Muscle-Building Chocolate Muffins Recipe
Try these delicious low-fat chocolate muffins with cranberries. This recipe is a great energy-boosting preworkout snack.
Ready in 30 minutes - Makes 12 muffins
Ingredients
- Non-stick spray oil
Dry Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup whole grain oats
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp whey protein powder (vanilla or chocolate)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/3 cup walnuts
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
Wet Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 cup buttermilk (or 1/2 cup low-fat milk + 1/2 tsp white vinegar)
- 3 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup Cranberries (preferrably fresh)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Lightly spray a 12-cup muffin pan with oil and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together dry ingredients.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together wet ingredients.
- Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in wet ingredients all at once, stirring just until all dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in cranberries.
- Portion batter evenly into the prepared muffin cups. Bake 20 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched. Cool on a wire rack.
Nutrients per serving:
Calories: 190, Total Fats: 4 g, Saturated Fat: 1 g, Trans Fat: 0 g, Cholesterol: 20 mg, Sodium: 122 mg, Total Carbohydrates: 30 g, Dietary Fiber: 4 g, Sugar: 9 g, Protein: 8 g, Iron 2 mg