PUMPKIN PROTEIN MUFFINS

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I created a healthier version of traditional pumpkin bread with a higher protein content.

Provided by Steph

Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Pumpkin Bread Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

cooking spray
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
4 eggs
1 cup white sugar
¾ cup water
¾ cup applesauce
½ cup medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil
12 drops liquid stevia
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups whole wheat flour
2 scoops whey protein powder
½ cup pecans, finely ground
2 tablespoons flaxseed meal
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground ginger

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Coat 2 muffin tins with cooking spray.
Whisk pumpkin puree, eggs, sugar, water, applesauce, MCT oil, stevia, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl.
Stir flour, protein powder, ground pecans, flaxseed meal, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger together in a separate bowl. Pour over pumpkin mixture and mix until batter is just moistened.
Scoop batter into the prepared tins, filling each cup 2/3 full.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 15 to 17 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 171.3 calories, Carbohydrate 22.9 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Fat 7.7 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 4.9 g, SaturatedFat 5.1 g, Sodium 321.4 mg, Sugar 10 g