Did I really just say snickerdoodle protein cupcakes? Yes, this is a dream come true for many. Myself included. They are a moist protein packed cupcake with the amazing cinnamon flavor of a snickerdoodle.
I used the snickerdoodle combat protein powder from Musclepharm. This protein is seriously awesome. It smells and tastes exactly like a snickerdoodle. All of their flavors are tremendous, but the snickerdoodle is one of my favorites.
These cupcakes were topped with a brown sugar cream cheese protein frosting. Wow. I probably could have just eaten a whole bowl of the frosting by itself, and I would have if it weren’t for the poor snickerdoodle cupcakes waiting to be frosted.
I can always confirm if I have a good recipe or not by what my family thinks about them. Well my mom and dad both really enjoyed them. My brother didn’t even need to say. His actions spoke louder than words when he ate 5 of them. Can you really blame him though? Too ad my sister wasn’t there to try one. I guess that could be my excuse to make them again when she comes home this weekend.
PrintSnickerdoodle Protein Cupcakes
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 8 cupcakes 1x
Description
Snickerdoodle protein cupcakes topped with a healthy brown sugar protein frosting.
Ingredients
Snickerdoodle Cupcakes
- 1 cup (124g) whole wheat flour (oat, all-purpose)
- 1 scoop (34g) Musclepharm snickerdoodle combat protein powder
- 1/2 cup granulated stevia in the raw
- 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp. unsweetened almond milk
- 1/4 cup (56g) nonfat plain greek yogurt*
- 1/4 cup (60g) canned pumpkin*
- 2 tbsp. (28g) coconut oil
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp. butter extract*
Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Protein Frosting
- 1/2 cup (132g) fat free cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup (113g) nonfait plain greek yogurt
- 3 tbsp. (30g) stevia brown sugar blend
- 1/2 scoop (17g) Musclepharm snickerdoodle combat protein powder
- 2 tbsp. (14g) coconut flour
- 1 tbsp. sugar free maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Mix whole wheat flour, protein powder, stevia, cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl.
- In another bowl, mix almond milk, greek yogurt, pumpkin, vanilla extract and butter extract.
- Heat coconut oil in a small bowl until melted. Add coconut oil to wet ingredients and mix.
- Add wet ingredients to dry slowly. Mix slowly while pouring in wet ingredients.
- Line a muffin tin with 8 cupcake liners. Spoon batter evenly into each.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes or until a knife comes out clean. Mine took about 16 minutes. They will dry out quickly if over baked.
- Make frosting by mixing cream cheese and greek yogurt.
- Add stevia brown sugar blend, protein powder, and coconut flour. Mix very well so that there are no clumps of flour or protein powder. Lastly add sugar free maple syrup and mix until smooth.
- Put frosting in piping bag and frost each cupcake evenly.
Notes
* Greek yogurt and canned pumpkin could be subbed for all greek yogurt, or all pumpkin. Also you could sub for an equal amount of applesauce or mashed banana but taste might be slightly different.
* If you do not have butter extract, you can just use more vanilla extract.
- Category: Dessert
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 175
- Sugar: 5
- Fat: 5
- Carbohydrates: 22
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 13