You know what they say “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day” ?

This is the ideal breakfast muffin. It’s packed with lots of protein, low sugar, and healthy carbs.  I keep these around for those days when I need a quick snack after a workout or breakfast on the go.

Dry Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
• 3/4 cup oat-bran cereal
• 1/2 tsp Apple Spice mix (see mix below)
• 1/2 cup Sucanat or rapadura sugar
• 1/2 tsp sea salt

Wet Ingredients:

• 1 banana, mashed 
• 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt 
• 1 egg or 2 egg whites (beaten)
• 2 Tbsp unsweetened applesauce 
• 1 tsp vanilla extract 
• carrot (peeled and grated)
• 1/2 cup chopped, pitted dates or raisins (I like to mix both)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (I like to mix both)

Directions:

Preheat oven 425 Fahrenheit/ 220 Celsius; Use muffin pan with muffin cup lining; Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl ; Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix well; Spoon batter into muffin liners and bake for 15-20 minutes. Don’t over fill muffin liners; leave a little room. Remove from oven and let them sit for 10 minutes.

Apple spice mix:

• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ground allspice
• 1/4 tsp ground cardamom

Mix together well; store until ready to use

Calories 200/protein 7-8 grams/fiber 4-5 grams/no trans-fat

Happy Baking!! Drop me a comment and let me know if you like this recipe.