Unbelievably moist and light but Low Calorie Chocolate Protein Muffins! These healthy chocolate muffins use a ton of applesauce and protein powder, and have no oil or sugar. A low fat and low sugar recipe.

Okay y’all I was genuinely surprised by how SUPER moist and light and fluffy these muffins were. Like for real!

Low fat and low calorie and low everything but very high taste and flavor and texture and the other everything! A really good one!

Ingredients for this Low Calorie Chocolate Protein Muffins

This low calorie chocolate protein muffin is made with nutritious ingredients like whole wheat flour, protein powder and non-fat greek yogurt, and has no oil and no butter either; A lot of applesauce to give that moisture to these protein muffins, but keep them low fat too.

Whole Wheat Pastry Flour for that lightness of the all-purpose flour, but with the nutritious benefits of whole grains
Chocolate Protein Powder needed for high protein brownie and also replaces most of the ‘sugar’. I used whey-caesin Chocolate Milkshake protein powder from Quest Nutrition.
Unflavored Protein Powder to replace some of the flour (and carbs) in the recipe for a slightly lower carb high protein cranberry muffin. I used a whey-caesin blend from Quest Nutrition.
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, or Raw Cacao Powder (HAYLSKITCHEN.15OFF to save on Kiva Cacao)

Coconut Flour
Baking Powder
Unsweetened Almond Milk
Unsweetened Applesauce
Non-fat Greek Yogurt
Eggs

Tips for this Low Calorie Chocolate Muffin with Protein Powder

This low calorie protein powder chocolate muffin recipe is really easy to make, but here’s some pointers to get it right.

Grease the muffin pan liners if they aren’t silicon.
This will allow the protein powder muffins to come off easily.

Use slightly room temperature applesauce, milk, yogurt and eggs;
This is so the wet ingredients and dry ingredients can mix well.

Don’t over-mix the batter!
Make sure you gently fold the dry mix into the wet to combine them.
If you over-mix it, the protein powder will make the chocolate muffins dense and gummy.

Taste the batter and see if you need some extra sweetener. I’d recommend using stevia powder to maintain the consistency of the batter and have sugar free chocolate muffin recipe.

Make sure batter is thick, and not pourable.

For the perfect mini bakery style Easy Chocolate Protein Powder Muffin recipe:

A little trick for that rise like those bakery muffins – it’s actually super easy for these chocolate muffins.

Bake for 5 minutes at 400°F then lower the heat to 350°F to and continue to bake for another 13-15 minutes (the total time should be about 18-20 minutes, until a tester inserted into the center comes out dry).

That initial hot air makes the tops rise, and then the lower temperature lets the muffins continue to cook on the inside.

Can you store these Low Calorie Protein Muffins?

This moist and tender protein packed chocolate muffin recipe keeps really well and is great for a meal prep snack, breakfast or post-workout treat.

You can keep the low calorie protein powder chocolate muffins out at room temperature for about 3 days in an airtight container.

For longer, keep healthy chocolate protein muffins in the fridge for about a week – use an airtight container again.

To freeze the healthy chocolate muffins, wrap each muffin in plastic wrap, and place them in a freezer-safe zipper bag; They keep about 2-3 months.

Alternatives for Healthy Low Calorie Chocolate Muffins with Applesauce

For the perfect healthy low calorie chocolate muffins – and low fat -, I would highly suggest using the ingredients and brands I recommended; I do have some alternatives you can try though.
I haven’t testing them all, so I can’t say how your muffins might turn out.

Whole Wheat Pastry Flour: Use All purpose flour or 1:1 Gluten Free Baking Flour (for a gluten free protein pumpkin muffin), with the same amount by weight not cups.
Unflavored Protein Powder: More flour (same quantity), but also reduce the milk to about 6 Tbsp.
Coconut Flour: About ⅔ cup Oat flour (I haven’t tried this yet though)
Greek Yogurt: Coconut Yogurt
Applesauce: Mashed Banana or Pumpkin Puree
Almond Milk: Any other milk; Regular, light or low fat work too

More Low Calorie Protein Powder Baking Recipes:

Here’s some Protein Powder Muffin Recipes to try: