Blueberry oat protein muffins on a pink enamel tray beside an opened OrganiiLand French Vanilla Protein Coffee bag

Vanilla Protein Coffee Muffins

Name: Vanilla Protein Coffee Muffins
Prep time: 12 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 Muffins
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups rolled oats; 4 scoops French Vanilla Protein Coffee (two 30g servings); 1 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/4 tsp salt; 2 large eggs; 1 cup plain Greek yogurt; 1/3 cup milk of choice; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen

Blueberry oat muffins at 110 calories and 9g of protein each. No flour, no butter, no refined sugar.

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12 MuffinsServings

35 MinutesTotal time

9gProtein

You'll Need

Blender or food processor
12-cup muffin tin
Paper liners

Ingredients

✓1 1/2 cups rolled oats
✓4 scoops French Vanilla Protein Coffee (two 30g servings)
✓1 tsp baking powder
✓1/2 tsp baking soda
✓1/4 tsp salt
✓2 large eggs
✓1 cup plain Greek yogurt
✓1/3 cup milk of choice
✓1/4 cup maple syrup
✓1 tsp vanilla extract
✓1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen

Instructions

1Heat the oven to 350F and line a 12-cup muffin tin.
2Blend the rolled oats in a blender or food processor until they look like coarse flour, about 30 seconds.
3Add everything except the blueberries to the blender and pulse until just smooth. Don't run it long.
4Fold the blueberries in by hand.
5Divide between the cups and bake 18 to 20 minutes, until the tops spring back.
6Cool 5 minutes in the tin, then move to a rack.

These are the ones to make on a Sunday. The whole batter goes through a blender, there's no flour and no butter, and each muffin lands at 110 calories with 9g of protein. Blended oats and Greek yogurt do the work that flour and fat normally do, which is why the numbers come out where they do without the muffins tasting like a compromise.

Nutrition Per Serving

Serving size	1 muffin
Calories	110
Protein	9g
Total carbohydrate	16g
Fiber	2g
Total sugars	6g
Added sugar	4g, from the maple syrup
Total fat	2g
Sodium	160mg

Calculated from the French Vanilla panel (105 cal, 22g protein, 5.8g carbs, 3.1g fat, 69mg sodium, 0g sugar per 30g serving) across two servings, plus oats, eggs, Greek yogurt, milk, maple and blueberries, divided by 12. The protein-to-calorie ratio here is the best in the collection.

Why This Works

Blended oats behave enough like flour to hold a muffin together, but they bring fibre and a much softer crumb - which is exactly what you want when protein powder is in the mix, because whey tends to tighten a bake. The two work against each other in the right direction.

Greek yogurt is the other half. It's replacing butter entirely, which is where the 2g of fat and 110 calories come from, and its acidity reacts with the baking soda to give lift that a low-fat muffin wouldn't otherwise get. Don't substitute regular yogurt - it's too thin and you'll get a wet middle.

Tips From Our Kitchen

Pulse, don't blend, once the wet ingredients are in. Over-processing oat batter makes it gummy.
Frozen blueberries work but fold them in straight from the freezer or they'll streak the batter purple.
They freeze beautifully. Twelve muffins, twelve breakfasts, thirty seconds in the microwave.
Fill the cups almost to the top - this batter barely domes.

Swaps & Variations

Mocha chip: Mocha Protein Coffee, skip the blueberries, add 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips.
Matcha muffins: High Protein Matcha with the blueberries. The colour is worth it.
Banana oat: swap the maple for one mashed ripe banana and drop the milk to 1/4 cup.
Dairy-free: coconut yogurt and almond milk. Expect a slightly denser muffin.

Common Questions

How many calories are in a protein muffin?

110 each, with 9g of protein. There's no flour and no butter - blended oats and Greek yogurt replace both, which is what keeps the calories that low.

Do I need a blender?

For the oats, yes - they need to be ground to a coarse flour. You can buy oat flour instead and mix everything by hand, which works just as well.

Are these gluten-free?

Only if your oats are certified gluten-free. Oats are naturally GF but are usually processed alongside wheat. Everything else in the recipe is fine.

How long do they keep?

Three days in an airtight container in the fridge, or three months frozen. They're better cold from the fridge than most muffins because of the yogurt.

Can I make them without maple syrup?

Yes - they'll be 96 calories with 0g of added sugar. The blueberries carry it, though it's noticeably less sweet. A mashed banana is a good middle ground.

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