Banana Mash Muscle Muffins

Ingredients

• Oatmeal

  Cereals, Quaker, dry rolled oats

  ¾ cup or 60g

• Oat bran

  Raw

  ¼ cup or 24g

• Cinnamon

  Spices, ground

  ½ tbsp or 4g

• Whey protein powder

  Gold Standard, Any flavor, 100% whey protein

  15 grams or 15g

• Baking soda

  Leavening agents

  ¼ tsp or 1g

• Egg white

  Raw, fresh eggs

  12 tbsp or 182g

• Flaxseed oil

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Banana

  Raw

  1 large or 136g

• Walnuts

  Nuts, english

  ⅛ cup, chopped or 15g

• Sweetener, herbal extract powder from Stevia leaf

  1 package or 1g

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400° and lightly coat a 6-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the oats, oat bran, cinnamon, whey protein powder, and baking soda.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites with the stevia and flaxseed oil until foamy.
4. Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and stir just until combined; do not overmix.
5. Mash the banana, then gently fold it and the chopped walnuts into the batter.
6. Divide the batter evenly among 3 muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters full.
7. Bake for 15–18 minutes, until the tops are golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
8. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.