Sunday, April 21, 2013

Coconut Protein Muffin



Ingredients:
2 cups of egg whites
2 scoops of protein powder
1/3 cup coconut flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1 cup fat free greek yogurt
½ cup raisins
1 cup of stevia powder
1 tsp of vanilla extract
1 tsp coconut extract
1 tablespoon of cinnamon
Pinch of sea salt


Set aside coconut and raisins.

Combine wet ingredients in blender and mix thoroughly.. slowly add in dry ingredients until all ingredients are mixed well. Stir in the coconut and raisins into the batter.  Grease baking tins or use muffin cups. Fill about 2/3 of the way up and sprinkle more shredded coconut on top. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. Or until muffins come are done. Cool and serve.



Protein Banana Nut Muffins

Ingredients:

12 egg whites
2/3 uncooked oatmeal
2/3 cup Kashi Go Lean high fiber cereal
2 small ripe bananas
6 tablespoons low or no sugar Apricot jam
Dash of vanilla extract
Cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 ounce raw chopped almonds
6 packages of Splenda

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a blender mix the egg whites, oatmeal, bananas, jam, vanilla, baking soda baking powder, Splenda and cinnamon. Once the batter is ready, fold in the Kashi Go Lean high fiber cereal in the batter. Spray muffin tins with Pam spray and pour mixture into muffin tins. Top each muffin with chopped almonds. Bake for 30 minutes.