Red Velvet Protein Cupcakes
Healthy cupcakes? Sounds too good to be true. But with this recipe from
, you can enjoy this delectable treat without sacrificing your macros. Whether it's a friend's birthday or it's just been a long day, these red velvet cupcakes will make you smile.Servings: 4 cupcakes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
- Cupcake :
- 15 grams oat flour
- 15 grams plain flour
- 25 grams Myprotein Impact Whey Chocolate Brownie Protein Powder
- 10 grams cocoa powder
- 40 grams egg whites
- 50 grams plain Greek yogurt
- 20 ml of any low-fat milk
- 1 tsp sweetener
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 4-5 drops red food coloring
- Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 50 grams light cream cheese
- 60 grams plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp sweetener
- 20 grams Myprotein Impact Whey Vanilla Protein Powder
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare cupcake tray with 4 cupcake liners.
In a bowl, whisk together your dry ingredients- both flours, baking soda & powder, cocoa powder, salt, sweetener, and chocolate protein powder.
To the dry ingredients, add eggs, milk, & red food coloring. Whisk until smooth.
Transfer equally between 4 cupcake liners.
Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked through.
Cool completely before frosting.
To make the cream cheese frosting, whisk together cream cheese, Greek yogurt, vanilla protein powder, & sweetener until smooth.
Refrigerate until firm.
Pipe onto cupcakes when they are completely cool!
| calories | 120 |
| totalFat | 4 |
| totalCarbohydrates | 9 |
| protein | 15 |
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A Rutgers University Honors graduate, Jamie grew up on the Jersey shore and double majored in Comparative Literature and Anthropology in college. Jamie is an experienced writer in the health and wellness, biotech, and eCommerce fields. She loves writing with a purpose and has even written for the Department of Justice.
Jamie became drawn to exercise during her time in university and began to notice the physical and mental benefits of moving your body daily. Today, Jamie enjoys Pilates, light weight training, and going on long walks in nature daily.
Jamie is also passionate about eating right and prioritizing gut health and immunity. She is always trying the next innovation in health and wellness. When she’s not writing articles, Jamie enjoys reading, playing guitar, and finding dogs to play with.
