Name: Chocolate Green Smoothie Muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: vegan
Ingredients: 3 small overripe bananas (300g // 1.5 cups, mashed); 1/4 cup drippy nut butter (62 g // I use tahini but you can also use almond butter or peanut butter); 1/4 cup non dairy milk (63 ml // I use cashew milk); 1/3 cup coconut sugar (70g)*; 2 cups spinach (60g); 1 tsp vanilla; 1 1/4 cup gluten free rolled oats, blended into a flour (120g // or 1 cup oat flour); 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp cocoa powder (62g // or cacao powder); 1/2 cup almond flour (56g); 2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/4 cup dairy free chocolate chips (40g)

2 vegan chocolate muffins stacked on each other with banana and spinach in the background

These Chocolate Green Smoothie Muffins are easy to make and packed with wholesome ingredients like bananas, oatmeal, almond flour and spinach! Vegan, Gluten Free, Refined Sugar Free & Oil Free.

vegan chocolate banana muffins with chocolate chips on top

You know those times when you want to bake something yummy and comforting in the AM (especially during times like now when we’re all working from home), but also feel like having something nutritious and maybe even something with vegetables? Yup, me too.

Enter: Incredible wholesome chocolate green smoothie muffins with a secret ingredient that makes them the healthiest muffins in town. These chocolate muffins are EVERYTHING in my life right now.

ingredients for green smoothie banana chocolate muffins on a marble top

Ingredients for Green Smoothie Muffins

These chocolate green smoothie muffins are fudgy yet fluffy– creating textural perfection. Not too heavy and not too sweet, just wholesome and satisfying. And this is going to blow your mind because they’re made with:

Bananas
Nut Butter
Coconut Sugar
Oatmeal
Cocoa Powder
Almond flour
Spinach

Thats right. Incredibly decadent chocolate banana muffins made with SPINACH but no oil, no flour and no refined sugars. Basically a green smoothie if you ask me. Feelin’ good already.

chocolate banana muffin batter in a muffin tin

How to Make Muffins with Spinach

Blend the wet ingredients together to make the green smoothie.
Mix the dry ingredients with the blended wet ingredients in a bowl until combined.
Divide the batter into muffin tins all the way to the tippy top
Bake them in the oven and then let ’em cool for perfection

The hardest part is defiantly waiting for the muffins to cool. As they cool, the texture does become more muffin-like but if you’re down for an ultra fudgy muffin (think brownie texture) then go ahead, eat one straight out the oven. I don’t blame you. No judgement zone.

vegan green smoothie double chocolate muffins with chocolate chips on top

Helpful Tips

Bananas: Over ripe is best here because it plays a huge factor in flavour and sweetness. Remember to weight out the amount of bananas because each banana is different in size and weight and you don’t wan to have too much or not enough. Lastly, if you want some banana chunks in your muffin, mash one in a bowl instead of blending it up.
Amount of Spinach: You can defiantly add more but don’t go crazy because it does add to the wet ingredients. I’ve added up to 3 cups of spinach and they still taste great. Just remember to subtract 1 tbsp of the non dairy milk so there isn’t too much wet ingredients.
Fill Muffins to the Top: go bold ya’ll for tall, sky high muffins!
How to Store Chocolate Muffins: The best way to store muffins is freezing them IMO because it prevents them from getting soggy but also doesn’t dry them out! Once they’re fully cooled, just place them in a freezer safe container and pop them into the freezer for up to 3 months. When ready, let them thaw at room temperature or microwave them for 30 seconds. If you want to store them at room temperature, place a piece of paper towel on the bottom of a container. Place the muffins in the container, another paper towel on top and then the lid but don’t seal it. They’ll last up to 3 days at room temperature. DON’T store them in the fridge!

Alright ya’ll. It’s #muffinmonday and these guys are calling your name! Make your morning incredible and devour these muffins with a beautiful cup of (whipped) coffee and company. Little things are the big things (especially right now) and they make a whole heck of a difference.

chocolate banana muffins stacked on each other with banana and spinach in background

More Vegan Muffins to Feed Your Breakfast Cravings

Vegan Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins (oil free)
Carrot Cake Muffins (oil free)
Healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins (gf + oil free)
Vegan Blender Banana Muffins (gf + oil free)
Healthy Pumpkin Muffins (gf + oil free)
1-Bowl Chocolate Tahini Muffins (gf + oil free)

If you recreate this Chocolate Green Smoothie Muffin recipe let me know how you liked it by leaving a comment and rating below or by tagging me on Instagram @Okonomikitchen, I love seeing all of your tasty recreations!