Jamie Eason’s Cin­na­mon Swirl Pro­tein Bread

I’m always look­ing for healthy snacks to have when I’m in a rush…these look like the per­fect thing! Most com­mer­cially made pro­tein bars are filled with crappy ingre­di­ents and sugar…why not make your own at home and save money? Try these out!

Nutri­tion Facts:
Makes 16 squares
1 square = 55 calo­ries, 1 g fat, 8 g carbs, 5 g protein

 

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Ingredients:

1/3 cup Ideal (Xyl­i­tol)
2 tsp cin­na­mon
1 1/2 cups oat flour + 2 scoops vanilla whey pro­tein
1 tbsp bak­ing pow­der
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup Ideal (Xyl­i­tol) or ¼ cup Ste­via in the Raw
2 egg whites
1 cup unsweet­ened almond milk (Almond Breeze)
1/3 cup or 1 4oz jar of baby food apple­sauce and ¼ cup low sugar vanilla yogurt (optional)

Direc­tions:
Pre­heat oven to 350. Spray an 8 X 8 inch Pyrex dish with non-stick spray.
In small bowl com­bine: (set aside)
1/3 cup Ideal (Xyl­i­tol)
2 tsp cinnamon

In a large bowl com­bine: (whisk together)
1 1/2 cups oat flour + 2 scoops vanilla whey pro­tein
1 tbsp bak­ing pow­der
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup Ideal (Xyl­i­tol) or ¼ cup Ste­via in the Raw

In a medium bowl com­bine: (whisk together & add to lrg bowl)
2 egg whites
1 cup unsweet­ened almond milk (Almond Breeze)
1/3 cup or 1 4oz jar of baby food apple­sauce and ¼ cup low sugar vanilla yogurt (optional)

Pour a shal­low layer of bat­ter into the loaf pan (about 1/4 of the batter).

Sprin­kle heav­ily with half of the cinnamon/sugar mix­ture. Repeat with remain­ing bat­ter & cinnamon/sugar on top.

Draw a knife through the bat­ter to mar­ble. Bake for 24 to 28 min. Let cool for 10 min. Bread will be dense. Thanks to Jamie Eason for the recipe =)

 

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Rachel Ngom is a Lifestyle, Nutri­tionFit­ness Coach and Entre­pre­neur who uti­lizes her back­ground in col­le­giate sports and nutri­tion to help her clients achieve suc­cess! It is her pas­sion to help you know what it feels like toTHRIVE from the inside out and to live the life of your dreams! Get started today with her FREE healthy eat­ing guide!

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