These healthy blueberry protein muffins are sure to be your new favourite breakfast treat! They're made with simple wholesome ingredients, contain no flour, and are naturally sweetened with applesauce and honey. Best of all, these easy muffins have 8 grams of protein each! {Gluten-free & Vegetarian}
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray regular sized muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray or line 12 muffin tins with silicone liners.
Place the oats in a blender and pulse until the oats are finely ground into a flour-like consistency.
Pour the ground oats into a large bowl. Add the protein powder, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Stir to combine.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the applesauce, Greek yogurt, honey, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
Fold in the blueberries until evenly distributed. You may wish to reserve a few berries to poke into the top of each muffin.
Divide batter equally among the muffin cups, and bake for 20-22 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. They should be slightly firm to the touch and lightly golden in some places. Let the muffins cool for at least 10 minutes before removing them from the tin.
Notes
If you have some oat flour on hand, you can skip the first step where you blend the oats and simply mix 1½ cups oat flour in with the dry ingredients.
These muffins were tested with a vegan vanilla protein powder, but you can sub in a whey protein powder if preferred.
Mashed banana can also be used instead of applesauce if desired.