Active Ashley's Kitchen

If you are craving cinnamon buns, but don’t want the carbs, fat, and sugar then these muffins are for you.

Recipe adapted from Fixate

Ingredients:

Muffins-

1 cup almond flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

¼ cup coconut sugar

¼ cup pure maple syrup

1 scoop vanilla protein powder

2 tablespoons powdered peanut butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 egg

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon

½ teaspoon salt

¼ cup unsweetened applesauce

¼ cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

Icing-

3 tablespoons vanilla Greek nonfat yogurt

3 tablespoons powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Spray muffin tins with baking spray or line with liners. 
2. Add flours, sugar, protein powder, peanut butter powder, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, to a bowl.  Mix to combine.
3. Add beaten egg, applesauce, vanilla extract, maple syrup, and almond milk.  Mix gently.
4. Use a medium cookie scooper to fill muffin tins halfway.
5. Gently press 2-3 banana slices on the top of each muffin.
6. Bake 15 minutes.
7. Let cool for at least 10 minutes on a wire rack before removing from the pan.
8. Mix yogurt and powdered sugar in a bowl.  Drizzle one teaspoon icing over each muffin.
9. Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.