Vegan Chocolate Gingerbread Protein Muffins
Sometimes you encounter a delicious bakery treat that’s vegan. Or gluten-free. Or low-calorie. Or protein-rich.
This one checks all of those boxes naturally, because it’s made with healthy, plant-based ingredients like ground flaxseed, applesauce, and almond flour.
These special muffins are also spiked with Life’s Abundance protein powder for a nutrient- and energy-boost in every bite.
Finally (yes, there’s more), they’re ridiculously delicious. Instead of stopping at rich, chocolate flavor, we added gingerbread spices, too, for a chocolatey-gingerbread one-two flavor punch.
Make these for all of your friends (seriously, everyone can eat them!), and watch your popularity rise.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 1/4 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup tapioca flour
- 2 scoops Life’s Abundance Chocolate Plant Protein
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoons ground flax
- 1/3 cup warm water
- 3/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
- Optional Flaky sea salt for topping
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 425 F. Line a muffin tin with muffin liners or spray with nonstick spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the almond flour, tapioca flour, protein powder, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt.
- In a separate bowl, stir together the flax and warm water, letting sit for at least 2 minutes. Then add the applesauce, almond milk, vanilla, and coconut oil, and stir until well combined.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and stir with a spoon or rubber spatula until just combined.
- Divide the batter evenly among the 12 muffin cups.
- Bake at 425 F for about 8 minutes and then turn the oven heat down to 350 F for about 5-7 more minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out fairly clean.
WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
These muffins are a sweet treat for all kinds of eaters—from vegan to gluten-free—without the use of any strange replacement ingredients (just healthy whole foods). They also deliver tons of both flavor and protein.