STEPHANIE'S PROTEIN MUFFINS

Mmmm....muffins. What if I told you that these muffins are REALLY good for you and at the same time, they taste outstanding too. I'm not lying! I swear! It's no joke ladies and gents. You can have your muffin and eat it too. I found a recipe on Dee's Cereal website for muffins and I decided to revamp my very own and attempt to make protein muffins. I have to admit that I succeeded! Oh yeah baby!



STEPHANIE'S PROTEIN MUFFINS
{Makes 12 muffins}
Bake: 350 degrees
Bake Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients
1 cup Dee's Cereal
3 scoops Dymatize Elite Gourmet Vanilla Creme Whey Protein
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/8 tsp. sea salt
1 cup fat-free cottage cheese
1 egg
3 TBS Splenda
2 TBS sugar-free fat-free Jello vanilla pudding powder
1/4 cup All Natural no-sugar added applesauce
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 TBS sugar-free Torani vanilla syrup

Directions
Mix all of the ingredients together. Spray muffin tray with Pam Olive Oil. Spoon mixture into muffin pan and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Pull out of oven when done and let them cool for 5 minutes before pulling them out of muffin pan. Store in an air tight container or large zip-lock bag to help keep them moist.
Also, if you don't know about Dee's Cereal, go HERE to see my post on what kind of cereal it is and how I found it.

Nutrition for 1 protein muffin:
Calories: 111
Fat: 2.5g
Carbs: 13g
Protein: 10g


"Vanilla Pudding Glaze"

TOPPING SUGGESTIONS:
I have two different "topping" versions for my protein muffins. I made one batch with a vanilla pudding glaze and an other with a Splenda brown sugar topping. So, the decision is completely up to you, but remember each topping will add a few extra calories and carbs to your meal.

Vanilla Pudding Glaze Ingredients
2 TBS Fat-Free Sugar-Free Jello Pudding Powder
2/3 cup Almond Breeze unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk

Directions
Mix together ingredients till smooth and glaze like. If it's still too thick to pour over muffins, add a TBS or two of extra Almond Milk to the mix. Pour glaze over muffins. Make sure your muffins are cooled before pouring glaze over the top.

Nutrition for glaze on 1 muffin adds:
Calories: 6
Fat: 0g
Carbs: 1g
Protein: 0g


"Brown Sugar Topping"

Brown Sugar Topping Ingredients
2 TBS Splenda Brown Sugar
Spray Butter

Directions
Make sure your muffins are cool before doing the brown sugar topping. Spray tops of muffins with spray butter. Dip each muffin into Splenda Brown Sugar.

Nutrition for 1 brown sugar topping:
Calories: 10
Fat: 0g
Carbs: 2g
Protein: 0g