Banana Bread Protein Muffins
These banana bread protein muffins are packed with protein and are only 60 calories each! It’s perfect if you’re counting macros or you want a high protein muffin for breakfast!
I’ve played around with protein muffins in the past but I hadn’t had much success (until recently). Most of the ones I tried were too chewy, gummy, or eggy for my tastes. Now granted, these still aren’t a buttery bakery muffin but these banana bread protein muffins are only 60 calories. Yes, 60 calories. To put that into context, most muffins at a bakery are close to 500. (Starbucks, I’m looking at you.) Homemade muffins can still run you over 200 calories. So you can seriously enjoy these muffins whenever a craving strikes!
What are protein muffins?
Protein “muffins” are a popular way to turn protein powder and egg whites into a tasty snack! While these don’t necessarily taste like a traditional muffin, they’re a good way to get in lots of protein, with minimal fat and sugar.
I love topping these banana bread protein muffins with a smear of peanut butter or almond butter. They’re not as moist as a regular muffin, so a little nut butter is a perfect topping.
How to Make Banana Bread Protein Muffins
Add the banana, greek yogurt, and egg whites to a food processor. Blend until smooth.
Add the remaining ingredients and stir until combined. Scoop 1/4 cup of batter into each muffin cup and bake for 11-13 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Protein Muffin Substitution Ideas
If you want a softer, less dense, and chewy texture, you can sub out some of the whole wheat flour for white flour. The whole wheat flour definitely gives you a dense muffin but I wanted to make these as healthy as possible!
The Best Protein Powder for Muffins
I recommend using whey protein for these muffins. I generally try to use plant-based protein powders, but I find that whey protein is best for baking. If you try other forms of protein powder, you may need to make adjustments. I recommend weighing it if you have a food scale. I used 60g of protein powder for this recipe. My protein powder scoop is just over 1/4 cup, so I used just over 1/2 cup of protein powder in this recipe.
I’ve made this recipe with whey protein and plant-based protein. You can use chocolate or vanilla flavor.
PrintHigh Protein Banana Muffins
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 17 mins
- Yield: 14 muffins 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Muffin
Description
These banana bread protein muffins are packed with protein and are only 60 calories each! It’s perfect if you’re counting macros or you want a high protein muffin for breakfast!
Ingredients
- 1 large ripe banana
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 3/4 cup of egg whites
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 60g (about 2 scoops) of vanilla or chocolate protein powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Optional: walnuts, chocolate chips, etc.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Add the banana and Greek yogurt to a food processor and blend until smooth.
- Transfer to a bowl and fold in the egg whites, flour, protein powder, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon until just mixed.
- Spray a muffin tin with non-stick spray.
- Scoop about 1/4 cup of batter into each muffin tin.
- I made 14 muffins which is an awkward amount of muffins to make so if you prefer, you can make them a bit larger and just make a dozen. That’ll only add about 10 calories to each muffin, so no big deal.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Mine took 12 minutes exactly.
Notes
Because these are very healthy and can be less sweet than a traditional muffin, I recommend eating these with a smear of peanut butter on top!
I’m still following the Tone It Up plan and although they advocate mostly gluten-free recipes, I didn’t want to mess with fancy (i.e. expensive) flours in this recipe. If you wanted this to be gluten-free, give it a try with gluten-free oat flour. It should work pretty well!
I’ve been enjoying these banana bread protein muffins with a smear of peanut butter as a morning snack. It’s a great thing to hold me over until lunchtime! I’ve found that the key to healthy eating is always having healthy snacks on hand! When you come home from work starving it’s nice to have something you can grab quickly and easily! If you don’t have those options, that bag of chips becomes a lot more tempting. (Tortilla chips… you are my weakness.)
What is your favorite kind of muffin?
there is no bone broth protein in the recipe.
Made these today didn’t have any vanilla whey powder used chocolate And I used gluten free flour they very moist and light wonder next time if I could add 2 bananas ???
These look awesome! I have the same problem you mentioned making protein baked goods, usually turning out not-awful but not-quite-right, and it’s so rare to find “healthy” or “protein” recipes that aim for being nutritious rather than cleaving to some particular diet. I’ll definitely try this one soon.
What’s the protein intake on this ??
Thanks for the printable recipe! Looks really good! I’ll have to change it up a bit because I have to eat gluten-free, but that shouldn’t be too hard. Maybe some almond flour with brown rice and sorghum flours.
And you’re right about needing to have the snacks on hand. I’m hoping I can freeze these. That way I can just pull one or two out when I need it and zap it for a few seconds in the microwave if I want it warm.
how many regular egg whites do i use if i don’t have liquid egg whites?
can i use chocolate protein powder instead of vanilla?
These look great! I love that they are low calorie and healthy! Thanks for sharing at #SmallVictories linkup!
Ooh, my boys would gobble these right up! Thanks for the great recipe at Merry Monday!
YUM…these sound amazing!
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