Best Protein Pumpkin Flax Mini Loaves Or Muffins Recipes

Protein Pumpkin Flax Mini Loaves or Muffins image

Provided by Lynn S.

Time 45m

Yield 8 mini loaves, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

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

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Use a food processor, magic bullet, coffee grinder, etc. to process oats into oat flour.
Combine oat flour, protein powder, flax meal, baking powder, cinnamon and stevia/Splenda.
In a separate bowl, combine egg whites and pumpkin.
Mix dry and wet ingredients together until blended.
Pour into a mini loaf tin (makes 8 mini loaves) or two muffin tins (makes 24 muffins.
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).

Mini Pumpkin Flax Muffins image

Provided by Caramella Girl

Time 40m

Yield 24 mini muffins

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups pumpkin puree, unsweetened
1 teaspoon stevia
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar-free maple syrup, such as pancake, caramel, maple
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 cup flax seed meal
1 pinch salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a mini cupcake/muffin pan with non-stick spray or line with baking cups.
In a large bowl of a mixer, beat together pumpkin and Stevia. Then beat in eggs one at a time.
Add the sugar-free syrup and vanilla, and mix well.
With mixer on low, gradually add ground flax 1/3 at a time until well combined.
Stir in salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Spoon mixture into cups, filling about 2/3 of the way.
Place in oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
Cool for 5 minutes before releasing muffins to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 35.2, Fat 2.4, SaturatedFat 0.3, Cholesterol 15.5, Sodium 13.9, Carbohydrate 2.1, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 0.3, Protein 1.5