When I want something sweet I love to bake with protein powder so that I still get to reach my daily high protein macros (for me 1.25-1.5 grams of protein per pound of my body weight per day), so having options like this really help me to get a high protein diet everyday. I love baking with protein and finding new ways to use whey protein other than just daily shakes. The key to baking with protein is to make sure to use “wet” ingredients like unsweetened apple sauce, greek yogurt and skim milk to keep it from getting so dry and hard that you won’t want to eat it.
Gather all of your ingredients! Most of these I get from Trader Joe’s, Fairway Market or Stop & Shop. I like to use coconut flour in baking to keep my protein recipes from getting way too dry. I also love using the greek yogurt, skim milk and apple sauce to keep it more on the moist side, since cooking with protein powder can yield a pretty dry cake. I also love the taste of coconut so the flakes on top were a nice addition to this recipe.
The BPI Sports Best Protein is high in protein and this flavors tastes very good when baking as it is pretty sweet. It’s also a very fine protein blend so it mixes really well. I also love that the flavor is a brownie flavor so it makes the cake extra tasty. I also love this coconut flour which is a low glycemic flour, low carb and non-gmo as well.
How to make your chocolate protein coconut cake step by step
→ Preheat oven to 400 degrees
→ Spray a baking tin with extra virgin olive oil spray to prevent sticking
→ In a large mixing bowl add and combine the following ingredients and mix until batter is smooth
1 egg, Large Egg – Generic
1/2 tsp. Low Sodium Baking Powder
1/4 cup, Unsweetened Almond Milk
3 TBSP, Coconut Flour Coconut Secrets
3 scoop BPI Chocolate Brownie Protein
1/2 cup, Applesauce Unsweetened
1 cup (170g), Total 0% Greek Yogurt Plain (Fage)
4 Tablespoons, Unsweetened, Shredded Organic Coconut Now Real Foods
Combine all ingredients minus the coconut flakes into a baking pan
Add coconut flakes on the top before placing into the oven.
Bake at 385 for 25 minutes
Cut into 12 pieces
1 serving: 76 calories, 3 grams of fat, 6 grams of carbs, 1 gram of fiber, 2 grams of sugar, 7 grams of protein
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