to a food processor.
The ingredients are quiet similar to that of a green smoothie but these turn into a soft baked muffin.
Ingredients for green smoothie muffins:
- Banana
- Fresh spinach
- Milk
- Honey
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Egg whites
- Vanilla extract
- Old-fashioned oats
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Whole wheat flour
Steps to make the muffins:
These green smoothie muffins are easy to make – everything gets added to a food processor!
- Add all the ingredients to a food processor.
- Process until smooth.
- If you’re using add-ins, add them in now.
- Spoon the batter into a muffin tray and bake.
adults & children will enjoy green smoothie muffins:
This recipe will come in handy for people who don’t like smoothies but want to eat greens. The muffins have a delicious flavor from the bananas; you won’t even taste the spinach!
You can make these muffins in mini muffin trays for your kids to have a one-bite treat.
The muffins are sweet from the honey but there is no additional added sugar.
Different ADD-INS for these muffins:
We kept these muffins simple but you can add fruits, nuts, or chocolate to them. The add-ins would go in once the batter is mixed. Some ideas are:
- Blueberries
- Chocolate chips
- Chopped strawberries
- Chopped walnuts
- Pistachios
Store green smoothie muffins for later:
Wrap each of these muffins individually in plastic wrap. This will make it easier when you’re ready to defrost them.
If you plan on having two muffins at a time, you can place them in a zip-lock bag. The night before you plan on having them, take them out of the freezer and place them in the refrigerator. This will give them enough time to defrost and be ready for breakfast!
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Green Smoothie Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 large banana
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- 3/4 cup skim milk
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a food processor and blend until well combined.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Spray a muffin tin with a non-stick olive oil spray.
- Pour the batter into each muffin cup and bake for around 20 minutes.
- Allow the muffins to cool before serving.