High Protein Banana Almond Muffins
These High Protein Banana Almond Muffins are soft, moist, and naturally sweetened with ripe bananas and maple syrup. Packed with cottage cheese, homemade almond butter, and chocolate protein powder, they’re the perfect high-protein breakfast muffin for busy mornings. Easy to make, freezer-friendly, and full of cozy banana-bread flavour!
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Servings: 12 muffins
Equipment
- ice cream scoop
- oven, sifter or sieve, spatula
Ingredients
- 1¾ cup all purpose or whole wheat flour
- ¼ cup Botanica Chocolate Protein Powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- 3 bananas ripe
- ¼ cup butter melted
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup cottage cheese
- ½ cup almond butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup almond milk
- ¾ cup dark chocolate chopped
- 2 tbsp mini chocolate chips (give or take)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and line a muffin tin with parchment or silicone liners.
- Add dry ingredients into a sieve. Gently tap the sides to sift the flour into a bowl.
- Mash banana into a large bowl with a fork until smooth.
- Add maple syrup, butter, cottage cheese and eggs. Mix until smooth.
- Add almond butter and vanilla and mix thoroughly to combine.
- Add dry to wet. Mix until no dry remains.
- Add chopped dark chocolate and chocolate chips and mix until just combined. Let the batter rest for 10 minutes.
- Use an ice cream scoop to measure batter evenly. Filling the batter right up to the top of the liner.
- Bake for 10 minutes at 400. Reduce heat to 350°F and bake for 10 more minutes until a toothpick comes out clean from the middle of the muffin.
- Allow the muffins to cool slightly before enjoying.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
These muffins would be amazing with peanut butter too!
These store wonderfully in the freezer.
These store wonderfully in the freezer.
Nutrition
Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 336kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 335mg | Potassium: 336mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 200IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 118mg | Iron: 3mg
*Macros are provided as an estimate for convenience. Your final numbers will vary depending on ingredient brands, substitutions, and how you portion the recipe.