Chocolate Cupcakes With Spinach and Blueberries Recipe

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Chocolate Cupcakes With Spinach and Blueberries
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
314
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Make sneaky chef purple puree (this recipe calls for 3/4 cup) by cooking the spinach and blueberries until soft. I microwave them for 4 minutes, but you could also put them in a pan and gently cook (covered). Take the cooked spinach and blueberries and puree them in the food processor or blender. I find that the liquid that cooked off from the spinach is the right amount to make the puree work. Process until smooth. You don't want the texture to give away the presence of the veggies! 1 cup of each makes approximately 3/4 cup of purple puree and I find that whatever the yield has worked in this recipe.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F and prep your pan(s) with cooking spray or liners.
  3. Melt the butter and chocolate chips together. I use 30 seconds in the microwave, but you could do this over the stove.
  4. Stir together the wet ingredients (melted butter and chocolate, pureed spinach and blueberries, egg, vanilla, and sugar).
  5. Whisk together the dry ingredients (white flour, whole wheat flour, wheat germ, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt). If you follow sneaky chef, the original recipe called for 1 cup of her flour blend.
  6. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until combined.
  7. Pour into cupcakes or mini-bundt pans. I got 16 of the little silicon mold cupcakes or 6 of the wilson mini-bundt pan size.
  8. Bake at 350°F for 23 to 25 minutes for the cupcakes. I baked at 340°F for 25 minutes. You'll know they are done when the top springs back to the touch, or when a toothpick comes out clean.
  9. Cool completely before tasting. If you taste these while warm, you can kind of smell the spinach even though you can't taste it. The large amount of vanilla helps cover any spinach smell that might linger.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 313.67 Kcal (1313 kJ)
Calories from fat 116.65 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.96g 20%
Cholesterol 47.63mg 16%
Sodium 265.72mg 11%
Potassium 421.43mg 9%
Total Carbs 46.26g 15%
Sugars 17.94g 72%
Dietary Fiber 3.32g 13%
Protein 5.68g 11%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 12%
Iron 2.2mg 12%
Calcium 127.1mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 237.51 Kcal (994 kJ)
Calories from fat 88.33 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.81g 20%
Cholesterol 36.07mg 16%
Sodium 201.21mg 11%
Potassium 319.11mg 9%
Total Carbs 35.03g 15%
Sugars 13.59g 72%
Dietary Fiber 2.51g 13%
Protein 4.3g 11%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 12%
Iron 1.7mg 12%
Calcium 96.2mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.7
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

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