
Blueberry Protein Muffins…and the New NuNaturals Giveaway winners!
I’ve posted lots of flavour variations of my protein muffin recipe by now:
But I didn’t do the most basic muffin variation of all: blueberry muffins, of course!
Doh.
So I’m fixing that today. These are delicious. They have rivalled lemon poppyseed and apple maple walnut for my favourite variation yet (yikes, what’s wrong with me when double chocolate isn’t my favourite? Oh shucks, they’re all my favourite!).
They’re best eaten warm – all muffins are, of course, but especially this blueberry variety. So you should zap ’em in the microwave for 30 seconds before devouring, please, I beg of you. It’s only fair to present them in their best light!
(They also freeze really well, so just microwave them to defrost/warm them in one go. Voila! I make double the batch and freeze all but about 4. Then I have ’em whenever I want one!)
Before I get to the recipe, let me announce the winners from last Friday’s NuNaturals giveaway!
We had 91 entries but can only have 4 winners. So who were they?
Winner # 1:
Winner # 2:
Winner # 3:
Congratulations!
Please email me at theguiltlesslife@gmail.com with your full name, address and phone number (for shipping purposes). NuNaturals CANNOT ship to PO Boxes, so please remember to provide a physical address. Then NuNaturals will have your goodies on the way to you asap! Thanks for entering!
And now back to the protein muffins…
Blueberry Protein Muffins
INGREDIENTS (makes 8):
1/3 cup almond flour (you can use coconut but I found these worked best with almond!)
1/3 cup spelt four (or other flour of choice)
1 scoop vanilla protein powder (I use Kaizen Whey Naturals Isolate, as it’s lactose-free)
2-4 packets stevia/1-2 tsp stevia or 1 tbsp coconut sugar/Sucanat
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp coconut oil, melted
1/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
1/2 cup fat free cottage cheese
1 egg
6 tbsp unsweetened applesauce
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Line a muffin tin with cupcake cases (8).
2. In a mixing bowl, stir together flours, vanilla protein powder, stevia or sugar, baking powder and soda.
3. Melt coconut oil in microwave. In a blender, add cottage cheese and Greek yogurt; blend till smooth. Then add coconut oil, egg, applesauce and vanilla; blend till mixed.
4. Pour wet ingredients into mixing bowl with dry, stirring until just combined.
5. My trick is to just spoon the batter into each cupcake case till it is half full, then plop a few blueberries in and fill the case up with the remaining batter. That way your batter doesn’t turn blue from stirring the blueberries in (this is especially important if you are using frozen blueberries, which tend to ‘bleed’).
6. When each case is full, pop the pan in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until springy to the touch. Don’t overbake as they will be dry and tough to eat! Test the inside with a toothpick or fork and if it comes out clean, it’s good to go!
Nutritional information is per muffin if recipe makes 8:
June 11, 2012
Sarah
I’ve just bookmarked this and will be trying it out asap, they look delicious! Congrats to the winners, of course 🙂
June 11, 2012
Anna @ The Guiltless Life
Thanks Sarah, hope you love it!
June 11, 2012
Tessa@AmazingAsset (@Tessa8m)
I have been on a muffin kick lately, finally setting that “fear” aside, so I say heck YES to these.. thanks for yet another great sounding recipe Anna 🙂
June 11, 2012
Anna @ The Guiltless Life
Congrats to you! And, statistically speaking, definitely nothing to fear with these – they’re low cal and high protein and full of goodness!
June 11, 2012
Katie Gagliano (@HealthyDiva31)
These look fabulous and I love the pink wrappers!
Happy Muffin Monday! Hehe! <3
June 11, 2012
Anna @ The Guiltless Life
Haha I realized almost all my muffin recipes have these pink wrappers but I love ’em – they make me happy!
June 11, 2012
Jentry Nielsen
these look so delicious! I’ve only tried your banana nut recipe, but blueberry is definitely a classic must try! Love these recipes!!!
June 11, 2012
Anna @ The Guiltless Life
Thank you Jentry! So glad you tried out the banana nut!
June 11, 2012
Annie @ Naturally Sweet Recipes
Congrats to the winners! Those muffins looks fabulous! Blueberry is just the perfect summer fruit! 🙂 I still need to try one your variations of these. I really love that they have so much protein in them!
June 11, 2012
Anna @ The Guiltless Life
You’re absolutely right on blueberries being so great right now – I’m making blueberry EVERYthing because I have a huge tub in the fridge!
June 11, 2012
Amber with Slim Pickin's Kitchen
Yum! I love blueberry muffins!!! <3
June 11, 2012
Anna @ The Guiltless Life
Yay! Hope you love these!
June 11, 2012
Meg
My Mom wants me to bake for her soon 🙂 and I thought of your blog right when she mentioned that 😉
Love u girl!
June 11, 2012
Anna @ The Guiltless Life
Aw that made my day, thanks love!
June 11, 2012
thehealthyfitdiva
I’m not a huge chocolate person either…blueberry or lemon will win my heart any day 🙂
June 11, 2012
Anna @ The Guiltless Life
Haha – I just love it all. Too many options for me!
June 11, 2012
Jocelyn @ Peace.Love.Nutrition
Anna these muffins look delicious! My mom made a similar version for me this weekend when I went to visit her : )
June 11, 2012
Anna @ The Guiltless Life
Thanks Jocelyn! You have a lovely mom 😉
June 12, 2012
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June 12, 2012
freshlifefindings
These muffins look delicious! I haven’t made protein muffins yet.
June 13, 2012
Anna @ The Guiltless Life
Ooh give them a try and let me know what you think!
June 12, 2012
Cara
Ahhh muffins! One of my absolute FAVORITE foods :D! I have been looking around for some recipes because we just bought a bag of frozen blueberries! I, of course, have a recipe, but it calls for butter, which I can’t use due to my mom’s lactose intolerance. So, yay! Thank you for this recipe!
June 13, 2012
Anna @ The Guiltless Life
I’m so glad! I hope your mom enjoys 🙂
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