GF Protein Heavy Muffin Top Cookies
There is no denying the best part of a muffin is the top. So why not make ONLY muffin tops? This happened to me by accident if we’re being honest. I wanted to try out a friend’s muffin recipe so I got all the ingredients together, mixed the batter & as I was about ready to plop a spoonful in each muffin mold I realized there was no muffin tin in the house. Whoopsie! Times are tough nowadays. I didn’t want the batter to go to waste so I just used what I had (a baking pan) & acted as if the muffin batter was cookie dough. They baked for 15ish minutes & came out delish. This had me thinking what if I could make protein dense baked goods that still tasted amazing with the texture of a muffin top? Hence this entire blog post & recipe below! (Just a quick edit, the cookies come out soft because they’re GF so when you check to see if they’re fully baked keep that in mind.)
Ingredients (this makes about 25 cookies):
2 cups almond flour
1 banana
2 tsp palm sugar (or brown sugar)
1/4 cup walnuts
1 tsp xanthan gum
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 lemon
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp cardamom (this is the secret ingredient!!)
3 eggs
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
2 scoops of naked nutrition pea protein (or something similar)
1/4 cup ripple pea protein milk (or almond milk)
Put It All Together:
Preheat oven to 350
Mix almond flour + baking soda + xanthan gum + protein powder + eggs (I use a kitchen aid mixer, but if you’re not mix everything realllllllly well).
Add in banana + palm sugar + vanilla + milk. Mix well.
Sprinkle in cinnamon + cardamom + walnuts + chocolate chips + blueberries.
Squeeze fresh lemon juice.
Use a spoon to scoop the batter onto a baking sheet a few inches apart from one another.
Bake for 13-15 minutes (depends how well-done you want them).
Let cool & enjoy within 5-7 days.
if you’re into macros you’ll appreciate my breakdown way below…
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Ahhh so you’re here because you wanna know how nutritious these protein heavy cookies really are. I totally understand — I’m the same way! These are all approximate by the way because if you make 12 huge cookies obviously the numbers aren’t going to be the same as my 24 medium-sized ones.
Calories: 90
Carbs: 4.5g
Sugar: 1g
Protein: 5
I forgot to add up & calculate the fat. I’ll do that & will update soon!
Enjoy & don’t forget to tag me if you make these!!
