A wholesome twist on traditional chocolate muffins, but with the added nutrition of blended spinach!

Chocolate Spinach Banana Muffin Recipe

Several winters ago a group of us went ice fishing and my son caught a monster fish! Of course my husband insisted we mount the thing. So Lucky (the big fish) hangs on my son’s bedroom wall. It’s a beast and I never imagined anything but football and Legos as the theme of his room, so it was an adjustment!

Lucky has become quite the entertainer while living on my son’s wall! One Christmas he was wearing a Santa hat. The next summer it was a small plastic baseball hat propped on his head that my son got a scoop of ice cream in!

And most recently we noticed Lucky was wearing super cool green sunglasses! The mystery designer is my husband, who quietly sneaks in my son’s room when no one is looking. I love that he has fun with my son and his fish!

Speaking of being sneaky – your kids will never taste the spinach hidden in these Chocolate Spinach Banana Muffins! It’s actually the same recipe as these Hulk Spinach Banana Muffins, but chocolatey!

If you love muffins as much as I do, then I think you’ll like some of my other favorites like my Best Blueberry Muffins, Peach Cobbler Muffins, Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins, and the Best Strawberry Muffins!

What You’ll Need:

• 3/4 cup Vanilla Yogurt
• 1/4 cup Oil
• 1 Overripe Banana
• 2 tsp Vanilla
• 3 cups Fresh Spinach
• 2 cups Flour
• 2/3 cup Cocoa Powder
• 3/4 cup Sugar
• 3 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 3 tbsp Milk
• 3/4 cup Chocolate Chips

How to Make Chocolate Spinach Banana Muffins

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a muffin pan with liners and set aside.
• In a blender, combine 3/4 cup vanilla yogurt, 1/4 cup oil, 1 overripe banana, 2 tsp vanilla, and 3 cups packed fresh spinach. Blend until smooth.
• In a separate bowl, combine 2 cups flour, 2/3 cup Cocoa Powder, 3/4 cup sugar, 3 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and 1/2 tsp salt. Mix together until well combined.
• Pour the batter into the dry ingredient mixture and mix just until well combined. Mix in 3 tbsp milk.
• Fold in 3/4 cup chocolate chips.
• Divide evenly between muffin liners. Press additional chocolate chips into the tops of the muffin batter.
• Bake for 15-16 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

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• Hulk Spinach Banana Muffins
• Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
• Zucchini Cream Cheese Muffins
• Peach Cobbler Muffins
• Best Blueberry Muffins
• Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins with Cake Mix
• Baked French Toast Muffins
• 25 Muffin Recipes
• Cranberry Orange Muffins
• Best Cranberry Muffins
• Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins
• Pumpkin Cheesecake Crescent Muffins
• Blueberry Cheesecake Crescent Muffins
• White Chocolate Blueberry Muffins
• Chocolate Banana Muffins
• 3-Ingredient Pumpkin Muffins
• Best Strawberry Muffins
• Mini Zucchini Donut Muffins
• Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
• Apple Cinnamon Muffins
• Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
• Maple Pecan Banana Muffins