Looking for a super easy March activity and healthy-ish snack? Try these St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes from Emma Heming Willis, which she shared on her blog were a favorite of her two girls, Mabel, and Evelyn. The secret ingredient? Spinach, which serves as a folate-filled natural food coloring. With only two other ingredients—boxed cake mix and applesauce—you might get lucky (pun intended!) and have everything you need in your pantry.
Ingredients
| 1 | Boxed organic vanilla cake mix |
| 1 cup | unsweetened applesauce |
| 3 cups | organic baby spinach |
Equipment:
Food processor
Kitchen scale
Hand mixer or mixer
Large mixing bowl
Muffin pan
Cupcake wrappers and toppers
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Add your St. Paddy’s cupcake wrappers to your muffin tin.
- In a food processor, process your spinach and applesauce into a smooth puree. I let mine process for about 3 minutes.
- In a large bowl, combine the dry cake mix with the applesauce/spinach puree. With an electric hand mixer or mixer combine for about 2 minutes.
- With an ice cream scoop or spoon portion out the batter into the prepared muffin tin wrappers (spray with non-stick spray for best results).
- Bake 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean. Allow to cool.
- Add your St Paddy’s toppers and enjoy!
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