High Protein Apple Muffins with a SURPRISE

So before I give you a new family favorite muffin recipe…….I have a surprise……..Since Poppa Rick has been thinking about some new ideas for how he is going to ease into retirement…he came up with one job that he DEFINITELY wants to pursue!!!! So with the full endorsement of all the Growing Weisser gals, I have officially hired him as our official Growing Weisser food critic. His “Food Critic Corner” review with a one to five star rating system will officially be called; “Picky Ricky’s Recipe Review”. So stay tuned for his star review and other tidbits of info coming your way from “Picky Ricky”!!! His first review will be included at the end of this blog post.

Now that you are privy to the surprise…here is a fun recipe to pack a protein powerful punch early in the day. Our adult kids and grandkids LOVE muffins so we are always looking for ways to pack our homemade muffins with more protein, more fiber and less processed sugar. In this recipe we tried using more natural sugar and a high protein flour mixture to make a delicious and more nutritious apple muffin. Kodiak Cakes mix is made with 100% whole grain wheat flour and 100% whole grain oat flour and has a protein blend added that boasts 14 grams of protein in a single serving of pancakes, waffles or muffins.

Each muffin has about 135 calories and 6 grams of protein. The only thing that would make these muffins better is if you sprinkled some homemade granola on top before baking.

You can use another brand of high protein pancake or waffle mix if you prefer. You can also substitute (homemade) apple butter for the unsweetened apple sauce and then just skip the maple syrup, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg. (The apple butter has enough natural sweetness and loads of spices)

Here is our recipe…….
2 cup Kodiak Cakes Protein Packed Flapjack and Waffle Mix
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups apple, shredded
1/2 cup maple syrup
2 egg
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 teaspoons vanilla

To turn these into lactation muffins!
Add:
o 1 cup oats
o 1/4 cup brewers yeast (Not nutritional yeast)
o 1/4 cup flax meal (use chia seeds if flax bothers your tummy)
o increase to 1 1/2 cups applesauce
o 1/4-1/2 cup almond milk.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Stir dry ingredients together. Grate apples to make 3 cups and set aside. Mix eggs, maple syrup, applesauce and vanilla together in a separate bowl. Mix wet ingredients into dry and stir slowly until just moistened. Add grated apple and stir lightly to distribute evenly. Spoon into muffin tins that are greased or use paper liners. Bake for 15-18 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. No adjustments to baking times needs if using apple butter in your recipe or if you are adding the lactation muffin ingredients.

High Protein Apple Muffins

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

18 mins

Total time

33 mins

 

WE LOVE muffins and are always looking for ways to add protein and fiber and cut down on the refined sugar. These muffins are delicious and fit the criteria we are looking for to give a boost to our healthy living lifestyle!!!

Author: Kerry and Bethany

Recipe type: Breakfast

Cuisine: healthy muffins

Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 2 cup Kodiak Cakes Protein Packed Flapjack and Waffle Mix
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon cloves
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 cups apple, shredded
• ½ cup maple syrup
• 2 egg
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• To turn these into lactation muffins!
• Add:
• o 1 cup oats
• o ¼ cup brewers yeast (Not nutritional yeast)
• o ¼ cup flax meal (use chia seeds if flax bothers your tummy)
• o increase to 1½ cups applesauce
• o ¼-1/2 cup almond milk.

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Stir dry ingredients together.
3. Grate apples to make 3 cups and set aside.
4. Mix eggs, maple syrup, applesauce and vanilla together in a separate bowl.
5. Mix wet ingredients into dry and stir slowly until just moistened.
6. Add grated apple and stir lightly to distribute evenly.
7. Spoon into muffin tins that are greased or use paper liners. Bake for 15-18 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. No adjustments to baking times needs if using apple butter in your recipe or if you are adding the lactation muffin ingredients.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 135 Protein: 14 grams

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