Aloha! And happy new year! I'm writing today from Kauai, my new favorite place, where I've been enjoying lots of tropical deliciousness. The first of several tropical protein recipes: Meyer Lemon and Star Fruit Protein Cupcakes!
One of the first things I did on Kauai was head to a farmer's market to stock my fridge for my stay here. Between that and the local grocery store, I brought lots of natural goodies back to the condo!
These cupcakes have a meyer lemon cake made with natural vanilla whey protein, with chopped starfruit inside. A sweet, tart, delicious protein cake! And since I'm on vacation, it's also an easy recipe! If you can't find meyer lemons or starfruit, you can use regular lemons and another fruit in the batter (apple, plum, peach would be great, for example). Get creative, and give these Meyer Lemon and Star Fruit Protein Cupcakes a try!
Ingredients
- 1 cup natural vanilla whey protein 102g
- ¼ cup coconut flour 28g
- 1 teaspoon baking powder 5ml
- ½ cup natural unsweetened applesauce (111g)
- ¼ cup meyer lemon juice 61g
- ¼ cup starfruit chopped (33g)
- 4 starfruit slices about 33g
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F (163C).
- Mix the whey protein, coconut flour, and baking powder until well combined.
- Add applesauce and lemon juice. Mix well.
- Fold in starfruit.
- Spoon into 4 tulip baking cups (or 4 small silicone muffin cups). Note that the tulip cups are not free-standing, and need to be in a muffin tin.
- Top each cupcake with a starfruit slice.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, and check to see if they are firm. Mine baked for 24 minutes, but this is not my usual oven and I'm not sure I had it preheated well. Remove the cupcakes when they are firm and a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
- Enjoy! Store in the refrigerator.
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