Protein Cranberry Walnut Muffins

These fun and delicious cranberry walnut muffins are a great way to incorporate more protein into your diet. By adding protein powder to the batter, it boosts the grams of protein per muffin.

Cranberry orange is a marriage made in culinary heaven and adding chopped walnuts, chia seeds, flax seeds, and hemp, the fiber helps things move along nicely (if you get my drift).

Let's get baking you'll need:

1 scoop of Devotion Angel Food Cake Protein Powder (or any of your choice)

1 tbsp baking powder

2 tbsp self-rising flour

1 tbsp orange zest

1 cup frozen, thawed, and drained cranberries

2 eggs

2 tbsp mixed seeds (chia, flax and hemp) Badia Triology Mix

2 tbsp chopped walnuts

juice of 1 orange

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp Stevia sugar substitute

FROSTING:

2 tbsp soft cream cheese

1 tsp Stevia sugar substitute

1/2 tsp vanilla

In a large bowl mix all the ingredients.

Don't over-mix the batter or the muffins will be dense.

I like to use Badia Whole Trilogy Health Seeds (flax, chia & hemp) which are nutritious in ALA Omega 3 which supports heart health.

Spoon into lined cupcake tins. (make sure you spray the tins before you put the liners in. This makes it easier to remove should they bloom above the liner).

Top with a few grains of oats and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Bake at 350 degrees for 26 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Allow the muffins to cool completely before you frost them.

If you're going to freeze the muffins do not frost them until you're ready to use. Honestly, I've never froze muffins that are frosted already. The worry would be how the frosting would hold up when thawed.

They are high in fiber, low in sugar, and packed with protein. I like to add a tablespoon of whipped cottage cheese to the muffin to add more protein. This recipe has 50 calories/muffin with 4 grams of protein. The numbers are a little off, but now and then I like to enjoy a sweet treat!

ENJOY!!