Protein Muffin Excellence
So here we are, another day of baking.. An activity that I always enjoy and look forward to doing! I was asked to figure out a good breakfast muffin that contained low carbohydrates, high protein, and the carbohydrates that it did contain be complex-carbs. This is where the research began! I found an assortment of recipes online but was weary about most of them as they didn't have actual reviews and the science behind the ingredients they included looked like they would produce a rather inferior product. I tweaked the recipes and added a few things to come up with two recipes that worked pretty damn good.General Base Recipe
- ¼ cup LSA Meal
- 2 scoops Vanilla Whey Protein Powder (I used EAS but would also suggest Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard)
- 1½ cups Rolled Oats
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- ½ tbs Stevia (Optional or adjust to your taste)
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- ½ cup Low-Fat Milk
- 4 Eggs
- 2 tbs Low-Fat Cottage Cheese
Apple Cinnamon
- ½ of an Apple, Peeled (I used a Figi Apple)
- 2 tbs Applesauce
- ¼ cup Dried Cranberry
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
Vanilla Chai
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract (yes, more)
- ½ tsp Ground Cardamom
- 1½ tsp Ground Cinnimon
- ½ tsp Ground Ginger
- ¼ tsp Ground Nutmeg
- ¼ tsp Cloves
Instructions:
- First as usual, turn up the oven to 350°
- Mix your wet ingredients well (Don't over work it though!)
- Add in your dry ingredients one at a time
- Pour in your muffin wrappers, should make about 12 (these suckers stick hard to the muffin pan, I think its due to the high protein.. so if you want to risk it I would suggest putting a baking spray on there first)
- Bake for a whopping 15-20 minutes and it should come clean when prodded with a tooth pick
You can use the base recipe and tweak the ingredients easily to change the flavor. If you come up with some great Ideas be sure to let me know!!
Pumpkin Muffins!
Thats right, I said PUMPKIN! These are some of my fav's... slightly different recipe than the one above.
- ½ Can of Pumpkin Puree (the stuff you get to make pumpkin pie from the market)
- ½ cup Applesauce
- 2 Egg Whites
- 3 Scoops Vanilla Whey Protein Powder
- ½ to ¾ cup Rolled Oats
- 1½ tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tbs Pumpkin Pie Spice (I made my own from here!)
- ½ tsp Cinnamon
- 1 to 2 tsp Stevia (or to taste)
- 2 tbs Low-Fat Cottage Cheese
- 2 tbs LSA Meal
- Preheat to 350
- Get your Muffin pan ready!
- Mix all wet ingredients until fully blended
- Slowly add in each dry ingredient
- Bake for 15-20 min or till golden brown
I added some oats on the top after I put them in the pan to give it this finished look. They were AMAZING!
They also freeze well, so I packaged them up individually and got them ready for storage.
I'm sure I'll be doing some more playing with this, because I NEED to make some Lemon Poppyseed one's since those are some of my fav's! So stay tuned and leave any feedback with Ideas!
