Kick Up These Clean, Yet Decadent, Treats With Protein Powder
By Heidi Cannon
Photography By Randy Dicken, Skazka Images
Eating clean is a wonderful lifestyle. You feel better, have more energy and your health improves. But sometimes I miss my sweets — an occasional chocolate bar, a cookie or a cupcake.
I started to think about how my favourite sweet treats could be made clean, yet tasty, so I got my protein powder out and off I went, baking up a storm. Two years later and I haven’t stopped. None of my recipes contain sugar, white flour or butter. Many recipes are gluten-free and lactose-free and I load all of them onto my food app, Mrs. Cannons Baking.
The app gets reloaded bi-weekly with new recipes, which include calorie breakdown, fat, carbs and protein.
Here are three of my recipes to try:
SWEET POTATO CUPCAKES WITH PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING
Makes 18 cupcakes
Cupcake Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup vanilla protein powder
- 1 cup mashed yam
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 4 packs Trivia sweetener
Directions
Blend ingredients with mixer and pour into non-stick muffin tins. Bake at 350F for about 25-30 minutes, or until lightly brown on top.
Frosting Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. peanut butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup low fat cream cheese
Directions
Blend with mixer and spread on top of cooled cupcakes.
Nutritional info per cupcake (including frosting):
Calories, 125.8; Fats, 5.42g; Carbs, 21.06g; Protein, 8.97g
BERRY BOMB MUFFINS
Makes 8 Muffins
Ingredients
- 3 bananas
- 3/4 cup of fruit of choice (try blackberries/strawberries)
- 1 apple
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 3 Tbsp. walnuts
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup vanilla protein powder
Directions
Blend with mixer and pour into non-stick baking tins. Bake at 350F for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
Nutritional info per muffin:
Calories, 108; Fats, 3.2g; Carbs, 14.2g; Protein, 5.1g
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