Sunday, October 12, 2014

His and Hers Protein Muffins

Aloha!

Alright so just wanted to share this lovely, yummy protein muffins that I decided to whip up today to add to my meal prepping. I wanted to make an easy quick on the go snack that would be plentiful during the day or even during the late hours when I'm at work. So, once I made my raspberry and blueberry protein muffins, of course I had to make my hubby his. He's all about chocolate and coffee, which I am too, don't get me wrong. But I also love my berries. So anyhow here are both recipes! Feel free to tweak anything to your liking. Happy clean eating you guys!


Protein Blueberry & Raspberry Muffins



Ingredients
1 1/4 c coconut flour (feel free to use oatmeal flour or almond flour)
3 egg whites
1/2 greek yogurt
1 cup apple butter sauce
2 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 medium banana, peeled and mashed
3 scoops of Vanilla Whey Protein Powder ( I personally use NLA for Her Vanilla Cupcake, yumo!)
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon orange zest or lemon zest
1/2 c fresh organic blueberries or frozen blueberries
1/2 c fresh raspberries or frozen raspberries

Instructions
1. Preheat oven 350 degrees
2. Place liners in one muffin pan and lightly spray with organic baking spray.
3. In large bowl combine egg whites, yogurt, apple butter, honey, vanilla extract and mashed banana.
4. In a second bowl combine coconut flour, vanilla whey protein powder, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and orange/ lemon zest.
5. Combine flour mix and egg mix together until smooth.
6. Fill each tin 3/4 of the way full, spreading evenly.
7. Place about 6-8 blueberries on top of half of the muffins and about 3-4 raspberries on the second half of the muffins.
8. Bake for 20 minutes.
9. Store in refrigerator

Double Dark Chocolate Espresso Protein Muffins





Ingredients
1 1/4 c coconut flour (feel free to use oatmeal flour or almond flour)
3 egg whites
1/2 greek yogurt
1 cup apple butter sauce
2 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 medium banana, peeled and mashed
3 scoops of Chocolate Whey Protein Powder
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 c dark chocolate chips
6 dark chocolate covered espresso beans


Instructions
1. Preheat oven 350 degrees
2. Place liners in one muffin pan and lightly spray with organic baking spray.
3. In large bowl combine egg whites, yogurt, apple butter, honey, vanilla extract and mashed banana.
4. In a second bowl combine coconut flour, chocolate whey protein powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and baking powder.
5. Combine flour mix and egg mix together until smooth.
6. Fill each tin 1/2 of the way full, spreading evenly.
7. Place one espresso bean on top of each muffin slightly pressing it in.
8. Fill the rest of the muffin mixture 3/4 of the way slightly pressing it all together and place 4-5 dark chocolate chips on top of each one.
8. Bake for 20 minutes
9. Store in refrigerator

Voila! I hope you enjoy these as much as we do. 

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