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Three Halloween Muffins on a white plate.

Halloween Monster Muffins

These Halloween muffins are a fun start to Halloween morning - and they get their fun green monster color from spinach!

Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword dairy free spinach muffins, halloween muffins
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 33 minutes
Servings 12 muffins
Calories 230 kcal
Author Dairy Free for Baby

Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour (or all-purpose flour)
  • 1 ¾ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 overripe banana
  • 3 cups spinach, packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup plain almond milk
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp avocado oil (or vegetable oil, or melted dairy-free butter)
  • ¾ cup dairy-free chocolate chips (i.e. Enjoy Life)
  • Edible googly eyes (optional, double check to ensure dairy free)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a 12-count muffin tin with cupcake liners, or grease the tin.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
  3. In a food processor bowl or blender, blend together banana, spinach, eggs, almond milk, brown sugar, and oil, until well combined.
  4. Pour spinach mixture into flour, mix until just combined.
  5. Fold chocolate chips into mixture, reserving a few chocolate chips to sprinkle on top in a moment.
  6. Pour the batter into the prepared muffin tin. Sprinkle with reserved chocolate chips and edible googly eyes.
  7. Bake for 16-19 minutes, until a toothpick pulls out mostly clean. Let cool in the tin for a few minutes, then remove and allow to finish cooling on a cooling rack.

Recipe Notes

  • If you don’t use cupcake liners, the outer edges of the muffins can turn a deeper brownish-green color; this is normal.

 

Nutrition facts (approximate per muffin): 230 calories, 10.5 g fat, 4 g saturated fat, 340 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 14 g sugar, 6 g added sugar, 4.5 g protein, Vitamin D: 2%, Calcium: 5%, Iron: 22%, Potassium: 5%