Banana Protein mini muffins - no sugar added!

I love banana bread, and if you follow my blog you would know I always try to make a healthier version. This recipe is AWESOME, easy and guilt-free - PERFECT for breakfast or a snack on the go!

2 eggs
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 T vanilla
3 T almond milk
3 over ripe bananas mashed
5 pitted medjool dates, diced
2 T cacao nibs
1 t cinnamon
1 1/2 cups protein powder*
3 T whole wheat flour
1 t baking soda
1/2 t baking powder


Heat oven to 350 F. Prepare mini muffin tin with muffin liners and lightly spray muffin liners with Pam spray.

Blend eggs, applesauce, vanilla and milk until well blended. Add bananas, dates, and cacao nibs and mix just until combined.  In separate bowl, whisk cinnamon, protein powder, whole wheat flour, baking soda and baking powder. Add dry ingredients in 3 parts, mixing each part just until combined.

Add batter evenly to muffin liners. Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.

ENJOY, guilt-free!

Nutrition Facts per muffin** - recipe makes 24 mini muffins

Calories: 62.5
Fat: 1g
Sat Fat: .3g
Cholesterol: 19mg
Sodium: 28mg
Potassium: 71mg
Carbs: 10.5g
Fiber: 5g
Sugar:  5g
Protein: 4.5g

*I used Visalus sweet cream flavor  protein — I simply have extra on hand, I don’t recommend or not recommend this brand.

**Use any vanilla or neutral flavor protein powder — nutrition facts will vary slightly based on protein used [Visalus has 12 g protein per portion which is lower than most]