Lemon blueberry protein muffins are a quick and easy approach to increased protein consumption. For this recipe, I opted to use a plant-based protein vs. using whey protein. All of the other ingredients exclude dairy, so using plant-based protein helped to keep the entire recipe dairy free.
I’ve made blueberry protein muffins in the past. They were ok, but not great. Adding lemon extract to the recipe gave it a lot of zest! These muffins are incredible. They are very easy for meal prep use. I packed a couple in a Ziplock bag and stored them in my refrigerator for the week. Each morning I would grab a bag and go.









Lemon Blueberry Protein Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- 1 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/8 cup coconut flour
- 3 large eggs
- 1/3 cup blueberries
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- 3 teaspoons zero calorie sweetener Stevia
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Combine all of the dry ingredients (protein powder, baking powder, salt, almond flour, coconut flour, and Stevia) in a medium bowl. Mix well.
- Combine the eggs, coconut oil and lemon extract in a small bowl. Wisk well.
- Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and mix thoroughly.
- Slowly add in the blueberries, reserving a few blueberries to top each muffin.
- Spray a muffin pan with cooking spray.
- Fill each muffin cup ¾ full and top with 1-2 blueberries in each.
- Bake muffins for 15-17 minutes or until golden brown.
- Allow the muffins to cook for 5-10 minutes before removing.
Tina
Sunday 27th of March 2022
I had high hopes but these weren’t winners, had a chemically taste not sure if it was from the lemon extract (McCormick brand) or all the stevia. I wish I had read the comments first and tried real lemon and hone instead. I would try again but it was also pretty grainy.
staysnatched
Sunday 27th of March 2022
Thanks for sharing.
Alexis
Tuesday 9th of February 2021
The texture of these turned out really strange. And the lemon extract made mine taste chemical like - maybe it's just my brand of extract. Also, might be helpful to put a scoop size for the protein powder since adding more or less powder can definitely affect texture. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this recipe.
staysnatched
Sunday 14th of February 2021
Thanks for sharing.
Jenn
Sunday 17th of January 2021
Made these muffins over the weekend. They are easy to make and taste good. They hit the spot and satisfied my sweet tooth.
staysnatched
Thursday 21st of January 2021
Wonderful! Glad you enjoyed them.
Isabella
Thursday 10th of October 2019
Did the protein powder you used only have 12 grams of protein in it? Or is it 12g/serving?
staysnatched
Monday 14th of October 2019
12 grams per muffin.
tgoon
Sunday 23rd of June 2019
Is there another flour I could use instead of Almond? We have a peanut tree nut allergy at our house. She is not allergic to coconut thought - could we use all coconut flour?
staysnatched
Tuesday 25th of June 2019
There are other flours you could use, such as coconut, but it is a lot denser than almond flour. They don't have a 1:1 substitution ratio so you would have to do some research and experimenting to tweak the recipe.