Easy High Protein Strawberry Mini Muffins
Moist strawberry mini muffins packed with protein and flavor. These high protein muffins are fluffy, moist, vegan, and gluten free. They are the perfect little snack to share with your family and friends.
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Easy High Protein Strawberry Mini Muffins
Good afternoon everyone! I hope you all are having an awesome summer and staying cool. We’re in the middle of a major heat wave right now in the midwest. I’m just trying to make it through my workouts without overheating. Running in the heat and humidity is tough, but it definitely pays off during the cooler months. Once the fall time rolls around, I’ll be grateful that I got out the door on those scorching summer days.
Also, I recently started weight lifting again after taking a much needed break. I’ve never enjoyed weight lifting very much, but I do thing that it makes me a more well-rounded runner.
So, in order to ensure that I’m recovering properly from my running workouts and lifting sessions, I’ve been focusing on sneaking a little extra protein into my meals and snacks. These strawberry mini muffins are just one example.
Strawberries are one of my absolute favorite fruits. I love anything with strawberries or strawberry flavor, and these protein mini muffins are no exception. They are sweet, simple, fluffy, moist, and so easy to make. Plus, they are vegan and gluten free.
Rather than opting for fresh strawberries, I chose to use freezed dried strawberries. This ingredient provides the muffins with plenty of strawberry flavor and sweetness, but without the added moisture from fresh berries which can make the muffins mushy inside.
Anyway, let’s go over a few quick things to note for this recipe. Then, we will dive into the list of ingredients you will need to make this strawberry mini muffins recipe a smashing success.
How to Make Homemade Muffins Moist
There are a few easy ways to ensure that your muffins turn out nice and moist. After all, no one wants a dry, crumbly muffin. The following are my top tips for making moist vegan and gluten free muffins. First, you want to include some sort of liquid. I chose unsweetened vanilla almond milk for this recipe. This ingredient adds moisture to the muffins. Next, you want to use a few leavening agents. For this recipe, we will use both baking powder and baking soda to achieve a light, fluffy muffin texture. This prevents the muffins from getting too dense, which also keeps them on the moister side. Finally, we can add a liquid sweetener for even more moisture. For this recipe, I chose pure maple syrup, which is one of my favorite sweeteners to use in baked goods.
Now that we’ve covered a few quick things to note, let’s go through the list of ingredients you will need to make these strawberry protein mini muffins.
Easy Strawberry Mini Muffins – Ingredients
- Vegan Vanilla Protein Powder – The first ingredient you will need for this recipe is vegan vanilla protein powder. This ingredient adds a ton of flavor and some sweetness to the muffins. I used the Orgain Simple brand of vegan vanilla protein powder.
- Quick Oats – The quick oats are another essential ingredient you will want for this recipe. The oats will be blended up into a fine oat flour and combined with the other dry base ingredients.
- Measure for Measure Gluten Free Flour – The measure for measure flour is the third dry base ingredient used in this recipe. I used the King Arthur brand of gluten free flour.
- Freeze Dried Strawberries – The freeze dried strawberries add a ton of flavor and sweetness to these mini muffins.
- Coconut Sugar – The coconut sugar acts as one of the main sources of sweetness for these mini muffins.
- Baking Powder – The baking powder is the first key leavening agent which helps these mini muffins rise.
- Baking Soda – The baking soda is another leavening agent that ensures these muffins turn out light and fluffy.
- Nut Milk – The nut milk acts as the main source of liquid used in this muffin batter. It adds moisture and creaminess to the batter. I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk, but you can use whichever kind you prefer or enjoy most.
- Pure Maple Syrup – The pure maple syrup serves as another source of sweetness for this recipe.
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Strawberry Protein Mini Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 scoops vegan vanilla protein powder (2 scoops = 38 grams, I used Orgain Simple)
- 1/2 cup quick oats (blended into a fine oat flour)
- 1/4 cup gluten free measure for measure flour (I used King Arthur brand)
- 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp freeze dried strawberries (finely chopped)
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp nut milk (I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk)
- 2 1/2 tbsp pure maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the protein powder, oat flour, gluten free flour, coconut sugar, baking powder, and baking soda.
- Add the nut milk and pure maple syrup, then mix again until a smooth muffin batter forms.
- Gently fold in the freeze dried strawberries.
- Distribute dollops of batter evenly between 15 cavities of a mini muffin pan.
- Bake the muffins for about 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let the muffins cool for a bit before removing them from the pan.
- Dig in and enjoy!
Notes
I hope you all enjoy this simple and delicious strawberry protein mini muffins recipe. These muffins are sweet, moist, fluffy, and the perfect size for taking with you on the go. I can’t wait for you to try them out! Anyway, that’s it for this recipe. As per usual, I will be back with another blog post very soon.
-Alyssa 🙂
