Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Cinnamon Sugar Protein Muffins

Put cinnamon and sugar in a baked good, and there's a 99% chance I'm going to love it.  Coffee cakes, struesels, crumb cakes... you name it, I like it.  In addition, nothing goes better with a morning cup of joe than a cinnamon sugar baked delight. If you share my passion, run (not walk) to the grocery store now and buy all the ingredients for these delicious AND nutritious, protein muffins.  You won't be disappointed! 

My recipe was adapted from Jamie Eason's Cinnamon Swirl Protein Bread. I first made her version and while it was very good, it seemed like it was missing a little something... and I've found what it was :)
You can see the original recipe here: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jamie-easons-livefit-recipes-cinnamon-swirl-protein-bread.html?mcid=youtube

Ingredients
DRY:
1 3/4 cups oat flour (Bob's Red Mill has a great one)
3 1/2 scoops vanilla protein powder (I use Vital Plex Revolution brand)
1/2 tsp salt
1 TBSP baking powder
3 TBSP stevia (I use Stevia in the Raw, Truvia would work too)
1 tsp cinnamon
A few dashes nutmeg

WET:
3/4 cup almond milk (regular will work too, I use Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla)
2 egg whites
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/3 cup plain greek yogurt (I use Fage 0%)
3 TBSP maple syrup (If you're a food purist, go for the real stuff and reduce to 2 TBSP if desired, if you don't mind some artificial sweeteners, you can use a sugar free variety. I used Mrs. Butter Worth's Sugar Free)

TOPPING:
4 individual packets Truvia (or about 2 TBSP)
3 tsp cinnamon

Directions
Preheat oven to 350F. Spray one muffin tin thoroughly with non-stick cooking spray. Mix dry ingredients together in one bowl. Mix wet ingredients together in another bowl.  Once both are fully mixed, combine dry and wet bowls. Pour into individual muffin holders.  Once all muffin holders are evenly filled, sprinkle each with cinnamon/Truvia topping.  Bake for 11-14 minutes (depending on your individual oven). I put half of the muffins in glass Tupperware to be eaten for the next couple of days, and put the rest in glass Tupperware in the fridge to extend freshness.  ENJOY!

Nutritional Info
If you seperate the batter into 12 muffin tins and use a sugar free maple syrup, each muffin has approximately 100 calories, 9 grams of protein, and a heaping serving of deliciousness.

3 comments:

  1. Love, love, LOVE your blog!! Thanks for sharing all your yummy recipes :) xoxo

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    1. Thanks love! So glad you like them :) I'll keep them coming!

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  2. Do you know the carb content in these?

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