If you are looking for a quick breakfast, after-school snack to hold the kids over until dinner, or a before practice pick-me-up… I have found that these high Protein Peanut Butter muffins are perfect!
These muffins are great when you need a healthy snack or a breakfast that will keep the kids full for hours. They are great when we need a snack to give us the energy to make it the rest of the day, too.
These are just as good as our organic apple muffins!
I didn’t use to make them from scratch- I always just bought the packet, until I realized that the ingredients in the packaged muffins weren’t much different from pre-made cookies. Now that I know better… I do better. 🙂
I like to use real fruit and real peanut butter to make them healthier. Oh- and if you love peanut butter, be sure to try these peanut butter chocolate oatmeal bars. YUM!
I also add a little flax seed and wheat germ when I have it on hand.
Plus, these peanut butter banana muffins only have 106 calories per muffin, making them a really healthy go-to snack or meal.
We are ALWAYS on the go (school, sports, work, games, matches, friend’s houses, grandparent’s house… you get the idea!) so these are a really great muffin to have on hand with 10.3 grams of protein.
I just keep them in an air-tight storage container and they are gone in a day. I often have to double and even triple recipes in our house if I want things to last for more than a day or two. “Growing boys…”
These are a perfect high-protein meal or snack to grab before school, before practice or before work.
Ingredients You Need:
You don’t need much to make this this peanut butter banana muffin recipe. This recipe yields six muffins, more or less, depending on how much batter you put into each muffin cup.
- 2 Tbsp. Peanut Butter
- 1-2 mashed banana (use ripe bananas)
- ¼ Cup Oatmeal (Uncooked)
- 1 Whole Egg
- ½ Cup Egg Whites
- 1 Scoop Vanilla Protein (we use this one- organic)
- 1 Tsp. Baking Powder
- Dried Banana Chips
Substitutions:
You can substitute almond butter or another nut butter in place of peanut butter. The recipe can be sweetened with a pinch of brown sugar, sugar free stevia, or a teaspoon of maple syrup.
You will not need all purpose flour or baking soda.
How to make the muffins:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a small bowl, hand- mix all ingredients together except the banana chips. (Mix the peanut butter, mashed banana, oatmeal, egg, 1/2 cups egg white, vanilla protein, and baking powder in a bowl)
- Place muffin liners (muffin cups) in each holder of a 12 count muffin pan and then spray a light coat of a non-stick cooking spray.
- Fill each muffin tin around 2/3 of the way full, until you are out of batter.
- Top each uncooked muffin with a few dried banana chips.
- Place tray on the center rack of the oven and allow to cook for 12 min.
- The tops of the banana chips should be golden brown when they are about done.
- TO check if they are done, you can insert a toothpick in the center. If the toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, it means they are done.
We love these muffins because they have a rich peanut butter flavor. They can be eaten warm (sometimes we will put a little butter or maple syrup on them) or at room temperature.
NO matter how you eat them – you’ll always want more! 🙂 Enjoy!
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Peanut Butter Muffins Recipe
These are perfect for breakfast, as an after-school snack, or before a sport or activity!
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. Peanut Butter
- 1 Medium Banana Mashed
- ¼ Cup Oatmeal (Uncooked)
- 1 Whole Egg
- ½ Cup Egg Whites
- 1 Scoop Vanilla Protein (we use this one- organic)
- 1 Tsp. Baking Powder
- Dried Banana Chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a small bowl, hand- mix all ingredients together except the banana chips.
- Place muffin liners in each holder of a 12 count muffin tray and then spray a light coat of a non-stick cooking spray.
- Fill each muffin tin around 2/3 of the way full, until you are out of batter.
- Top each uncooked muffin with a few dried banana chips.
- Place tray on the center rack of the oven and allow to cook for 12 min.
- The tops of the banana chips should be golden brown when they are about done.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size: 1 muffinAmount Per Serving: Calories: 106Total Fat: 3.8gCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 10.3g
Rach D says
these look so delicious! Found you on Amy’s blog link up today… a new follower 🙂
Rachael @ Diamonds in the Rough (http://www.parentingandhomeschoolinginfaith.com)
Becky (Your Modern Family) says
Awesome! Thanks, Rachael 🙂
Julia says
These look great!!!!
Becky (Your Modern Family) says
🙂 They are!
Sachiko says
Yum!! I doubled the recipe, only had egg eaters instead of eggwhites, made 18 instead of 12… Only 1 weight watchers point per muffin!!!! Even my kids like these!!
Becky (Your Modern Family) says
yay! Thanks for the update!
Dori says
Becky, you asked for 1 scoop vanilla protein. What exactly is this? Where can I get this?
Becky (Your Modern Family) says
Anywhere- even Walmart or Target in the isle by the vitamins or at a store like GNC (health store)
angy says
For 1/2 cup egg whites I’ve read it takes 5 eggs, that’s alot! Is there something else to use in it’s place, or any ideas to use the 5 egg yolks so it’s not a waste?
Becky (Your Modern Family) says
One reader said that they have used egg beaters. That would be easy & still healthy. 🙂
Natasha says
With the oatmeal, do you use quick oats or old fashioned oats?
Becky (Your Modern Family) says
quick oats, I think. But actually, I think I’ve used both.
Genevieve says
Do you have to use the protein powder? We won’t use it for a thing else in my house so I’d rather not buy it if I don’t have to.
Becky (Your Modern Family) says
No- I think some people have done it w/o that (you could always add in a little more oatmeal maybe- to balance out the dry ingredients?)
Genevieve says
Thank you!
Candace says
I’ve read the post about the egg whites, I don’t have egg beaters.. :-/ is there something else I could sub for that? Can I use the whole egg? Will it mess it up? I don’t want to waste five eggs
Candace says
Oh, and I’m taking it times 4 (I’ve got four bananas to use 🙂 )
Becky (Your Modern Family) says
I would probably use 2 or 2 1/2 whole eggs, but I don’t want to tell you to do it & then it turn out bad. But… if it were for our family, I’d just go w/ the whole eggs. 😉
Candace says
I just made these and they are wonderful. I quadrupled the recipe. I used 8 whole eggs instead of the egg whites and the consistency was perfect! I also added chopped walnuts to the batter. I got 24 muffins and 9 mini muffins out of the batch. I topped the batter with a mixture of chopped banana chips and walnuts, so they look fabulous! I baked the muffins for 14 minutes, and the minis for 8 minutes.
The only thing I will add the next time is a bit of honey or coconut sugar to sweeten them a bit more. 🙂
Becky (Your Modern Family) says
Good tip!
Tanja says
Hi
I wonder how much a scoop is? Cant find any konverter for this, in Sweden we use deciliters bur foundation how much a cup is :).
I’ll hope you can help me.
Thanks
Tanja
Joe says
There is a scoop in the protein powder container, so use the scoop in it. If for some reason your protein powder does not have a scoop, I scoop is equal to 40 grams. I hope that helps.
Becky says
I made these, tripled recipe, minus the protein, and it barely made 12. They are cooking now so hoping they are yummy.
Roxanne says
Sounds delish! I am going to try them 🙂
Josie says
They are in the oven now. I added some chocolate chips to a few to try. The batter was very liquid, I even added extra protein and oatmeal and it was still quite liquid. I checked and double checked the measurements. Keeping my fingers crossed that they turn out well!
Becky (Your Modern Family) says
Good luck! 🙂 My friend just made them & she added a little extra oatmeal & chocolate chips, too – she said they were great. How were yours?
amy says
It probably only uses one egg so you just get the protein from the other 5 egg’s whites, without getting the cholesterol from the yolk. Egg white protein powder is sold as well as other protein powder types. I don’t mind extra yolks for us since we don’t have a cholesterol issue, but jm curious to see how it changes the recipe. The yolks have a different consistency in baked goods. Maybe look up a white cake recipe and a yellow cake recipe and see if any other ingredients change besides just the eggs? I think I’ll make a batch each way as an experiment. 😉
Cassie says
How many calories does one of these muffins have?
Debra says
my recipe was slightly tweaked but I had 2 muffins for 178 calories. I only made 6 not 12
ScottieAnne says
No flour?? Getting them ready to go in the oven… batter is REALLY liquid, I am a baker, keep going back to recipe to see if I missed the flour?? Will make as written and let you know…
Debra says
These are delicious! I just made them and was nervous to take my first bite because oatmeal/protein recipes tend to be chalky but I enjoyed it so much I had a second! I only got 6 muffins but that was fine with me because I would’ve eaten 3-4 small ones 😉 I subbed PB for PB2, used 2 XL eggs instead of any egg whites and omitted banana chips. MyFitnesspal says for 2 of 6 muffins: 178Cals, 18C, 5F, 18P. Wish I had made a bigger batch! Thanks 🙂 Also posting to my IG
Becky (Your Modern Family) says
Awesome! I’m glad that you liked them!
kaleigh says
how many tbs of pb2 did you use in place of the normal pb? just bought my first container of pb2 and i’m somewhat unsure of how to sub it in for normal pb correctly. thanks 🙂
Cindy says
Made these following the recipe exactly…they were delicious! Batter was not runny at all and I got 8 muffins. My daughter loved them!
Becky (Your Modern Family) says
Oh, I’m glad!!
Gena says
My hubby and I keep unflavored protein powder in the house as we like to add it to fruit smoothies and don’t want them tasting like vanilla or chocolate. I made this recipe with it and its a bit tasteless. (I even added a few drops of vanilla extract) Do you think the fact that the protein powder is not vanilla made that big of a difference?? My second problem is, I had to bake for 20 minutes to get the muffin to form. I KNOW that had nothing to do with unflavored powder. LOL! So what am I doing wrong?? Help please!!
Becky (Your Modern Family) says
I have no idea!! 🙂 Sorry!!
Gena says
Bummer! I was hoping to get some type of insight. I’m new to baking, but love your recipes. I’m going to try to add a bit more vanilla extract and cook a tad shorter. I’m sure I can get them to rise in 18 min if I do not have to keep opening the door every 2 min since the 12 mark to see if they are done. Trying again today, wish me luck!!
Becky (Your Modern Family) says
haha! Good luck!! keep me posted. 🙂
Mirna says
My daughter is allergic to oats, can I substitute with whole wheat?
Mirna says
My daughter is allergic to oats, can I substitute it with whole wheat flour?
Becky (Your Modern Family) says
I’ve never tried, but let me know how they turn out.
Tiffiany says
Would these be okay for someone on a low sodium/diabetic diet?
Anna says
I’m making these now and hope they turn out. My batter was thin and only made 12. Sounds yummy though!
Becky (Your Modern Family) says
Oh! Yum!
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Virginia Crimarco says
Fantastic recipe. I doubled the recipe using 2 tbsp of peanut butter and 2 tbsp of PB2. For the protein powder I used vanilla pea powder and the results were just amazing.
Thanks so much for this incredible and versatile recipe.
will says
Hi. Can i get away with leaving the protein powder out of the peanut butter muffins?
Thanks
Becky (Your Modern Family) says
I’ve never tried? Sorry!
Danielle Springer says
I made these the other day using Chocolate Shakeology and YUM!! I got 8 muffins and had to bake about 20 minutes but delish!