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High Protein Pumpkin Muffins recipe

High Protein Pumpkin Muffins

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Soft, warmly spiced pumpkin muffins made with oats, Greek yogurt, eggs, and vanilla protein powder. This easy blender batter bakes into 12 tender muffins for breakfast or snacking. Optional dark chocolate chips add a sweet finish. Use pure pumpkin pure9e and don27t overfill the pan for the best rise and texture.

  • Total Time: 35
  • Yield: 12 servings 1x

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 cup pure pumpkin pure9e, about 240 g
  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt, about 240 g
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats, 100 g
  • bd cup vanilla protein powder, about 60 g
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1bd teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • bd teaspoon baking soda
  • Pinch of salt
  • bd cup dark chocolate chips, optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350b0F (177b0C). Prepare a 12-cup muffin pan with liners or cooking spray.
  2. Add the pumpkin pure9e, Greek yogurt, eggs, rolled oats, vanilla protein powder, pumpkin pie spice, ground cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and a pinch of salt to a blender.
  3. Blend for about 45 seconds, until the batter is smooth.
  4. Divide the batter evenly among the 12 muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters full.
  5. Sprinkle the optional dark chocolate chips on top of the batter.
  6. Bake for 22d725 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
  7. Cool briefly in the pan, then transfer the muffins to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Notes

Use pure pumpkin pure9e, not pumpkin pie filling. Vanilla whey protein powder works especially well; different protein powders can change the texture. Plant-based protein powders may make the batter thicker; add 2d73 tablespoons water if needed. Do not fill muffin cups completely; muffins rise during baking. Chocolate chips are optional and increase calories and sugar. Chopped walnuts or pecans can be added for extra texture; Ambitious Kitchen also uses walnuts as an optional addition. For the best texture, allow muffins to cool before removing from the pan. Estimated nutrition per muffin without chocolate chips: 125 kcal, 10 g protein, 12 g carbs, 4 g fat, 3 g fiber, 4 g sugar. These nutrition values are from the tested Laura Fuentes recipe; Ambitious Kitchen27s newer pumpkin protein muffin similarly provides about 9.7 g protein per muffin.

  • Author: Barbara Anderson
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 22-25
  • Category: Breakfast, Snack
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Calories: 125

Find it online: https://www.koyarecipes.com/high-protein-pumpkin-muffins/