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Kid-Friendly Spinach Muffins for a Sandwich-Free Lunchbox | Add Some Veg - an easy, freezer-friendly lunchbox recipe (also great for breakfasts or snacks) that is a kid-friendly way of getting some greens into kids. Simple sandwich-free lunch option. #sugarfree #vegetarian #addsomeveg #spinach #muffins #lunchbox
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Kid-Friendly Spinach Muffins
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

Stop your child from pulling the salad leaves out of the lovingly prepared sandwich by giving them a kid-friendly fun option: easy spinach muffins!

Course: Breakfast, Lunch, Snack, Snacks, Spring, Sugar Free, Summer, Sweetener Free, Vegetarian
Keyword: Greens, Kid-Friendly, Lunchbox, Muffins, Spinach, Sugar Free, Sweetener Free, Vegetarian
Servings: 8 muffins
Ingredients
  • a little olive oil
  • 200 g (4 cups) fresh spinach
  • a few chive stalks
  • 170 g (1 1/3 cups) wholewheat or wholegrain spelt flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3 heaped tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
  • 1 large egg
  • 150 ml (2/3 cup) milk
  • 60 g (1/4 cup) unsalted butter or coconut oil, melted
  • 3 heaped tablespoons cottage cheese
  • sea salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions

  1. Preheat to 180C/350F/gas 4. Wilt the spinach in the olive oil for a couple of mins. Set aside to cool slightly and chop finely. Finely chop the chives.

  2. Mix the flour, baking powder and Parmesan in a mixing bowl and season. Mix egg with milk and melted butter in a separate bowl or jug. Pour into dry ingredients, mix well and stir through the spinach, chives and cottage cheese.

  3. Spoon into a muffin-case-lined muffin tin (it should make about 8 muffins filled 2/3 of the way). Bake for 30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of a muffin comes out clean. Allow to cool.