There are so many ways to use Whey Protein in baking and recipes, yet so many people only use it for protein shakes. The truth is, you can use protein powder to make everything from cupcakes to waffles to pancakes! With such a high protein profile, low fat and low carbs it is a great idea to start getting creative with your tub of protein and turn it into desserts and other tasty treats. It’s a great way to satisfy a sweet tooth without jeopardizing your diet and weight loss goals. It is also great for those of us who are weight training and are on a high protein diet to maintain and grow lean muscle mass. Because eating healthy does not have to be tasteless or boring. I made recipe for delicious guilt free cupcakes.
The recipe is rather easy to make and only takes about 15 minutes.
1.- 3 scoops of Strawberry (or flavor of your choice) protein powder (I use Gold Standard Whey Protein)
2.- 1 cup of organic oats blended up to a fine powder (I did this in my Nutribullet)
3.- 1/2 cup of almond milk
4.- 9 tbsp of egg whites
5.- cinnamon topping
6.- no salt cottage cheese (1 cup)
7.- 1 packet of Pro Pudding in Vanilla Flavor
Preheat your oven at 350 degrees. Grab your cupcake baking sheet and add the cupcake tins.
In a mixing bowl put the protein powder, egg whites, almond milk and oats. Mix it well, it will be a bit thick but that’s expected.
Pour the mixture into the cupcake tins about 3/4 of the way full – leave room for the cupcakes to grow and expand so they don’t overflow while cooking.
Cook for about 10 minutes in the oven.
For the frosting: (Optional)
In your Nutribullet put 1 cup of cottage cheese, 1 packet of the Pro Pudding and mix. It will get very thick which is great for a frosting.
Remove cupcakes from the oven. Let them cool slightly then apply the frosting.
ENJOY!!!
NUTRITION FACTS
This recipes yields 12 mini cupcakes which are low calorie and a good source of protein. They came out delicious and are great a snack.