Sugar Free Chocolate Chip Banana Oat Muffins

I've been in a kick lately to make my own protein bars and muffins that way I am not eating a bunch of un-natural ingredients my body does not need. After some messing around in my kitchen playing with different flour combinations I came up with a pretty yummy sugar free chocolate chip protein muffins that has both bananas and oats!

Ingredients:

1 cup Oat Flour

2 scoops Vanilla protein powder

3 TB Stevia

2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp salt

2 eggs

1/4 cup water

2 bananas mashed

6oz vanilla Greek yogurt

1tsp vanilla (I use vanilla bean paste)

1/3 cup sugar free chocolate chips or bittersweet chocolate

Process:

Heat oven to 350 and spray a muffin tin with baking spray. I made 12 large muffins but mini muffins are good too!

Combine all wet ingredients in bowl 1 and mix well.

Combine all dry ingredients in bowl 2 and mix well.

Add wet to dry and stir until just combined.

Add to pan and bake approx 15-20 min. Cool on wire rack and store in the fridge. These also freeze really well.

If you try these let me know! 

Happy eating :)

~Jenn

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With life finally getting back to normal I have really missed blogging and recipe testing! I am starting to eat a more vegetarian meal plan in a effort to drop my last 20 lbs so I guess we will see how that goes. So as time goes on I am going to try and blog daily meal plans and post recipes here and there of things that have come out really well and probley those that did not come out so great.

Yesterday for breakfast I concocted a delish new protein shake. It's green and milkshake like and I like to call it Pistachio Dream.

Here is how you make it.
In a blender ( I use my Ninja) combine the following:
8oz Almond milk or your milk of choice
2TB sugar free Pistachio pudding dry mix
1 scoop Vanilla protein powder
4 ice cubes

Mix up and enjoy! I like to top mine with a little sugar free whipped topping.

If you try this let me know how you like it!

~Jenn

Protein Sugar Free Banana Muffins

I have a ton of bananas on my counter that have just about seen their last day. I would hate to just throw them out so I have created a sugar free banana muffin with no flour and added protein powder!

Add all of the dry ingredients to your food processor and blend:

3/4 cup Old Fashion Oats
2 scoops protein powder-I used banana but vanilla would be good too
1/2 cup Splenda
1tsp baking powder
1tsp baking soda
1/2tsp cinnamon
Dash salt

Wiz in food processer. We all know I LOVE my Ninja :)

Once combined add in:
3 Bananas
2 eggs
1/2 cup Greek yogurt- I used 0% Vanilla Chobani, but plain will work
1tsp Pure Vanilla Extract (I actually use the Vanilla bean paste)


Combine until well mixed.Pour mix into well sprayed muffin tins. Do not use paper liners. Using paper liners with recipes with oats will cause the muffins to stick to the liners.

Bake at 350 for 15 to 18 min .Remove from oven and turn out onto cooling rack.

These muffins will also freeze really well. My mix above made 9 full size muffins when filling the muffin tins 3/4 of the way to the top. These would also be really great with some nuts or blueberries mixed in. If you try either of those let me know!

One of these will find it's way to my belly for dessert tonight...and maybe one for breakfast tomorrow am!

These muffins have about 90 calories, 8 grams of sugar and 9 grams of protein if you make full size muffins and get 9 out of your mix :) Counts will vary depending on your yogurt and protein powder!

If you try these let me know! I always love feedback :)

Chocolate Fudge Pie! Healthy & Sugar Free

For all of you who asked, here is the original link the the Chocolate Fudge Pie made with Tofu Chocolate Bar Pie by Chocolate Covered Katie.

Of course I can't leave a recipe well enough alone so I made a few changes. Make sure you use the FIRM tofu. I made mine with 1TB cocoa powder, sugar free chocolate chips and with Stevia in the Raw as my sweetener. Make sure you mix really well. I use my NINJA!

Now, this time I also made a crust. Next time, I won't. I am going with Katie on this one...so much better minus the crust!

Here is what I used for my crust:

1-3/4" cups of Fiber One Cereal (the one that looks like rabbet food) crushed up to look like graham cracker crumbs

4tsp melted butter- I use Earth Balance Vegan Spread

2TB Stevia (or sugar, splenda, or agave)

1tsp cinnamon

Mix all together and mash into a 9" pie pan. Bake a 350 for about 8-9 min.
Let cool completely before filling.

I didn't think so many people were going to ask for the recipe so I only took one pic of my piece yesterday. But it is delish! You can't see it but there is some Sugar Free Whipped Topping on the side...

If you try this recipe let me know how you like it! I am not really a tofu fan, but  a new way of eating introduces you to so many new things!

Blueberry Muffins...delish!!

I had a friend ask me for my favorite muffin recipe today, so here it is. You can switch out the blueberries for really any fruit....or chocolate :)

So I was watching my favorite cooking show the other night with Ina Garten and she made the most delicious looking Blueberry Coffee Cake Muffins. Now, technically I can't eat muffins, but I want to make these so darn bad. So I caved and made them for my family...

Ina Gartens Blueberry Coffee Cake Muffins:
What you will need:
Muffin Cup liners
2 Muffin tins- makes about 16 muffins
Regular size Ice Cream Scoop- makes the perfect size muffins

Ingredients:
2tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
2-1/2 cups Flour
3 XL Eggs
1-1/2 Sticks Butter
1-1/2 cups Sugar
1-1/2 tsp Vanilla
1/4 cup Milk
8oz Sour Cream

1-2 cups Fresh or Thawed Blueberries



Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time then vanilla, sour cream, and milk.
Sift together Dry Ingredients and slowly add to wet mixture until just combined.



Fold in Blueberries gently so you don't break them! Scoop into prepared pans and bake at 350 for about 18-22 min.


I split my batter into two and made half blueberry and half chocolate chip!

I got a batch of 20 out of my batter...

If you give the recipe a try, let me know how it comes out!

Happy Baking!!

Banana Bread with Golden Flaxseed and Sugar Free Chocolate Chips

So last night I noticed I had some bananas on the counter that were way past the point where I would eat them, but at that perfect stage for mashing them and making a banana bread. Off to Martha Stewart I went to find a recipe. Of course I can leave well enough alone and I always have to tweak it slightly. Sadly I was so excited about the bread, I didn't take my pics.

Here is what you will need:

9x5x3 loaf pan or mini loaf pans- buttered and floured ( I use the spray and line the bottom with a piece of parchment paper)

2 TB Melted Butter
1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour
3/4 cup All Purpose Flour
1/4 Cup Golden Flaxseed ground
3/4 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1 large egg, and 1 Egg White
2 tsp Vanilla ( I like the Vanilla Bean paste)
2 large Bananas mashed well ( about 3/4-1 cup)
1/2 cup Light Brown Sugar or 1/4 cup Splenda Brown Sugar (which is what I use)
Handful or two of Sugar Free Chocolate Chips- Martha uses Walnuts but I don't


Prepare your pan and set aside.

Mix egg and egg white together. Add rest of wet ingredient and combine well.
Add mixture of dry ingredients ( I like to sift all the dry together first) to the wet and mix until just combined.
Stir in the Chocolate Chips (or whatever add in's you like) by hand gently.

Add to prepared pan and bake at 350 for about 25-30 min. It is done when your knife comes out clean!

Happy Baking!