These soft muffins combine banana, oats, egg whites, protein powder and walnuts. The recipe makes approximately six muffins for a convenient snack or something to enjoy with coffee.

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Ingredients

  • ¾ cup rolled oats, quick oats or oat flour
  • 1 large ripe banana
  • ¾ cup egg whites
  • 2 scoops vanilla protein powder
  • ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • ¼ cup plain non-fat Greek yoghurt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ cup granulated stevia-based sweetener suitable for baking
  • 2 oz walnuts

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 °F (approximately 175 °C) and grease a muffin tin thoroughly.
  2. Peel the banana and place it in a large bowl with all ingredients except the walnuts.
  3. Mash and mix until smooth, then stir in the walnuts.
  4. Divide the mixture between approximately six muffin cups and top with a walnut if desired.
  5. Bake for about 20 minutes. Check with a skewer; it should come out without wet batter.

Approximate nutrition

The original recipe calculation per muffin is 188 kcal, 7.6 g fat, 15.3 g carbohydrate, 2.28 g fibre and 15 g protein. Values are approximate and vary with ingredients, protein powder and serving size.