Spinach-Almond-Banana Muffin©
(Carb equivalent to 1 slice of bread, no refined sugar)
Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 20 min
Ingredients
· 100gr (3/4 cup) almond meal
· 190gr (1 ½ cups) all purpose white flour (or you could do half ground oats half white flour to get some extra fiber from the oats)
· 2 tsp baking powder
· 1 tsp cinnamon
· Pinch of salt
· 1 medium very ripe banana (it has to be soft)
· 60ml (1/3 cup) sunflower or corn oil
· 2 eggs
· 170gr raw baby spinach washed and dried just the leaves
· 120ml (1/2 cup) whole or 2% milk (you can also use almond milk)
· 1 Tbsp honey (optional)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 425°F
2. Mix the first five ingredients in a big bowl
3. In a blender mix the rest of the ingredients, add 2-3 Tbsp of water if needed to get it started- stop and stir in order for the spinach to blend
4. Add the liquid mixture to the dry ingredients and mix
5. Pour into 16 muffin cups
6. Cook for 5 min at 425°F and then lower the heat to 365°F and cook for approximately another 15min
Let them COOL AND ENJOY as a snack or with a glass of milk/ coffee for breakfast, you can taste the banana not the spinach!
Nutrition info per muffin: 140 kcalories, 14gr carbohydrate, 1,7gr fiber, 3,7gr protein, 8gr fat
