… White Chocolate & Raspberry Protein Muffins…
I LOVE Quest bars… and I LOVE muffins. I found a great way to mix them together for a yummy and healthy high protein treat!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup protein mix (about 50 grams or 1 heaping scoop)8 grams Sugar free white chocolate pudding mix (you can use regular white chocolate pudding, it just raises the Calories and carbs for the muffins)45 grams egg whites (I used a carton of egg whites but you can crack open a fresh egg and separate the yolk from the egg whites and use that as well)50 grams plain Greek yogurt (for this recipe I used Fage 0% fat plain Greek yogurt)40 grams fresh raspberries1 tbsp honey (or you can use stevia or other sweeteners)1/2 bar white chocolate raspberry quest bar cut into 3 pieces
- Turn on over to 350 degrees
You may have to be careful with how much protein you use for this recipe!
I have made them with 1st Phorm Whey (1 heaping scoop) and also Advocare Meal Replacement shakes (1 full package).
If the cupcake is moist in the center you will want to add MORE protein (or cut back slightly on the amount of egg whites you used). Each protein will cook/bake differently. You will have to slightly alter it to work for what you have (or you can purchase the kind of protein that I use) .
For icing I will mix in some plain Greek yogurt with honey and more crushed raspberries! This makes a light sweet “frosting” without all of the sugar and can serve as a healthy alternative.
Icing Ingredients:
1/2 cup 0% fat plain Greek yogurt
1 – 2 tsp honey (or another sweetener of your choice)
crushed raspberries
***You can also add coco powder to this to make it chocolate (add just chocolate and honey/sweetener to the plain Greek yogurt) ***
You can use frozen fruit BUT I prefer fresh fruit. I personally think it taste better and holds up longer. I would recommend storing these in your fridge (or freeze them so you can enjoy them as treats and this will allow them to last a lot longer!)
Check out this video which shows you how I create these amazing muffins:
