Sweet Spinach Muffins with Banana

🥘 Ingredients

• baking soda
  1 teaspoon
• eggs
  2
• honey
  1/4 cup
• lightly packed baby spinach
  2 cups
• melted and cooled butter (OR neutral oil OR plain yogurt)
  2 tablespoons
• milk (dairy or unsweetened plain nondairy)
  3/4 cup
• mini chocolate chips (optional)
• ripe banana (about 2 small or 1 medium/large)
  1
• rolled oats
  1 cup
• salt
  1/8 teaspoon
• vanilla extract
  1 teaspoon
• whole-wheat flour
  1 cup

🍳 Cookware

• muffin tin

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C and grease a muffin tin well with nonstick spray.
2. 2

   Place ripe banana , lightly packed baby spinach , milk , honey , melted and cooled butter , eggs , vanilla extract , rolled oats , baking soda , salt into a blender except whole-wheat flour and mini chocolate chips , if using. Blend until very smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.

   ripe banana: 1 (about 2 small or 1 medium/large), lightly packed baby spinach: 2 cups, milk: 3/4 cup (dairy or unsweetened plain nondairy), honey: 1/4 cup, melted and cooled butter: 2 tablespoons (OR neutral oil OR plain yogurt), eggs: 2, vanilla extract: 1 teaspoon, rolled oats: 1 cup, baking soda: 1 teaspoon, salt: 1/8 teaspoon, whole-wheat flour: 1 cup, mini chocolate chips (optional)
3. 3

   Pulse in the whole-wheat flour just to combine, or stir it in gently. Pour batter into the prepared muffin tin, filling each cup about ¾ cup full. Sprinkle with mini chocolate chips if using.

   whole-wheat flour, mini chocolate chips
4. 4

   Bake for ⏱️ 18-20 minutes or until firm to the touch and lightly browned around the edges. Remove from the oven and use a paring knife, if needed, to transfer to a wire rack to cool.
5. 5

   Serve slightly warm, at room temperature, or chilled.