Spinach and Goat Cheese Muffins

For a savoury snack or breakfast that's delicious, nutritious, and quick and easy to make, these spinach muffins with goat's cheese really hit the spot. They pair perfectly with soup or salad. For an extra flavour kick, add 1-2 finely chopped chillies (green or red) together with crumbled cheese. Instead of goat's cheese, you can use other cheese made with sheep's milk, for example, real Feta or even Roquefort.


40 g Bacon fat (or butter) 185 ml Full fat milk 100 g Baby spinach leaves 250 g White spelt lour 1 tbsp Baking powder 1/2 tsp Baking soda 1/4 tsp Black salt 50 g Finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano 2 Small eggs 2 tsp Dijon wholegrain mustard 150 g Soft goat's cheese (plain or herb flavoured) 6 Cherry tomatoes

Preheat oven to 190C/375F. Lightly grease 6 holes of a jumbo muffin pan or 10 holes of a regular one.
Heat bacon fat or butter and milk in a pan over medium heat. Add the spinach and stir for 1 minute until wilted. Remove from heat, cool slightly, then blend until almost smooth.
Sift spelt flour, baking powder, baking soda and black salt into a large bowl. Add grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, eggs, wholegrain mustard and spinach mixture.
Crumble in goat's cheese, then mix gently until just combined. Divide the mixture among 6 muffin holes. Prick tomatoes several times, then place one in the centre of each muffin.
Bake for 22 minutes for jumbo pan, and 16 minutes for regular, or until muffins are risen and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Turn out onto a rack to cool slightly. Serve warm or at room temperature.

41 comments:

all types recepies and desert 12/3/21 06:40: Amazing recipe
savorthebest 12/3/21 06:48: Oh these look great and they would be perfect for breakfast.
Nancy Chan 12/3/21 07:30: Beautiful muffins. Would love to taste one if I can get my hand on it. Lol!
Yvonne @ Fiction Books Reviews 12/3/21 08:30: These look delicious and would definitely be great with a bowl of soup as a main meal.

I absolutely love cheese of any kind, with the one exception of goat's cheese, so I would definitely need to find a substitution for that, although I suppose they would work okay with any cheese really, as it is the spinach and chillies which add the real Oomph! to this recipe!

Thanks for sharing and have a good weekend :)

Yvonne
xx
Evi Erlinda 12/3/21 08:54: They look beautiful. I will bite the top first!
DEZMOND 12/3/21 10:08: I'd pretty much eat anything with spinach in it, love me green colour! I've made soy hot dogs in puff pastry and tomato soup for lunch today.
Nammi 12/3/21 11:03: I never tried making a savory muffin. wasnt sure how it would go down with the family. Love the colour !
Javier 12/3/21 11:26: Wow! It is absolutely delicious and satisfying! Perfect
Anca 12/3/21 12:01: I love the idea of adding that cherry tomato on top, the muffins look so good with it. I need to remember that. xx
Tom 12/3/21 12:22: ...and they are garnished beautifully with the tomato.
Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine 12/3/21 13:02: I would love to make these today I just need that cheese and going to try them they look delicious Angie!
Kinga K. 12/3/21 14:46: Great cheese muffins ❤
2pots2cook 12/3/21 14:53: Oh my goodness me !!!!!!!! Amazing post Angie !!!!!!!!!
thepaintedapron.com 12/3/21 15:04: What an interesting recipe, I've never seen one like it and I look forward to trying it! So pretty too, they would be wonderful for Spring brunch!
Kitchen Riffs 12/3/21 15:58: Yum! Love the idea of a savory muffin, and spinach and goat cheese pair so well together. These are perfect! Thanks.
Anonymous 12/3/21 18:01: These savory muffins would make the perfect breakfast!
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary 12/3/21 18:44: I'm definitely a savory over sweet kind of girl, so these muffins are right up my alley! Plus, I mean, anything with spinach + bacon & goat cheese is definitely a winner!!! These look absolutely fantastic!
beyondkimchee 12/3/21 23:47: These are perfecrt for St. Patrick's day treat. I love savory muffins and what a beautiful muffins you created? Lovely
Pedro 13/3/21 00:01: I love your savory muffins with veggies and cheese. I love goat cheese.
Happy weekend
Rose world 13/3/21 12:56: I never taste this savoury muffin before but bet it is nice.
Tanza Erlambang 13/3/21 23:21: I never tasted the muffin with cheese.... interesting recipe.

Have a wonderful weekend
Claudia 13/3/21 23:29: Muffin con spinaci, waw saranno ottimi, complimenti
Aliya Imtiyaz 14/3/21 09:32: Those are some complex ingredients, where I am unable to imagine how would it taste. It's unique and looks really good too !!!
Natalia 14/3/21 10:42: I love goat cheese! They look so pretty inside, what a lovely green color!
Królowa Karo 14/3/21 11:57: This is definitely something for me! I love such delicacies!
Beata M. 14/3/21 13:05: Delicious :)
Valentina 15/3/21 00:46: I'm definitely making these! These is a delicious way to pack nutrients into my kids' breakfast. :-) ~Valentina
Gloria Baker 15/3/21 01:26: Angie what beautiful and delicious spinachs and goat cheese muffins !
foodtravelandwine 15/3/21 01:30: I just love it!!.....great for either a soup or salad....I have to try it!.....Abrazotes, Marcela
mjskit 15/3/21 03:55: You did it again Angie! The flavor of these muffins is so unique. I don't make muffins but this recipe would work as a tasty quick bread I'm sure.
bread&salt 15/3/21 05:09: Looks great! I love to eat snacks while watching movie. I am sure spinach muffin and tea go well with watching movie.
Izaa 15/3/21 08:48: delicious
Julie 15/3/21 10:04: beautiful muffins, love that color..perfect for a filling breakfast, can be prepare ahead and kept too.
Suja Manoj 15/3/21 21:13: Wow,so good. Beautiful and healthy muffins
Marcelle 16/3/21 03:48: The color on these muffins is gorgeous, Angie! I'm sure these are packed with rich flavor too. I would love one with some hot soup, for sure!!
SavoringTime in the Kitchen 16/3/21 18:55: They look very spring-like with the lovely green color! I love your suggestion to use feta cheese in these too, Angie. Great idea!
Raymund 16/3/21 23:03: These muffins are perfect! I love savoury muffins as opposed to the sweet ones
Anonymous 17/3/21 20:39: Ooh yes, how very lovely. As you know I'm a big fan of green and I infinitely prefer savoury muffins to sweet ones. The jolly tomatoes on the top put a big smile on my face too.

Choclette x
Pam 18/3/21 17:37: Creative recipe! The muffins look tasty & cute.
tigerfish 18/3/21 22:04: Love savory muffins! And what's better than taking a bite from the muffin and have the that little cherry tomato pop with juice in that same bite? So full of surprises :)
Noob Cook 23/3/21 17:26: Me too, I love muffins with a touch of savoury-ness. The muffins look so pretty with the bright green hue and a cherry tomato!