It’s a Saturday morning and you’ve just woken up from a great night of sleep. You trained hard during the week, drank your water, crushed your goals, and now it’s time for a treat. So what do you make? Blueberry protein muffins. Yep, that’s right! With this easy-to-make blueberry protein powder muffin recipe you’re going to be able to make the house smell like a fruity, vanilla dream while feeding your muscles the protein that they crave in a handheld doughy muffin.
Health Benefits Of Blueberries
Blueberries are one of natures sweetest, most delicious, and nutritious fruits. These little blue fruits not only deliver vitamin C, vitamin B6, Vitamin K, and manganese, but they also contain antioxidants high all while being low in calories. Often referred to as a superfood for their health promoting benefits, they’re also a great go to for people looking to optimize their aesthetic and fuel performance. They’re low in calories, do not contain any cholesterol, are low in sugar, and don’t spike your body’s blood sugar levels. There’s also about 4 grams of fiber available in 1 cup of blueberries. Dang! Did we mention that blueberries are also a great source of water, being made up of ~85% water?
Best Protein Powder For Baking
Baking with protein powder can be a little tricky at times, especially when you get into higher quality protein powders that filter out lactose and fat. Fat content can create a more moist protein powder for baking, so when baking with Swolverine’s Whey Protein Isolate, you may need to add in a little bit more liquid so that whatever your baking doesn’t get really dry or hard like a rock.
Recommended Product: Whey Protein Isolate (Chocolate, Vanilla, or Honey Cinnamon Peanut Butter) 30 servings
Blueberry Protein Muffins
The reality of things is this - not all muffins are made equal. Most muffins are just flour and sugar, leaving you high on sugar, only to later crash later. They also don’t keep you very full because they’re made with simple sugars and don’t contain protein that keeps you fuller for longer. That’s why we made this blueberry protein muffins recipe with the assistance of the coaching team at The Swole Kitchen. TSK offers nutrition coaching services that help you create a nutritional lifestyle that you love while pursuing your athletic and aesthetic goals. They program recipes just like this, and many more, into their weekly customized meal plans made just for you and your lifestyle.
Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 2 1/4 - 1/2 cup quick oats
- 1/2 cup milk (or nut milk alternative)
- 1 1/2 cup blueberries (or mixed berries)
- 1 tbsp butter (or alternative oil, like coconut)
- 1/4 cup Swolverine Whey Protein Isolate Powder
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F
- Spray a muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray -or- line with muffin liners
- In a large bowl mix together the banana and eggs, maple syrup, milk, and oil
- In a small bowl mix together the oats, protein powder, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder
- Combine the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until well mixed
- Fold in the blueberries (or mixed berries)
- Spoon the batter into the tin until 3/4 full
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a knife comes out of the center clean (do not overtake!)
- Cool the muffins in the tin for 5 minutes before attempting to transfer to a wire rack
Takeaway: Blueberry Protein Muffins
Muffins are delicious but they're often not nutritious *womp womp*. With this easy-to-make blueberry protein muffins recipe you're going to be able to deliver high quality protein to your muscles in a delicious little muffin packed with blueberries. Need we say more?!
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