Protein Pumpkin Flax Mini Loaves or Muffins

Submitted by Lynn S.

"This is a recipe for sugar free, high protein, clean and healthy mini loaves or muffins."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 8 mini loaves
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 cup dry oats (I used toasted not quick cooking)
• 8 scoops vanilla protein powder (4 servings worth)
• 8 tablespoons flax seed meal
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 cups egg whites or 2 cups egg substitute
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon stevia (or 1/2 tsp Splenda)
• 1⁄2 banana
• 1⁄2 cup crushed pineapple in juice

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Use a food processor, magic bullet, coffee grinder, etc. to process oats into oat flour.
3. Combine oat flour, protein powder, flax meal, baking powder, cinnamon and stevia/Splenda.
4. In a separate bowl, combine egg whites and pumpkin.
5. Mix dry and wet ingredients together until blended.
6. Pour into a mini loaf tin (makes 8 mini loaves) or two muffin tins (makes 24 muffins.
7. Bake 10-15 minutes for muffins or 30 minutes for mini loaves(my convection oven cooks quickly, the temperature and time may need to be adjusted accordingly).

Reviews

[Granolahead456]

I was excited to find a muffin recipe packed with protein, however, these were not very good. They were not very sweet, even though I added 1/4 a cup of raw sugar. ALso, the muffins tasted eggy due to the large ammount of eggs called for. I won't be making these again. Sorry!!

 

[heyitsme]

This was exactly what I was looking for! It is FULL of healthy foods, fibers, and protiens. Perfect as a mid day pick me up for me and my children at school. it is not a cake muffin, but is tasty and rewarding. I use it to replace store-bought granola bars that are full of fat and sugar and have 0 protien which is so important for my vegitarian child.

 

[mersaydees]

This is really difficult to rate because this is REAL food! I took the previous reviewer's recommendation and quadrupled the Splenda -- even that can be doubled! I think it needs salt. This is probably the intense food that Madonna snacks on! I think this appeals to the intense workout personality, the one oblivious to formal structure! It was okay! Can't wait to frost these.... Thanks, Lynnster! Made for <b>Bargain Basement Tag Game</b>.

 

[Courtney Elizabeth]

The recipe cooked up really well (I did muffins) and had a nice texture, however it has no trace of sweetness. I would at the very least consider adding four times the Splenda. I had to make a frosting just to make them edible :/ Otherwise, its got a lot of potential. Thanks for sharing!