Mocha Protein Bites with a Pumpkin "Cream Cheese" Swirl
Made these babies for a little baking challenge; baking is all I've been doing since I'm been jobless due to the government shut down. I've been having fun, can't you tell :pMocha Protein Bites with a Pumpkin "Cream Cheese" SwirlMakes: 10Mocha Batter
- 1/4 cup raw old fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup almond meal
- 2 TBSP coconut flour
- 1/2 scoop chocolate whey protein
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 TBSP unsweetened almond milk
- 4 egg whites
- 4 stevia packets
- 2 packets of instant coffee
- 1.5 TBSP unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 TBSP vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl
- 1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese
- 2 TBSP pumpkin purée
- 1 stevia packet
- 1/2 tsp butter extract
- 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Begin by preheating the oven to 375F. Grind the oats into a flour. Then add the rest of the mocha batter ingredients and blend again. Pour the batter into a sprayed muffin pan, forming 10. Make the pumpkin "cream cheese" by mixing the 5 listed ingredients. Place one tablespoon in the center of each batter, in dollops. Bake at 375F for 20-22 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.For one: 77 calories; 3.5 g fat, 5 g carbs (2 g fiber), 7 g protein