Apple Peanut Butter Protein Cupcakes
 
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Moist and warm cinnamon protein cupcakes filled with juicy chunks of fresh apple and topped with a creamy peanut butter protein frosting.
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Serves: 8 cupcakes
Ingredients
Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes
  • ½ cup (60g) whole wheat flour
  • 1 scoop (34g) cinnamon bun whey protein powder (or vanilla)
  • ¼ cup granulated stevia or erythritol
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • ½ tsp. baking powder
  • ¼ tsp. baking soda
  • 1 whole egg
  • ½ cup (113g) natural applesauce
  • ⅓ cup (75g) plain nonfat Greek yogurt
  • 2 tbsp. agave (or honey)
  • ½ tsp. vanilla extract
  • ½ small apple, cubed
Peanut Butter Frosting
  • 6 tbsp. (170g) plain nonfat Greek yogurt
  • ½ scoop (17g) cinnamon bun whey protein powder
  • 6 tbsp. (36g) peanut flour
  • 3 tbsp. (48g) natural creamy peanut butter
  • ¼ cup granulated stevia or erythritol
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Mix flour, protein powder, stevia, cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl. In a separate bowl mix together egg, applesauce, Greek yogurt, agave and vanilla extract. Combine wet and dry ingredients and gently stir together until combined. Add cubed apples and fold into batter.
  2. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray. Pour batter evenly into 8 spots in the muffin tin. Bake for 15 minutes or until a knife comes out clean. Let muffins completely cool.
  3. Mix all peanut butter frosting ingredients together. Frosting will be thick. Add frosting to a piping bag and pipe frosting evenly onto cooled cupcakes.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 cupcake Calories: 155 Fat: 3 Carbohydrates: 20 Sugar: 9 Fiber: 2 Protein: 12
Recipe by MacroChef at https://www.macro-chef.com/cupcakes/apple-peanut-butter-protein-cupcakes/