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    Home > Blog > Protein Desserts > Protein Cake

    PB&J Protein Cupcakes

    Updated: Feb 4, 2023 · Published: Oct 2, 2014 · By Andréa Marchese · This post may contain affiliate links · 8 Comments

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    Peanut Protein! The team at Labrada was kind enough to send over some of their Jamie Eason Peanut Protein, and I couldn't wait to turn it into PB&J Protein Cupcakes! **Update: this protein powder has been discontinued, but you can get the same results with powdered peanut butter. You may need to add some stevia or sweetener of choice.

    inside view of a peanut butter and jelly cupcake, which is a peanut butter cupcake filled with jelly and topped with peanut butter protein frosting on a white plate on a wood table
    PB&J Protein Cupcakes

    The sweet peanut taste brought to mind peanut butter and jelly, so I filled these cupcakes with all-fruit preserves. Easy PB&J Protein Cupcakes!

    six silicone cupcake cups with peanut butter protein cake batter in them, the cups are orange and brown alternating colors

     

    PB&J Protein Cupcakes

    You'll be seeing this protein again soon because I have lots of recipe ideas! Might as well get yourself a bag! :)

    six silicone cupcake cups with baked peanut butter protein cake in them, the cups are orange and brown alternating colors

     

    PB&J Protein Cupcakes

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    inside view of a peanut butter and jelly cupcake, which is a peanut butter cupcake filled with jelly and topped with peanut butter protein frosting on a white plate on a wood table

    PB&J Protein Cupcakes with Jamie Eason's Peanut Protein

    Makes 6 cupcakes.
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 12 minutes
    Total Time: 27 minutes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 136kcal
    Author: Andréa
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    Ingredients

    Cake:

    • 4 large egg whites 132g
    • ½ cup powdered peanut butter 56g
    • 2 tablespoons almond flour 14g
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder 2.5ml

    Filling:

    • 6 teaspoons 2 tablespoons natural all-fruit spread (46g)

    Frosting:

    • ½ cup powdered peanut butter 56g
    • ¼ cup vanilla whey protein isolate 26g
    • ¼ cup filtered water 60ml

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 325F (163C).
    • Mix or blend cake ingredients until smooth.
    • Pour batter into 6 small silicone muffin cups, filling each about halfway.
    • Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until firm and a toothpick comes out clean.
    • Meanwhile mix frosting ingredients until smooth.
    • Remove cupcakes from oven, and let cool slightly.
    • Remove from silicone cups.
    • To fill cupcakes, use a knife to 'core' the cupcake (be sure not to cut all the way through to the bottom!) and use a spoon to remove the core. (Or use a cupcake coring tool.)
    • Fill cupcakes with 1 teaspoon each of all-fruit spread.
    • Break a piece off the bottom of each core to account for the filling, and replace cupcake cores. (This is optional, otherwise the filling will get pressed into the cupcake and not look like the picture, but will still be delicious!)
    • Frost cupcakes, and enjoy! Store extras in the refrigerator.

    Notes

    A note about substitutions: because each type of protein powder has a distinct flavor and texture when baked, I would not try substituting different types of protein powders in this cupcake recipe. (See my Recipe Basics video for examples of what goes wrong when you use the wrong protein powder.) In the frosting, you can replace the whey with casein if you like. Vegan protein powders can also be used to replace the whey, but the frosting would be less creamy and more grainy. The almond meal adds a little fat and moisture to the cake; you can probably replace that with 1 tablespoon of peanut butter.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 136kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 4g | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g
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    Comments

    1. Andréa

      January 28, 2016 at 9:11 pm

      Yes! Includes all the ingredients unless otherwise noted. :)

    2. sofia sanint

      January 28, 2016 at 8:58 pm

      Looks amazing! Does the macros include the frosting??

    3. Andréa

      October 06, 2014 at 7:33 am

      Hi Carissa,
      They're so yummy! Definitely give them a try!
      :)
      Andréa

    4. carissa

      October 05, 2014 at 9:39 pm

      These look fantastic! Can't wait to try em. Oh, also super confused on the dogs comment & the Xylitol. . Pretty weird cause this is for human consumption :)

    5. Andréa

      October 03, 2014 at 5:20 pm

      Xylitol is not safe for dogs. Choosing which products to bring into the house is a very personal decision, but definitely don't feed it to your dogs!

    6. Jamie

      October 03, 2014 at 12:14 pm

      Why can't you have xylitol in the house when there are dogs? Why not just not feed it to the dogs? I'm really confused

    7. Stacey

      October 03, 2014 at 10:36 am

      I wish the peanut flavor didn't have the xylitol in it - with dogs in the house I can't have any xylitol products! These look amazing though. I may play around with vanilla protein and peanut flour (not PB2 but pure peanut flour)

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