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 flavor 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.
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Protein-Packed Brownies
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
Banana Oatmeal Crumb Muffins With Avocado
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
Oatmeal Protein Bars
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
Banana Oat Cookies
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
Banana Bread
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
Black Bean Brownie Bites
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
Sweet Potato Banana Protein Bread
Packed with fiber 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
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars
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
Lemon Blueberry Protein Muffins
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
Chocolate Chip Protein-Packed Pumpkin Bread
When you want your house to feel as cozy 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
Peanut-Butter Protein Granola Bars
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
Chocolate Banana Protein Muffins
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
Peanut Butter Brownie Bites
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
Stevia-Sweetened Banana Protein Muffins
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
Baked Chocolate Protein Breakfast Doughnuts With Peanut Butter Frosting
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
Double Chocolate Zucchini Protein Muffins
These muffins are bursting with deep luscious chocolatey flavor, and you can’t taste the zucchini 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 zucchini protein muffins