Blueberry Protein Muffins

I am obviously on a protein muffin kick.

Pumpkin Protein Muffins, Banana Nut Protein Muffins, Cinnamon Swirl Protein Bars (which can be be made into muffins) and now these: Blueberry Protein muffins.

And why not? They are so easy to make and delicious.

Ingredients:
Makes 12 muffins
2 cups oat flour
2 scoops protein powder
1 egg or ~6tbs egg whites
1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup baking truvia
1sp baking soda
1tsp baking powder
1 tbs lemon juice
3/4 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen ( I used frozen)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Spray a muffin tin with non-stick spray and set aside.
Mix oat flour, protein powder, baking soda, baking powder, and truvia in a large bowl.
In another bowl mix together, egg whites (or egg), plain greek yogurt, applesauce, and lemon juice.
Slowly fold in the liquid mixture into the dry until well combined.
Toss blueberries in a little flour and gently fold into dough.
scoop ~1/4 cup mixture into into each holder in the muffin tin.

Bake for 18-20 min until tops are a golden brown.
Let cool for 10-15 min.

Enjoy!

They freeze really  well :)

Nutritional Information

Serving Size: 1 muffin

111 cals * 21 carbs * 2g Fat * 8g Protein *

Protein Banana Nut Muffins

I truly enjoy finding ways to make some of my favorite treats, that I can only enjoy on occasion, something healthy that I can enjoy everyday.

Banana bread is one of those.

When I was growing up, my mom used to make the best banana bread. It was so moist, decadent, and sweet, and usually was gone by the end of the day.

 Now, that goodness comes with a price: fat from the butter and the sweetness from the sugar. So the stop sign went up until I found a way to make it healthier without compromising the taste.

With this recipe, I believe I've done just that.
These muffins are moist, sweet, and you guessed it, healthy!
High in protein and low in carbs.
Can't get much better than that.
I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Ingredients:
2 cups oat flour
2 scoops vanilla protein powder
2 small bananas, very ripe
1/2 cup applesauce
1 tsp vanilla
3 tbs brown sugar
 3-4 large egg whites (~9tbs)
 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/8 cup walnuts, chopped

Directions: 
Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Mix flour, protein powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Mix applesauce, bananas, egg whites, brown sugar, and vanilla in a smaller bowl. Mix wet ingredients into dry until thoroughly mixed. Mix in chopped walnuts.
Evenly distribute mix into greased muffin tin and bake for 18 min or until a tops are a nice golden brown.
 Let cool for 10 min.
Enjoy!
These freeze well too!

 Nutritional Info 

1 muffin

76 Cal * 11 carbs  * 2g Fat * 5g protein * 2g fiber

Protein Pumpkin Muffins

Yes it's the start of fall so of course I am going to post something with pumpkin in it.

However, I've been making these for the past few months and it just dawned on me that I have yet to blog about these amazing muffins that I devour weekly.

Pumpkin has ~Vitamin A 2650 IU that, my friends, is a A LOT of Vitamin A.
Why does this matter?
Well because Vitamin A has a multitude of health benefits for the body including, eye health, skin health, teeth and bone health, and is made from the powerful antioxidant beta-carotene which in current studies has helped fight cancer.

So eat up my friends.

Oh did I mention each muffin is ~64 calories, 8 carbs, 4g protein, and 2g fiber? Yup.


Enjoy.

Makes ~18 muffins
Ingredients
1 15oz can of pumpkin
2 cups oat flour
2 scoops vanilla protein powder
1/2 cup applesauce
1 tsp vanilla
3-4 large egg whites (~9tbs)
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder

*Optional: a handful chopped walnuts


Directions:
Preheat oven 350 F. 
Mix everything in a large bowl.
Scoop about 1/4 cup into each muffin tin compartment.

Bake for 15-18 min, until toothpick comes out clean.

Enjoy!

p.s. Serving size is ~3 muffins.