Easy High Protein Mini Pumpkin Cake
o often when doing meal preps, I tend to focus on lunch because most people are working away from home. But a delicious and macro-friendly breakfast is probably just as important. People are rushing out of the door, often running late, and it's so tempting to just grab something unhealthy or nothing at all. So, here is my solution to that problem. This Easy High Protein Mini Pumpkin Cake is not only tasty, but it's going to help you hit that protein goal earlier in the day! Not to mention, it's calorie friendly, and even gluten-free!
Equipment
- 1 Muffin tin
- 2 Mixing Bowls
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup vanilla protein powder whey
- 20 grams white chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup sugar free maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 225 grams pumpkin puree
- 20 grams caramel chips
- 3 tablespoons avocado oil can substitute coconut oil or olive oil
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 20 grams pumpkin flavored chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup stevia
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cup Keto friendly pancake/waffle mix Birch Benders
Instructions
- First, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Second, mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl: whey protein powder, pancake mix, baking powder, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and caramel/pumpkin chips.
- Third, in a separate bowl, combine the wet ingredients: avocado oil, Greek yogurt, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, eggs, vanilla extract, applesauce, and stevia.
- Next, slowly fold the wet ingredients into the dry carefully. Make sure that you don't overmix.
- Then, spray a muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray and fill each of the 12 slots with the pumpkin cake mixture.
- Top each muffin with white chocolate chips.
- Bake at 350 degrees F. for 20 minutes.
- Finally, enjoy morning, night, or noon!
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Notes
What are the Macros for this Easy High Protein Mini Pumpkin Cake?
Makes 12 servings (Nutritional information below is for 1 serving = 1 muffin)
Calories – 145
Protein – 7 grams
Carbs – 9 grams (net)
Fat – 8.2 grams