Double Chocolate Protein Muffins

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These chocolate protein muffins are fudgy and oh so delicious. There’s no added sugar (sweetened only with bananas) and each muffin has 8 grams of protein!

Have you ever made blender muffins? Instead of using a stand mixer or mixing by hand, you can add the ingredients to your blender and blend away! Super simple. They’re perfect to make them on the weekend for a protein-filled breakfast or snack! Each muffin has 8 grams of protein so they will keep you full all morning long.

Double chocolate protein muffins in muffin liners on a cooling rack.

I love keeping a healthy sweet treat on hand to satisfy my sweet tooth. Pretty sure baby girl has one too but I have peace of mind knowing these muffins are packed with nutritious ingredients and a solid dose of protein. I don’t have baked goods around too often in our house so when I do make them, I want to make sure they’re 1) delicious and 2) good for me!

Side by side photo of muffin batter in a muffin lover, and a baked chocolate protein muffin on the right.

Ingredients in Double Chocolate Protein Muffins

  • old-fashioned oats –iIf you need these muffins to be gluten-free, make sure you look for oats that say “gluten-free” on the package!
  • bananas – the riper the better here. Bananas add a delicious flavor and help keep the muffins light and moist.
  • chocolate whey protein powder I highly recommend using whey protein powder for this recipe as plant-based protein powders tend to soak up more liquid and will result in a super thick muffin batter. I used Clean Simple Eats Brownie Batter protein powder for testing this recipe and it works great!
  • almond milk – I like to use unsweetened so I can control the amount of sweetener I add to the recipe.
  • eggs – to bind the ingredients together. I have tried this recipe with flax eggs, but I’ve found that the muffins turn out much better with regular eggs instead.
  • dark chocolate chipsI recommend using Hu Kitchen’s no sugar added chocolate chips or Lily’s Dark Chocolate Chips. These options will keep the muffins lower in sugar!
Double chocolate protein muffin with a bite taken out of it.

How To Make Chocolate Protein Muffins

In a high powered blender, add the eggs, oats, banana, chocolate protein powder and almond milk and blend until smooth. Add in the baking soda and baking powder and blend again until combined. Use a spatula to gently stir in the chocolate chips and then scoop the muffin mix into a muffin tin lined with paper or silicone liners. Sprinkle extra chocolate chips on top of each muffin and bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes (or until a toothpick comes out clean).

Double chocolate protein muffins in a muffin tin topped with chocolate chips.

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4.50 from 148 votes

Double Chocolate Protein Muffins

These chocolate protein muffins are fudgy and oh so delicious. There's no added sugar (sweetened only with bananas) and each muffin has 8 grams of protein!
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 12 muffins

Ingredients  

  • ¾ cup rolled old-fashioned oats
  • 1 ½ (160 grams) ripe bananas
  • 1 cup whey chocolate protein powder, I used Clean Simple Eats Brownie Batter
  • ½ cup unsweetened almond milk, plus more as needed to blend
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ cup dark chocolate chips + more for topping*
  • paper or silicone muffin liners

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Add oats, banana, chocolate protein powder, almond milk and eggs into a high powdered blender and blend until smooth. Add baking soda and baking powder. Blend until combined.
  • Use a spatula to stir in chocolate chips and then transfer muffin mix into prepared muffin tin lined with paper or silicone liners. Muffin cavities should be filled about 3/4 of the way up and you should be able to fill 12 muffin cups. Sprinkle extra chocolate chips on top of each muffin.
  • Bake muffins for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Notes

  • Protein powder – I highly recommend using a whey protein powder for this recipe. I’ve tried it with plant-based protein powders and they tend to soak up too much of the liquid so the batter is way too thick. 
  • Chocolate Chips – I recommend Hu Kitchen’s no sugar added chocolate chips or Lily’s Dark Chocolate Chips. These options will keep the muffins lower in sugar!

Nutrition

Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 96kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 3g | Sodium: 232mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate protein muffins
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149 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    Super easy to make! My recipe made 11 muffins, baked for 18 minutes at 350 in a gas convection oven. They are tasty and were super easy to make. Any ideas how to keep all the chocolate chips from sinking to the bottom of each muffin cup?

    1. Yay! I am so glad you enjoyed these, Ashley. For the chocolate chips, you can try using mini ones, or coating them in flour before pouring in to the mixture. Hope that helps! Thanks for sharing your review + star rating, I really appreciate it!

  2. 4 stars
    I like them! I halved the recipe and still ended up with nine muffins? I think my blender might have whipped the egg a little too much. I also only needed to bake them for 10 minutes. I think between the blender, type of protein, an oven might be the reason why people have inconsistent results which is the same for all recipes. I appreciate having a resource for free healthy recipes!

    1. Hi Kam! Thanks so much for sharing your feedback. I am glad you enjoyed this recipe and these muffins were a hit. I appreciate you sharing your review & star rating, I appreciate it!

  3. Hi! I have this CSE protein powder but I’m second guessing myself—do I need to use 1 CUP of the powder or 1 scoop (that is included in the bag)?? I’m all in my head about this and it looks like I may be the only one with this question 🤦🏻‍♀️😬

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