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These healthy spinach banana muffins are perfect for baby-led weaning. They are naturally sweetened with bananas and dates and packed with nutrition from oats, spinach, and eggs. Source: goldenbearmama
Ingredients
- Spinach2 cups
- Coconut oil3 tbsp
- Greek yogurt, plain1/2 cup
- Date6 pieces
- Banana2 pieces, medium sized and ripe
- Egg2 pieces
- Oats1 cup
- All-purpose flour1 cup
- Baking powder1 tbsp
- Chocolate chips, dark1/3 cup
Common allergens (USDA)
Recommended after 12 months old
Steps
- 1. Add pitted dates to hot water and let them hydrate for 30 min while you measure the other ingredients.
- 2. Preheat oven to 375F and prepare a muffin tray.
- 3. Discard the water from soaking the dates.
- 4. Add spinach, coconut oil, dates, Greek yogurt, bananas, eggs and oats to a high-powered blender and blend until smooth (scrape down the sides as needed, it may take several minutes).
- 5. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and add all purpose flour, mix until combined.
- 6. Add the baking powder and mix until incorporated (do not overmix).
- 7. Scoop the muffin batter into the muffin tray and bake for 20 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean and the muffins are golden on the edges.
- 8. Let them cool a bit and move to a wire rack.
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Healthy Spinach Banana Muffins (no added sugar)
GoldenBearMama
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Complexity
Medium
Total Time
25 min
Serving Number
12
Age Suggestion: Baby-led Weaning (age-agnostic if not choking hazards)
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