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\u00a0I guess we all had one or the other veggie in a sweet dessert. No big deal anymore. But we (or perhaps just I) thought we came to the end of the line: carrots, pumpkins, zucchini, etc. What else is there to put into a cake?<\/div>\n

SPINACH. Isn’t that the craziest idea? It’s not mine though, I saw it on another food blog The Chic Life. I was intrigued immediately. I made a few changes: I used mashed banana instead of applesauce, palm sugar instead of refined sugar, olive oil instead of canola and added some yogurt for moistness.
\nThe result: a perfect muffin. I PROMISE, you will not taste the spinach, it is really “just” a green banana muffin. I shared them with a friend who happened to drop by with her young kids, when I pulled the muffins fresh out of the oven. And if you want to get your kids to eat those, sell them to them as “Ben 10 muffins”. That was the first association of my friend’s kids when they saw them.
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SPINACH BANANA MUFFINS<\/b><\/p>\n

Inspired by a recipe from The Chic Life<\/a> <\/b><\/div>\n

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(Print Recipe)<\/a><\/div>\n
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1 cup whole wheat flour<\/div>\n
1 teaspoon baking powder<\/div>\n
1\/4 teaspoon baking soda<\/div>\n
1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
1 egg<\/div>\n
1\/3 cup palm sugar<\/div>\n
2 tablespoons olive oil<\/div>\n
1\/4 cup yogurt<\/div>\n
1 teaspoon lemon zest<\/div>\n
1\/4 cup mashed banana (1 medium banana)<\/div>\n
\n1 cup packed baby spinach leaves<\/div>\n
1\/4 cup chopped walnuts<\/div>\n
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Yields 6<\/div>\n

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\nPreheat oven to 180C (350F). Grease or line muffin tin.<\/p>\n

In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
\nIn another bowl, whisk together, sugar and egg until creamy. Stir in oil, yogurt, lemon zest and banana.
\nIn a food processor, blend the spinach leaves until finely chopped.
\nFold chopped spinach and walnuts into the batter, leaving some of the walnut aside. Fill batter into prepared muffin tin. Garnish each muffin with the remaining walnuts. Bake for 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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