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Apple Protein Cinnamon Muffins
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.
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Diet Low Fat
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
Total Time 35 minutes minutes
Servings 12 Servings
Calories 156 kcal
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
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.
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
Calories: 156 kcal | Carbohydrates: 23 g | Protein: 4 g | Fat: 5 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Cholesterol: 14 mg | Sodium: 157 mg | Potassium: 172 mg | Fiber: 3 g | Sugar: 6 g | Vitamin A: 75 IU | Vitamin C: 1.3 mg | Calcium: 68 mg | Iron: 1.1 mg