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Banana-pumpkin-cranberry-pear protein muffins (gluten free,

Posts: 176 Member
edited December 2024 in Recipes
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These were originally supposed to be protein muffins with pumpkin, cranberry, and pear and a sprinkling of powdered sugar on top, and I would have called them PCP muffins with angel dust, but then I had a huge craving for banana bread, and thus was born this recipe instead. The name isn't as fun, but the end result made my mouth orgasm so... Anyway, here's the recipe!

1/4 cup rice milk (or any other kind of milk)
1/2 cup low fat Greek yogurt
1 cup egg whites
3/4 cup pumpkin purée
300g really ripe bananas, mashed (~2 medium bananas)
1 cup vanilla whey protein powder (I used Optimum Nutrition's 100% whey)
1/4 cup buckwheat flour (can sub with oat flour or quinoa flour)
1/4 cup coconut flour
4 tbsp Betta Sweet (natural 0-calorie sweetener. can sub with real sugar or splenda, just increase the amount by 1 tbsp)
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp cardamom
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
200g pear, grated (1 large pear)
1/2 cup dried cranberries

Mix everything together, then fold in the pear and cranberries. Bake at 350F (180C) for 25 min. Take it out of the oven, head over to the gym for a good workout, come back home, and nom.

These are soft, moist, and all kinds of delicious! When you bite into it, first you taste the lovely mellow blend of the banana and pumpkin, then you get a burst of tangy sweetness as you bite into a cranberry, and the pear just ties it all together. Ah, healthy food never tasted so good :)

This recipe makes 21 muffins
Per muffin:
80 calories
11.1g carbs
7.4g protein
0.9g fat

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  • Posts: 8,137 Member
    These look great! Thanks for this.
  • Posts: 809 Member
    Yum, gluten free here and in need of a treat like this.
  • Posts: 600 Member
    yummy
  • Posts: 420 Member
    I may just bake these, thank you!
  • Posts: 96 Member
    sounds yummy!
  • Posts: 443 Member
    bump
  • Posts: 420 Member
    You had me at gluten free. Thank you!
  • Posts: 881 Member
    these sound SOOO good. and i LOVE the original name. :laugh:
  • Posts: 189 Member
    Yummy!
  • Posts: 176 Member
    these sound SOOO good. and i LOVE the original name. :laugh:

    Glad to see someone got the reference :)
  • Posts: 104 Member
    muffins.jpg

    These were originally supposed to be protein muffins with pumpkin, cranberry, and pear and a sprinkling of powdered sugar on top, and I would have called them PCP muffins with angel dust, but then I had a huge craving for banana bread, and thus was born this recipe instead. The name isn't as fun, but the end result made my mouth orgasm so... Anyway, here's the recipe!

    1/4 cup rice milk (or any other kind of milk)
    1/2 cup low fat Greek yogurt
    1 cup egg whites
    3/4 cup pumpkin purée
    300g really ripe bananas, mashed (~2 medium bananas)
    1 cup vanilla whey protein powder (I used Optimum Nutrition's 100% whey)
    1/4 cup buckwheat flour (can sub with oat flour or quinoa flour)
    1/4 cup coconut flour
    4 tbsp Betta Sweet (natural 0-calorie sweetener. can sub with real sugar or splenda, just increase the amount by 1 tbsp)
    2 tsp baking powder
    1/2 tsp baking soda
    1 tsp cinnamon
    1/4 tsp allspice
    1/4 tsp cardamom
    1/4 tsp nutmeg
    1/2 tsp salt
    200g pear, grated (1 large pear)
    1/2 cup dried cranberries

    Mix everything together, then fold in the pear and cranberries. Bake at 350F (180C) for 25 min. Take it out of the oven, head over to the gym for a good workout, come back home, and nom.

    These are soft, moist, and all kinds of delicious! When you bite into it, first you taste the lovely mellow blend of the banana and pumpkin, then you get a burst of tangy sweetness as you bite into a cranberry, and the pear just ties it all together. Ah, healthy food never tasted so good :)

    This recipe makes 21 muffins
    Per muffin:
    80 calories
    11.1g carbs
    7.4g protein
    0.9g fat


    I'm doing the self's drop 10 next months and I need to eat sweet potatoe,do you think I can use that instead of pumpkin?
  • Posts: 219 Member
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  • Posts: 176 Member
    I'm doing the self's drop 10 next months and I need to eat sweet potatoe,do you think I can use that instead of pumpkin?

    Absolutely! <3 sweet potato. I think I'd leave out the cardamom and increase the nutmeg to 1/2 tsp if using sweet potato. But that's just me. Play around with the spices!
  • Posts: 519 Member
    Yum, thanks for posting :)
  • Posts: 29 Member
    Bump
  • yum bumping
  • Posts: 30 Member
    these sound really good, thanks for the recipe. Its hard to find good gluten-free muffins:smile:
  • Posts: 96
    bump
  • Posts: 52 Member
    bump
  • Mmm...will defintely try.
  • Posts: 239 Member
    Bump
  • Posts: 372 Member
    bumping have to try these too!
  • Posts: 257 Member
    Thanks for this one too!
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