Description
These healthy and delicious lemon protein muffins have the perfect hint of lemon combined with fresh raspberry to make the ultimate muffin flavor combo!
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Ingredients
Muffins
- 1 1/4 cups white/whole wheat flour
- 2 scoops Ascent lemon sorbet whey protein powder
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt (I used 2%)
- 1/3 cup liquid coconut oil (or canola oil)
- 1 whole egg
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups fresh raspberries
Lemon Glaze
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Add flour, protein powder, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to a bowl. Mix until combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together greek yogurt, coconut oil, egg, maple syrup, almond milk, coconut sugar, and vanilla extract.
- Add dry ingredients to wet. Gently fold together until a smooth batter is formed. Add raspberries and gently stir into batter.
- Spray a muffin tin with nonstick spray. Use a medium sized cookie scoop to put about 1/3 cup of batter into each of the 12 spots in the muffin tin.
- Bake for about 12 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.
- Mix powdered sugar and lemon juice to make glaze. Drizzle glaze over top of muffins. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 9
- Fat: 7
- Carbohydrates: 19
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 8