This Sugar-Free Chocolate Chip Protein Muffins recipe offers a delicious and nutritious breakfast or snack option.
Packed with plant-based protein and natural sweeteners, they’re a perfect way to start your day or curb cravings without adding extra sugar to your diet.
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- ½ cup Biogen Plant Based Protein, Chocolate flavour
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup sugar-free chocolate chips
Biogen Plant Based Protein is an excellent protein choice for athletes and individuals following a vegan or dairy-free lifestyle. Made from rice and pea protein, and free from gluten, dairy and lactose, this protein powder it easily digestible, especially with the added bamboo fibre.
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 175°C.
- In a large bowl, whisk together almond flour, protein powder, coconut flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together applesauce, maple syrup, almond milk, and vanilla extract.
- Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined. Be careful not to over mix.
- Gently fold in the sugar-free dark chocolate chips.
- Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
- Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the muffins cool in the tin for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Author: Pedro van Gaalen
When he’s not writing about sport or health and fitness, Pedro is probably out training for his next marathon or ultra-marathon. He’s worked as a fitness professional and as a marketing and comms expert. He now combines his passions in his role as managing editor at Fitness magazine.
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