Protein powder in muffins?

[oceanbaby]

I'd like to find a way to make some high protein baked goods to have on hand for busy mornings, and I'm wondering if anyone has experimented with putting protein powder into muffins. Would you just reduce the flour? Or up the liquid? Any suggestions or ideas for other high protein baked goods would be much appreciated!

[karne]

I have an excellent breakfast cookbook by Mollie Katzen (not sure if I have that right-The Enchanted Broccoli Forest ccokbook author.). She has many muffin recipes with protein powder added, or just ways to boost the protein in morning foods. One of my favorites is muffins made with ricotta cheese! Anyway, if I can find the title I'll be back with it!

[cristeen]

You can't just add it in - it absorbs water and will turn your muffins crumbly.

I'm not a fan of using protein powder just because it is a highly processed non-food. I'd much rather get my protein in other ways.

Some make ahead protein-rich breakfasts that we eat around here - egg custards, egg muffins, cheesecake, grain-free pound cake, sausage patties (precooked and refrigerated on the weekend), quiche, fritatta. If you're so inclined, you can make ahead breakfast burritos with beans and eggs for tons of protein, or you can make a calzone or similar hand-held pastry stuffed with eggs, cheese, veggies, meat, whatever floats your boat. You can even make something similar to a breakfast muffin you'd get at a fast food restaurant ahead - cook up some sausage/ham/bacon, bake some biscuits, bake some eggs, assemble a whole mess of them, pop them in the fridge and you have breakfast for the week.

[GoGoGirl]

I boost the protein of my baked goods by replacing 1/2 of the sugar with dry (powdered) milk. Sometimes it needs a little extra sugar...so if the recipe says 1 cup sugar, I might do 1/2 c dry milk and 1/2 c plus a tbsp or two of sugar.

I do this in everything I bake, and it works really well!

[maciascl]

I've put protein powder in muffins & it does change the texture a bit but it hasn't been much of an issue for us. Other things you can add to baked goods for protein is hemp seeds (they are so small you barely notice them), wheat germ, powdered milk, or soy flour.

[californiajenn]

Instead of processed protein powder, why don't you make muffins with almond or coconut flour? Almond is full of good fats and proteins and coconut flour used lots of eggs. You get healthier muffins and less processed stuff.