Protein Muffins

Jeannie's Healthy Muffins with Psyllium Husk (from Mr Breakfast.com)
5 packets stevia extract powder
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1 tsp. baking powder(aluminum free)
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spices
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/3 cup psyllium husk
1/2 cup ground flax seed
1/2 cup wheat bran or rice bran
1 & 1/2 cup vanilla soy protein powder
1 cup raisins or dried fruit of your choice
one 6 oz. carton yogurt of your choice
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup tahini
2 eggs slightly beaten or egg beaters
1/2 tsp. lemon extract
1/4 tsp. almond extract

Combine fruit and yogurt, set aside while mixing dry ingredients. Mix thoroughly all dry ingredients. Mix wet ingredients and add to dry ingredients mixing only enough to lightly blend. Spray muffin tins with Pam or equivalent before adding mixture. Bake @ 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes. Makes about 1 dozen large muffins.


Textured Soy Protein Cinnamon Applesauce Muffins (from vegweb.com)
(makes 6 large and 12 mini muffins)
Ingredients:
1/2 cup textured soy protein
2 scoops vegan protein powder (vanilla or plain)
1/3 cup granular sugar substitute
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 1/2 cups water (approximate)
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. In a food processor, whirr together the dry ingredients. Make sure the textured soy protein is thoroughly ground up.While the machine is still running, dump in the applesauce. Add the water a bit at a time, until the mixture is a thick batter (resembles oatmeal). Whirr in the lemon juice and the vanilla extract. Spoon the batter into greased muffin tins and bake for 10 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake for 5-10 more minutes.

Blueberry Bran Protein Muffins
Ingredients:
1 cup oat bran
½ cup flax meal (put flax seeds in a blender to make flax meal)
4 scoops protein powder, flavour of your choice (I like chocolate with this recipe).
2/3 cup frozen blueberries
1 cup granulated Splenda (or equivalent sugar substitute like Sucanat or stevia)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 jumbo egg whites
1 teaspoon maple extract
2/3 cup water

Instructions:
Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl, then add the egg whites, extract, and water. Stir until mixed well. Scoop into a muffin pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 180-degrees celsius (350 F) for 20 minutes. Be careful not to overbake these, as they go very hard and dry! Makes 6 large muffins.

Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins (from vegweb.com)
Serves: 6 Large Muffins
Ingredients :
1 15oz canned pumpkin
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1c. wheat flour
1/2 cup oat bran
1/2 cup quick oats
1 large scoop soy protein powder
2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup soy milk (pref vanilla)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar

Directions:
Preheat Oven: 325 F Mix canned pumpkin and oil, add in sugar. In separate bowl combine all dry ingredients: flour, oat bran, oats, protein powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, mix. Add slowly to pumpkin mixture, mixing well between additions. Add vanilla and soy milk, again mixing well. Fill muffin cups with batter, at least 3/4 full.Bake for 30 min, test with toothpick or knife. If it comes out clean they are done. The cooking time may very depending on your oven. Check at 25 min, but they could take up to 45 min or an hour. Enjoy!

Flax Carrot Cake Protein Muffins
1 Cup Stone Ground Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 Cup Soy Flour
1.5 Cups Flax Seed Meal
1 Cup Soy Protein Powder
3/4 Cup Rolled Oats (Oatmeal)
1/3 Cup Chopped Walnuts
1/2 Cup Splenda Brown Sugar Blend
1/2 Cup Normal Splenda
2 Cups Skim Milk
3 Medium Granny Smith (green) Apples, Pealed
1 Cup Shredded Carrots
1/2 Cup Egg Beaters or Egg Whites
1 Cup Raisins
1 tsp vanilla extract
1.5 tsp ground cloves
1.5 tsp nutmeg
1.5 tsp ground ginger
2 tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp olive oil
4 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
(optional) 1/4 cup pomegranate or other high antioxidant fruit juice (the expensive stuff in the small bottles).

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease muffin pan (spray with non-stick spray) or line with paper liners. In large bowl mix together wheat flour, soy flour, soy protein powder, splenda, splenda brown sugar blend, salt, flax seed meal, oatmeal, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, baking soda, baking powder. In food processor process carrots until you have 1 cup, usually 2 cups or more whole carrots goes into making 1 cup of finely shredded carrots. Set aside. Peel, core and quarter your apples. Process in food processor until finely & evenly shredded. In large bowl mix together shredded carrots, shredded apples, raisin, and walnuts until it comes to an even consistency. In large bowl combine 2 cups of milk, egg beaters, vanilla extract, and oil (and optional fruit juice). Whisk rapidly until it gets foamy, about 5 minutes.
Pour milk & egg mixture into flour mixture and fold together using a large spoon or spatula, do not over mix and stop once you no longer see any dry ingredients.
8. Fold apple & carrot mixture into milk & flour mixture using a large spoon or spatula, stop when all ingredients seem evenly dispersed.Ladle mixture into muffin pan, filling each cup to the very top, even overfilling slightly. Due to the protein there shouldn’t be too much rise. Should make about 18 muffins. Bake in 350 degree over for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Pumpkin Muffins
DRY:
1 1/3 C ground oatmeal, dry
2 Scoops of Protein Powder (I use GNC's Vanilla SOY, which has 25g Prot per scoop)
3/4 C Splenda
2 tsp baking powder
2 Tbsp wheat gluten
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

WET:
8 egg whites
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 Cup canned pumpkin
1/3 to 1/2 cup water (optional)


Mix dry ingredients in food processor. Then add in wet ingredients. Blend well. You made need to add some water to get the correct consistency ( I use between 1/3 to 1/2 cup). Pour batter in 12 muffin cups (well greased with cooking spray). Cook at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Yields 12 muffins (3 muffins is one serving - or 2 if you are looking for a lighter meal).


Blueberry Muffins
Ingredients:
1.5 cups Oats. (Blend untill a floury texture.)
add 3 scoops protein powder (vanilla works best, blend untill mixed well)
1.5 cups Fat Free Cottage Cheese
3 Eggs (Can replace with 6 egg whites if you want NO fat)
6 egg Whites (can replace with 3-4 extra eggs if you want some extra fat. And yes you are at 9 eggs total now)
Blend those ingredients till they are mixed well.
add about 1/2 cup Frozen (or fresh) blueberries. ( or more if you wish)
mix those in by hand... if you blend them you'll have a wierd blue muffin.

OK so you can pour those into muffin cups and bake them at about 350 for about 20 mins.

NOTE: above recipe is variant of protein pancake!


Bannana Nut Muffins
1.5 cups Oats (blended into flour)
3 scoops protein powder
3 eggs
6-8 egg whites
1.5 cups FF Cottage Cheese
1-1.5 Bannana's
Blend till a smooth mixture. Then add
1/4-1/3 cup chopped nuts for baking. Stir in by hand. (almonds are great. Peanuts work too)

Trygve's Low-Carb Almond Poppyseed Muffins
(makes 12 muffins)

4 oz dry curd cottage cheese
4 oz water
3 eggs
3 of those 70cc scoops unflavored whey protein
1 tablespoon plain psyllium husk powder
3/4 teaspoon guar gum
1 teaspoon baking powder (not soda)
sweetener to taste (after baking the muffins tend to be a little less sweet than the batter)
2 teaspoons almond extract
1 teaspoon butter extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons poppy seeds

Preheat oven to 325. Place a pan of water on the bottom oven shelf; without the pan of water, instead of a light and slightly crispy top, the top of the muffin will form a hard, airtight shell that will pull away from the rest of the muffin and the texture will suffer.
Put dry curd cottage cheese, water, and eggs into blender and blend until curds have disappeared. Add whey protein. While blender is running, slowly sprinkle in psyllium and guar gum (don't add them before the protein powder); add baking powder, sweetener, and extracts until everything suits your particular taste buds (with the proviso that the baked muffins will taste less sweet and less strong than the batter). Add poppy seeds to blender last.
Fill muffin pans halfway with batter; there'll be enough for a dozen medium-sized muffins. (I personally get best results with a nonstick muffin pan and a quick spray of Pam.) Bake for 18 minutes at 325, then turn off oven and leave oven door partway open for a few minutes. Don't worry if you spill some of the batter on the muffin pan next to the cups; small drips of the batter will turn into very light and crispy cookies (doesn't work for cookie-size drops; just for little bitty ones).
I personally think they're great topped with cream cheese, but I'll let you use your imagination; store leftover muffins in an airtight container to prevent drying and reheat in covered container if possible.

For variety, try:
substituting apple extract with a bit of cinnamon and nutmeg for the almond extract and poppy seeds
as above, but caramel and hazelnut extracts
instead of poppy seeds, use freshly ground nutmeg
sprinkle slivered almonds, chopped walnuts, or other interesting crunchy things on top of the muffins before you put them in the oven.

Trygve's Low-carb Chocolate muffins
(makes 12 muffins)
4 oz dry curd cottage cheese
4 oz water
3 eggs
3 of those 70cc scoops unflavored whey protein
1 tablespoon plain psyllium husk powder
3/4 teaspoon guar gum
1 teaspoon baking powder (not soda)
sweetener to taste (after baking the muffins tend to be a little less sweet than the batter)
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
1 teaspoon hazelnut extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
chopped nuts
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325. Place a pan of water on the bottom oven shelf; without the pan of water, instead of a light and slightly crispy top, the top of the muffin will form a hard, airtight shell that will pull away from the rest of the muffin and the texture will suffer.

Put dry curd cottage cheese, water, and eggs into blender and blend until curds have disappeared. Add whey protein. While blender is running, slowly sprinkle in psyllium and guar gum (don't add them before the protein powder); add baking powder, sweetener, chocolate, and extracts until everything suits your particular taste buds (with the proviso that the baked muffins will taste less sweet and less strong than the batter).
Fill muffin pans halfway with batter; there'll be enough for a dozen medium-sized muffins. (I personally get best results with a nonstick muffin pan and a quick spray of Pam.) Sprinkle chopped nuts on top of muffin batter. Bake for 18 minutes at 325, then turn off oven and leave oven door partway open for a few minutes. Don't worry if you spill some of the batter on the muffin pan next to the cups; small drips of the batter will turn into very light and crispy cookies (doesn't work for cookie-size drops; just for little bitty ones).
I personally think they're great topped with cream cheese, but I'll let you use your imagination; store leftover muffins in an airtight container to prevent drying and reheat in covered container if possible.