Chocolate Muffins with Veggies

• porzioni: 12 servings
• tempo di preparazione: 10 minutes
• tempo totale: 30 minutes

Ingredienti

2 large eggs (can sub 2 "flax eggs")

1 cup mashed overripe banana (can sub with 1 cup unsweetened applesauce)

1 cup grated carrots

1 cup loosely packed spinach or kale

¼ cup neutral oil

¼ cup maple syrup or honey

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar

1 cup flour (can sub 1:1 gluten free flour mix, if needed)

1 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoons baking powder

¼ cup cocoa powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ cup chocolate chips** (or to taste. If you omit, add a couple tablespoons of granulated sugar to help bring up the sweetness.)

Istruzioni

Preheat your oven to 350 ℉ and line a 12-hole muffin tin with liners. Set aside

In your blender, combine eggs, banana / applesauce, carrots, spinach/kale, maple syrup/ honey, oil, vinegar, and vanilla.

Blend until mixture is smooth.

Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder and cinnamon. Process until just mixed. If you do not have a high speed blender, combine everything in a bowl and mix by hand.

Finally, fold in chocolate chips (if using).

Portion batter into prepared muffin tin and top with extra chocolate chips if desired.

Bake for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.

Let cool in pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Enjoy and let cool completely before storing leftovers in an air-tight container in fridge or freezer.

Nutrizione

• Dimensione della Porzione: 1 muffin
• Calorie: 135 kcal
• Grassi Totali: 7 g
• Grassi Saturi: 1 g
• Grassi Insaturi: 5 g
• Grassi Trans: 0.02 g
• Colesterolo: 31 mg
• Sodio: 198 mg
• Carboidrati Totali: 17 g
• Fibra Alimentare: 2 g
• Zuccheri Totali: 7 g
• Proteine: 3 g