Chocolate Peppermint Protein Muffins
on Dec 22, 2023, Updated Nov 20, 2024
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Move over massive chocolate muffins from Costco and make room for these decadent Chocolate Peppermint Protein Muffins.
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What Makes This Recipe Great
The kids have been asking for reindeer pancakes and santa waffles and everyone has had their daily amount of sugar by 9am, which calls for an easy and protein filled muffin. These Chocolate Peppermint Protein Muffins are the perfect substitution for these final sugar fueled days before Christmas, when everyone wants all the holiday flavors but we maybe need to add some non sweet treats to the mix.
Like all the other mini muffins on the site these come together extremely easily with all the ingredients coming together in a single bowl. Use any size muffins tin or even a loaf pan and you can have these Chocolate Peppermint Protein Muffins on the table with some chopped fruit in no time.
Ingredient List
- Flour
- Chocolate Protein Powder– Flav City is the all time best
- Cocoa Powder– or cacao powder
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Maple Syrup– natural maple syrup gives you the best taste
- Egg– you can use applesauce if you want to omit the egg
- Melted Coconut Oil
- Milk– use dairy milk or non dairy
- Vanilla Extract
- Peppermint Extract
- Mini Chocolate Chips– chocolate chunks also works
- Sprinkles
Step By Step
- Combine all ingredients into a large bowl and mix (yup, its that easy.)
- This batter can be made into a loaf, mini muffins, large bakery muffins, even donuts.
Pro Tip
- The simplicity of this recipe makes it easy to switch up on the flavors. Exchange the peppermint for orange, almond or vanilla.
Frequently Asked Question
Holiday Treats All Day Long
Chocolate Peppermint Protein Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- ½ cup vanilla or chocolate protein powder
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil
- ⅓ cup milk, any milk works
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp peppermint extract
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
- Sprinkles, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a bowl combine all of the ingredients and stir to combine.
- Spray a silicone muffin pan with oil and fill each cup about ¾ of the way.
- Bake mini muffins for 14-16 minutes and regular muffins for 22-25 minutes or until cooked through.
