Apple Protein Cinnamon Muffins

apple muffins stacked on a round white plate in front of a tub of protein powder

4.10 from 10 votes

Apple muffins made of wholesome ingredients like whole wheat flour, Greek yogurt, fresh apples, coconut oil, coconut sugar, walnuts, and protein powder. Easy to make, moist, and tasty.

Prep Time15

Cook Time20

Total Time35

Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Low Fat

Servings: Servings

Author: Rena

Ingredients

2 Cups white Whole wheat flour or whole wheat pastry flour or other flour of your choice
1 Tsp Baking powder
1 Tsp Baking soda
1 Scoop Whey Protein vanilla flavor
1 Egg
1 Tsp Cinnamon
1/2 Cup Coconut sugar or low calorie sweetener equivalent
1 5.3 ounce Container vanilla or plain Greek yogurt
1 Tsp Vanilla
2 Tbsp Coconut oil Melted
1 Cup Unsweetened almond or coconut milk
1 ½ Cups Apples peeled and diced
1/3 Cup Walnuts Chopped

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, protein powder, and cinnamon. Stir until the ingredients are evenly combined.
In another medium bowl, mix together the egg and sugar. Then stir in the Greek yogurt, vanilla extract, coconut oil, and almond milk.
Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Stir until all the ingredients are just combined - do not over mix.
Fold in the apples and walnuts.
Spray a 12 cup muffin pan with cooking spray or line the pan with paper muffin liners. Divide the batter among the 12 cups.
Bake for 18 - 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean. Cool in pan for 3 minutes then finish cooling on a wire rack.

Notes

use any yogurt of your choice
for a vegan option, use plant-based yogurt and protein powder.
flour: use plain white, wheat, Gluten-free, or oat flour
coconut sugar can be replaced with brown sugar or monk fruit sugar

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