Popsugar Health & Fitness Healthy Cooking Tips Healthy Baked Good Recipes With Protein Powder 18 Healthy Baked Good Recipes Made With the Satiating Power of Protein Powder 22 February 2020 by Jenny Sugar Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Make your cookies, breads, and doughnuts more satiating with the addition of protein powder. I like to use a plant-based protein powder, but any you have on hand will work in these recipes. And use any flavour you want — even plain or unsweetened will work. These recipes not only make delicious desserts, but many can be meal prepped for breakfast or filling snacks. Protein-Packed Brownies Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar A cross between oatmeal cookies and brownies, these chocolatey bars are so insanely delicious that you won't even guess there's protein powder added to the batter. Calories: 145 for one brownie Protein: 5.1 grams Get the recipe: protein-packed brownies 1 / 18 Banana Oatmeal Crumb Muffins With Avocado Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar While this recipe does contain sugar, each muffin has only 17 grams of the sweet stuff. Calories: 166 Protein: 5.2 grams Get the recipe: banana oatmeal crumb muffins with avocado 2 / 18 Oatmeal Protein Bars Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar This gluten-free recipe has your busy morning's back. Make it the night before and you've got breakfast for the week. Calories: 176 for one bar Protein: 8.4 grams Get the recipe: oatmeal protein bars 3 / 18 Banana Oat Cookies Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar These are only made with three ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen: bananas, rolled oats, and vanilla protein powder. That's it! Calories: 124 for two cookies Protein: 5.6 grams Get the recipe: banana oat cookies 4 / 18 Banana Bread Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Sweet and moist on the inside and crispy on the outside, this banana bread tastes delicious on its own, but it's even more amazing smeared with nut butter and sprinkled with chocolate chips. Calories: 188 per slice Protein: 8.2 grams Get the recipe: banana bread 5 / 18 Black Bean Brownie Bites Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar These are chewy, fudgy, and perfect for satisfying your deep chocolate cravings. Calories: 149 per bite Protein: 5.9 grams Get the recipe: black bean brownie bites 6 / 18 Sweet Potato Banana Protein Bread Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Packed with fibre and protein, this bread is naturally sweetened with sweet potato, banana, and applesauce. And it tastes like dessert! Calories: 225 per slice Protein: 10.4 grams Get the recipe: sweet potato banana protein bread 7 / 18 Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Bake up a batch of these soft, cake-like bars, and the aromas of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, maple syrup, and pumpkin will waft through your house. Calories: 144 per bar Protein: 8.3 grams Get the recipe: chocolate chip pumpkin bars 8 / 18 Lemon Blueberry Protein Muffins Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar With fewer than nine grams of sugar per muffin, these light and moist muffins — deliciously sweetened with lemon juice and blueberries — are sure to satisfy your dessert cravings. Calories: 150 per muffin Protein: 6 grams Get the recipe: lemon blueberry protein muffins 9 / 18 Chocolate Chip Protein-Packed Pumpkin Bread Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar When you want your house to feel as cosy as slipping on a sweater in the Fall, turn on your oven and bake this pumpkin bread. Calories: 200 per slice Protein: 9.2 grams Get the recipe: chocolate chip protein-packed pumpkin bread 10 / 18 Peanut-Butter Protein Granola Bars Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar You love sitting down to a bowl of oatmeal, but when you're in a rush, who's got time to sit with a spoon? Here's a quick breakfast to satisfy your oatmeal cravings on the go. Calories: 384 for one bar Protein: 16 grams Get the recipe: peanut-butter protein granola bars 11 / 18 Chocolate Banana Protein Muffins Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Give your overripe bananas a second life with these protein-packed chocolate muffins, the perfect solution for your morning sweet tooth. Calories: 130 for one muffin Protein: 5.5 grams Get the recipe: chocolate banana protein muffins 12 / 18 Peanut Butter Brownie Bites Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Just one of these tiny peanut butter brownie bites packs in five grams of protein, and they're a cinch to prepare. Calories: 124 for one piece Protein: 5.1 grams Get the recipe: peanut butter brownie bites 13 / 18 Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar Bake up a batch of these soft and cake-like bars, and the aromas of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, maple syrup, and pumpkin will waft through your house. Calories: 144 for one piece Protein: 8.3 grams Get the recipe: chocolate chip pumpkin bars 14 / 18 Stevia-Sweetened Banana Protein Muffins Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar This recipe yields 10 muffins, making it the perfect Sunday recipe to meal prep for the week. You can also double the recipe and freeze a bunch to have on hand. Calories: 147 for one muffin Protein: 7 grams Get the recipe: stevia-sweetened banana muffins 15 / 18 Baked Chocolate Protein Breakfast Doughnuts With Peanut Butter Frosting Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar If you're craving chocolate for breakfast but you also want something that's nourishing and offers protein and healthy fats, meal prep a batch of these doughnuts on Sunday night, and breakfast will be set for the week. Calories: 147 for one doughnut Protein: 7 grams Get the recipe: chocolate protein muffins 16 / 18 Double Chocolate Courgette Protein Muffins Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar These muffins are bursting with deep luscious chocolatey flavour, and you can't taste the courgette whatsoever. It just makes for a supermoist and delicious muffin that could easily pass as a cupcake if you add a layer of frosting (now there's an idea!). Calories: 147 for one doughnut Protein: 7 grams Get the recipe: double chocolate courgette protein muffins 17 / 18 Chocolate Chip Protein-Packed Pumpkin Bread Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Jenny Sugar When you want your house to feel as cosy as slipping on a sweater in the Fall, turn on your oven and bake this pumpkin bread. Calories: 200 for one slice Protein: 9.2 grams Get the recipe: chocolate chip protein-packed pumpkin bread 18 / 18 Healthy Cooking TipsHealthy DessertsHealthy RecipesHealthy Living