Make-Ahead Spinach Protein Muffins, Gluten-Free, and Vegetarian

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Drum roll, please…Presenting (imagine this said in a loud booming voice;) Spinach Protein Muffins that will change your life!!

Well, they may not change your life but they sure will make your mornings easier. How – you ask? By saving you time! Which is in short supply around our homes!

These make-ahead Spinach Protein Muffins can be meal prepped one day and then you can enjoy them for the rest of the week! Plus, they are delicious and easy to make – that’s a win-win for us!

I can’t take full credit for this recipe, we found it through a company called Nuzest. They shared a Spinach Protein Muffin recipe with me and I just made a few tweaks.

Earlier, I shared a bit about this why we like Nuzest and their protein powder in this post: Homemade Gluten-Free and Vegan Protein Bars.

In case you don’t have time to read that post, the long and short of it is, Nuzest goes to great lengths to create a very clean and tasty protein powder. Not all protein powders are created equally, some have added sugars, artificial flavors, and thickeners. Nuzest, Just Natural is just that, natural – it has only one ingredient: Pea Protein Isolate.

If you want to order some Nuzest (they have lots of other great flavors too), click HERE and be sure to use our coupon code “SCNuzest” to get 15% off your order over $50.

Another healthy ingredient in these Spinach Protein Muffins is, well…spinach 😉

We all know spinach is good for us but we may not know exactly why – so here is a quick run down…

Spinach:

• Is high in Vitamin K – which is needed to help the blood clot
• High in Vitamin A –  which is good for vision and a healthy immune system
• And high in Vitamin C – which is also good for our immune system and may help protect our vision and even our skin from wrinkling
• Spinach is a good source of Magnesium, Manganese, and Iron

These Spinach Protein muffins are a perfect way to start your day – they are filled with healthy fat, fiber, and protein.

Breakfast has never been so easy! I hope you will give this recipe a try and be sure to tag us when you do, on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or Pin this on Pinterest and make it later.

Make-Ahead Spinach Protein Muffins, Gluten-Free, and Vegetarian

• Author: Sage & Celery
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 15-17 muffins
• Total Time: 30-32 minutes
• Yield: 11 muffins 1x
• Category: Breakfast, Snack
• Method: Bake

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This make-ahead Spinach Protein Muffin recipe is the perfect back to school breakfast to meal prep. It’s easy, healthy, delicious and will make your mornings a lot easier!

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Ingredients

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1 large egg

1 cup milk, any nut mylk or dairy milk will work

50 ml avocado oil

1 cup cottage cheese

2/3 cup cooked and drained chopped spinach

1/2 cup crumbled feta

2 Tablespoons chopped fresh basil

1 cup All Purpose Gluten-Free Flour Mix

**3 scoops (6 Tablespoons) Nuzest, Just Natural Clean Lean Protein powder

4 teaspoons Baking Powder

Pinch of Salt

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Instructions

1.) Preheat your oven to 400°.

2.) In a medium-sized bowl, add the egg and milk and whisk to incorporate.

3.) Next add to the egg mixture the avocado oil, cottage cheese, feta cheese, and the basil and stir to combine all the ingredients together.

4.) In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, protein powder, baking powder and salt.

5.) Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir to combine.

6.) In a muffin pan lined with muffin liners, scoop the batter equally into the muffin tins. *We got 11 out of this recipe each time we made it.  If you want smaller muffins you might be able to get 12!

7.) Bake in the middle rack of the oven for 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick is inserted in the middle of a muffin and comes out clean.

8.) Allow the muffins to cool on a rack for about 5 minues, then remove them from the pan and allow them to cool completley or eat them warm – they are delicious either way. These will keep in the fridge for about 4 days. We haven’t frozen them and reheated but we think that will work as well.  If you do this – let us know how it goes.

9.) In the morning, just reheat in the microwave for about 30-45 seconds and enjoy!

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Notes

*If you just make 11 muffins, be sure to put a little water in the empty one so that part of the pan won’t burn.

**If you don’t have protein powder, we think it adding 6 Tablespoons more of will work too – we haven’t tried it this way though.