I've been eating these for breakfast on St. Patrick's Day since I was very little, and now I make them all the time, Irish holiday or not. If you call these "Leprechaun Muffins", you'll have no trouble getting little kids eating and loving them -  even if they know there's spinach in them! Despite being low-fat, low-sugar, and full of applesauce and spinach, these muffins are tastier than should be possible. This particular recipe come from Weelicious, and you can check it out here. I have a written recipe here, and have made no changes to the original. It's pretty much perfect as is. 

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup applesauce

• 1 egg

• 1 cup packed fresh spinach

• 1/3 cup granulated sugar

• 2 tablespoons neutral vegetable oil, such as canola

• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

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Instructions

1.   Preheat oven 350 degrees Fahrenheit, or 177 degrees Celsius.

2. Blend the applesauce, egg, spinach, vanilla, sugar, and oil in a food processor or blender until fully combined and liquidy. 

3. Whisk or sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Add the blended spinach mixture and stir, keeping to the "Ten Stir Rule". Portion batter into muffin tins or mini muffin tins and bake 10-15 minutes, rotating halfway through.

4. Remove from oven and enjoy your green goodness!