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I believe I expressed my love of all things protein and muffins in my high protein zucchini muffins. So it can't be much of a surprise that I have created a seasonal muffin that fits this mold.
Click to tweet: These pumpkin protein muffins are delicious.
I am the type of baker that likes things simple. Simple ingredients that I always keep on hand are key for me to really enjoy baking, because if I'm being honest, I HATE measuring things. One thing I always keep is bananas in the freezer. A really likes green bananas and if they start to get even the teeniest of brown spots, they go right in the freezer. And for those that have been reading a while, you know I have an allergy to bananas - food-latex syndrome. Luckily cooked bananas don't bother me, just yet.
Another thing I like to do as a baker is make things mini. Bite sized food is so much more enjoyable to me over massive items. So my mini muffin tray gets much more use over my regular sized one.
Pumpkin Protein Muffin
original recipe from a traveling Wife
*Revised October 18, 2016
makes 24 muffins | nutrition per muffin with chocolate chips:
69 calories | 2 g Fat | 10 g Carbs | 3g Protein | 4 g Sugar
Ingredients:
- 1 large very ripe banana, mashed
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup plain applesauce
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup Kodiak power cakes
- 2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch salt
- * Optional: 1/2 cup dark chocolate morsels
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray mini muffin tray with non-stick cooking spray
- Mix together banana, egg, pumpkin puree, applesauce, and maple syrup with a hand mixer or stand mixer
- Mix in vanilla extract
- Mix together Kodiak powder cakes, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl
- Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet mixture
* Optional: add chocolate morsels of your choosing.
- Spoon one Tablespoon of the mixture into mini muffin tray
- Bake for 15-18 minutes until firm to the touch
- Allow to cool and then enjoy!
PIN for later.
Are you a lover of mini muffins or traditional sized muffins?
What pumpkin flavor items have your indulged in so far this season?
OOOOH LOVE THIS.
ReplyDeleteneed to get to the grocery :-)
((sharing)) <---after grocery :-)
Yay! I hope you enjoy these as much as I do. :)
DeleteYum! I'm all over the pumpkin. I've never tried the kodiak cakes mixes, but I think I need to!
ReplyDeleteI know, I cannot get enough pumpkin right now. I have several individual size bags of pumpkin puree in my freezer just ready for my cravings. I highly recommend trying some of the Kodiak mixes - my favorite is the Power Cakes.
DeleteThese look so good! Pinned!
ReplyDeleteYay - they are a blend of seasonal spice and cakey cupcakes. Enjoy!
DeleteYum! I'll definitely try these! I've heard of the Kodiak cakes... how are they?
ReplyDeleteYES! I have been a huge fan of Kodiak Power Cakes for a long time. I haven't tried any of their other mixes. I use the Power Cakes for pancakes, waffles, and baking. They are a great way to add extra protein to recipes.
DeleteOh man, these look good! I've never used Kodiak cakes before!
ReplyDeleteAhh - you should totally give them a try. I always have two boxes in the house. :)
DeleteThese look absolutely perfect! I actually think mini muffins are 10,000 x better than regular muffins and I don't know why... maybe because there's a higher edge to middle ratio? Haha!
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of like donut holes. I prefer them over a traditional sized donut. Anything bite size has my name written all over it! :)
DeleteYou know I can't say "no" to any recipe that has Kodiak cake mix in it! YUM!
ReplyDeleteI believe this time last year you hadn't even tried Kodiak cakes yet!! :) So glad you are on the bandwagon now too. There is so much you can do with them besides just pancakes and waffles.
DeleteThose little babies look moist and magical!
ReplyDeleteThanks to the applesauce and banana, these muffins are ridiculously moist. :)
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