High-Protein Muffins Recipes
Grab-and-go muffins built around Greek yogurt, egg whites, and protein powder — real breakfast in a wrapper.
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DessertMini Protein Banana Muffins
These are great little muffins with some protein that’ll surely satisfy your sweet tooth without all the sugar! 110 calories, 2.7g of fat, 17.3g of carbs, 4.2g of protein per muffin. Without the chocolate chips you’ll save some calories.
Robert SmithIngredients
- Approximately 280 g Bananas
- 1 Large Egg
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla bean paste (or extract)
- 3/4 cup Oat flour
- 1 scoop Protein powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 42 g Dark chocolate morsels
Instructions
- 1Mash bananas into a bowl
- 2Mix all ingredients
- 3Scoop evenly into muffin pan, top with more chocolate if desired
- 4Bake at 350F for about 15 min until puffed and lightly browned and a toothpick inserted comes out clean
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Open in Pepper →Why Protein Muffins Beat the Coffee-Shop Version
The muffin you buy on the way to work usually has zero protein and around 450 calories of pure refined flour and sugar. You'll be hungry again by 10am, guaranteed.
Swap a third of the flour for protein powder, use Greek yogurt instead of oil, and you get a muffin with 10–20g of protein that actually keeps you full until lunch.
The most well-loved recipes in Pepper’s community are those home cooks return to again and again, tweaking and perfecting until they become staples in their weekly rotation.
Quick Tips
- 1
Greek yogurt for the win
Replaces oil and butter, adds protein, and keeps the crumb tender.
- 2
Don't overbake
Protein muffins go dry fast. Pull them at 18 minutes and let carryover finish the job.
- 3
Mini muffins reheat better
A 60-second microwave revival works on minis. Full-size ones get tough.
- 4
Freeze individually wrapped
Pop one out the night before, thaw on the counter, breakfast handled.
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