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Hulk Muffins (Savory Spinach Muffins)

These Savory Spinach Muffins are also known as Hulk Muffins as they are breakfast muffins for kids and adults. They are the gluten-free answer to busy mornings. It’s the perfect easy breakfast that you can just grab and go! This recipe fits the Paleo diet.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Cooling Time10 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 334kcal

Equipment

  • Muffin tin

Ingredients

  • 2 cups

    fine Ground Almond Flour

  • 1/2 teaspoon

    Salt

  • 1 teaspoon

    Garlic Powder

  • 1/2 teaspoon

    Baking Soda

  • 1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper

    freshly ground

  • 5

    Eggs

  • 1/4 cup

    Ghee

  • 2 tablespoons

    Maple Syrup

  • 3 cups Spinach

    chopped (about 3 handfuls)

  • 1 pound Bacon

    or 12 slices

Instructions

  • Place the bacon on a baking sheet and put into a cold oven. Turn on the heat to 350 degrees and let the bacon cook for 10-15 minutes. You want the bacon undercooked so that it’s still flexible. Once the bacon has cooked, set aside to let cool slightly.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk almond flour, salt, garlic powder, baking soda, and black pepper. In a small bowl, add all the wet ingredients; eggs, ghee, honey.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the large mixing bowl of dry ingredients and stir to combine. Next fold in the spinach.
  • Once the bacon has cooked, line a cupcake pan with bacon then set aside. If you don’t have 12 slices you may need to cut a few of them in half the long way so that each muffin tin has some bacon.
  • Add some bacon grease to the bottom of each cup of your pan. You want enough to just coat the bottom. Then pour the batter (about 1/4 cup) into your each cup in your cupcake pan.
  • Bake for 20-22 minutes or until the center has set and the muffins are slightly browned. Remove from the oven and cool slightly before serving.

Notes

  • Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat the thawed muffins in a 300°F oven for about 10 minutes before serving.
  • To keep this recipe Paleo, make sure to use sugar free bacon made without nitrates or fillers.
  • When you add the batter into the individual cups, make sure that the batter is inside the bacon. You want the bacon to wrap around the muffin not be inside of it. The bacon fat is essentially acting like a wrapper and keeping the muffin from sticking to the sides.
  • You can also puree the spinach to really hide it in the Hulk Muffins. You kiddos may like this even better as it would probably turn the muffins green.
  • Another alternative to using fresh spinach is to use spinach powder. I’ve never tried this but I would use about 3 teaspoons as that is about the equivalent of 3 cups.