Pumpkin Protein Muffins recipe. Here is a healthier version of traditional pumpkin bread with a higher protein content.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 24
Yield: 24 muffins
Ingredients
– cooking spray
– 1 (15-ounce) can of pumpkin puree
– 4 eggs
– 1 cup white sugar
– ¾ cup water
– ¾ cup applesauce
– ½ cup medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil
– 12 drops liquid stevia
– 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
– 3 cups whole wheat flour
– 2 scoops whey protein powder
– ½ cup pecans, finely ground
– 2 tablespoons flaxseed meal
– 2 teaspoons baking soda
– 1 ½ teaspoons salt
– 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
– 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
– ½ teaspoon ground cloves
– ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
Directions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Coat 2 muffin tins with cooking spray.
Step 2
Whisk pumpkin puree, eggs, sugar, water, applesauce, MCT oil, stevia, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl.
Step 3
Stir flour, protein powder, ground pecans, flaxseed meal, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger together in a separate bowl. Pour over pumpkin mixture and mix until batter is just moistened.
Step 4
Scoop batter into the prepared tins, filling each cup 2/3 full.
Step 5
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 15 to 17 minutes.
source – cooking365coza
