Low Carb Banana Protein Chocolate Chip Muffins - ( 4.5 net carbs per muffin)
- 3 tbsp Bob's Red Mill Low Carb Baking Mix (6 net carbs)
- 1/4 cup organic steel cut oats (23 net carbs)
- 2 scoop of Isopure banana or chocolate protein powder (I use this brand because it is so low carb, but there are others out there.) (1 net carbs)
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce (5.5 net carbs)
- 1/4 cup non-fat plain, banana or vanilla flavored yogurt (I use 1 tube of Chobani snack size tubes - banana flavor, 7 net carbs)
- 2 large eggs (2 net carbs)
- 6 tbsp melted cooled coconut oil or butter (add 4 TBSP to batter and drizzle remaining 2 TBSP evenly into the 12 cups after you have sprayed the pan with non-stick spray) (0 net carbs)
- 1 tbsp banana flavored emulsion or extract (0 net carbs)
- 6 tbsp ***Hershey sugar-free dark chocolate chips (add to the top of each muffin just before cooking)*** (6 net carbs)
- First, mix the dry ingredients together in the order above.
- Then add liquid ingredients in the order above.
- If you like, add a banana (24 net carbs) or half of a banana (12 carbs).
- I removed it from the recipe because I wanted to lower the carb intake.
- The banana emulsion does a great job of giving these muffins a nice banana flavor, so a real banana isn't necessarily unless you want to add a little potassium to your diet, which is always good for LC dieters.
- Those on a LC diet seem to lack potassium, so a banana can help with that, but so can supplements.
- Mix with electric beater.
- Spray non-stick cooking spray into 12 cup muffin pan.
- Coat it well because muffins will stick otherwise.
- Add batter about 1/2 way full in each cup then add chocolate chips to top.
- Cook at 400F for 15-18 min.
- Test with toothpick around 15 min.
- The 15-16 min mark works for me.
- Be sure to refrigerate after you make these.
- The protein mskes them smell a little weird if you don't and besides, they taste so much
- You can play with the ingredients a bit and lower the net carb intake even more.
- Trial and error.
- Sometimes they will come out brown depending on what type of protein powder you use.
- If you use chocolate will be much more dark, but still taste great for LC.
- Because they are loaded with protein, they are a great on-the-go breakfast meal.
bobs red, oats, banana, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, apple sauce, nonfat plain, eggs, coconut oil, banana flavored emulsion
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/351851-low-carb-banana-protein-chocolate-chip-muffins-45-net-carbs-per-muffin (may not work)