Protein Oat Cups
You have a lot of flavor options here! Depending on what you put in them, the time may need to be adjusted. I explain that below! There is also a no-bake option at the bottom.
Ingredients:
2 ½ scoops protein powder - Your choice of flavor! I have tried vanilla and banana. Banana has been our FAVORITE!
2 ounces greek yogurt - Your choice of flavor!
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ripe banana
1 cup rolled oats
1/4-1/2 cup frozen blueberries
Instructions:
Preheat your oven to 350.
Use a fork to mash your banana in a bowl.
Mix in your protein powder, greek yogurt, and vanilla extract.
Mix in your rolled oats.
Then mix in your frozen blueberries.
Line your muffin pan with silicone liners. Evenly distribute in each. It should make about 6-7.
Bake for 10-16min. The reason for the time range: it depends on the amount of frozen blueberries and potentially your protein powder. Check it at 10min first. If they are slightly firm at the top (only slightly ‘’formed’’ but still bouncy) when you touch them, they are probably done! If they still feel a little too mushy, I would continue in 2 min intervals. I have made some with our vanilla protein and less blueberries be done at 10 min. When I made the WINNER with our banana protein and 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries, 16min was the sweet spot checking every 2 min after 10 min. You don’t want them to get too dry. They should still be a little soft when you eat them.
I let them cool in the muffin pan. The winning batch was still pretty soft from the blueberries—just ever so slightly firm at the top, so cooling in the pan put them in the perfect spot. Use your best judgment! If they look firmer, take them out of the pan to cool.
You will want to make more! It is very easy to eat them all fresh out of the oven. For breakfast meal prep, store in the fridge in an airtight container and reheat for about 15-20 seconds. The kids like them cold!
I prefer eating them plain, but you could also add peanut butter on top!
Note: You can play with different flavor options with the protein powder, yogurt, and fruit.
A slightly sweeter, no-bake option:
Melt some sugar-free chocolate chips and top your protein cups with an even layer.
Place them in the freezer until your chocolate hardens.
I think white chocolate would be amazing here!
