Apple Pie Vegan Protein Granola Cups
These apple pie vegan protein granola cups are perfect post-workout recovery snacks made with vanilla protein powder, nuts and apples.
Servings 12 Regular Pucks
Calories 109kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats gluten free if needed
- ½ cup freeze dried apple crushed into small pieces, plus more for garnish
- ¼ cup walnuts toasted and finely chopped, plus more for garnish
- 2 tbsp hemp hearts plus more for garnish
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 1/3 cup vanilla protein powder vegan if needed
- 1/3 cup unsweetened apple juice
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 ½ tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 F and lightly grease 24 mini muffin tins.
- Combine the oats, apple, walnuts, hemp hearts, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a large bowl.
- In a saucepan, combine the protein powder, apple juice, maple syrup, coconut oil and stir over medium heat until it begins to bubble and is very smooth. Stir in the vanilla until combined.
- Pour the protein powder mixture over dry ingredients and stir until well coated.
- Place about two tablespoons into each mini muffin tin and pack it flat into the bottom of the tin. Sprinkle with a little extra hemp hearts, walnut crumbs and apple crumbs. Bake the mixture in preheated oven for 15-16 minutes until golden brown. Allow the pucks to cool completely before carefully removing them from the tin.
- Store the pucks in an airtight container for a week or pop them into freezer bags for up to 3 months!
Nutrition
Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 83mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg