Made this for my bedtime snack after seeing it in a thread on t-nation:

1/4 cup ground flaxseed (4 tbs)
1 whole egg (I used a Omega 3 egg)
Splenda and salt to taste (dash of salt and 2 packs splenda for me)
1.5 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
Up to a scoop of vanilla protein powder (I used 20 g)

Mix. If using protein powder, you'll probably need to add a bit of water. Just a tsp or so at a time until it mixes and is still very thick.

Pour into a small glass bowl (ramekin) and microwave for 60 seconds. (I also sprayed some Pam to make sure it came out...might not be necessary)

I put 1 tsp of butter on mine.

Calories 300
P/C/F 27g/11g/19g
fiber 8 g (so carbs net of fiber = 3g)

The butter is obviously optional or you could use something like Smart Balance. I think you could also mess with this pretty easily and get different flavors/nutritional profiles. I'm going to put ginger in mine next time for instance, and I'd say Natural PB could either be spread on it or mixed in.

I will definitely be doing this one again. :eat: It's excellent and very healthy with Omega 3s, fiber, protein, etc.

MannishBoy, what kind of texture does this muffin have when it's done? is it like one of those no-bake protein bars, ie runny and chewy? and any idea if it would be possible to do this in the oven instead of the microwave? it sounds interesting, quick and easy....but I tend to be disappointed of the weird texture of these things :blank:

Mine wasn't runny and chewy. It was like a muffin, if a little less dense due to no flour. It rose and everything.

I don't see why you couldn't cook it in an oven. I've made very similar PB/ricotta cheese based muffins (from John Berardi's free Precision Nutrition dessert recipe .pdf) before. That might give it a bit of a crust if you feel like you need it. It's just so convenient to microwave for 60 seconds :)

You really aren't risking much to give it a try. A bit of flax and an egg and spices. Probably $.50 worth of stuff at most :)

any idea if it would be possible to do this in the oven instead of the microwave?
This is only slightly different than the oatmeal pancakes I make, so I'm sure it would also work in a frying pan on the stove. I don't like using my oven for tiny little servings because it wastes so much energy.

Thanks, I'll definitely give it a go, will be traveling next week and muffins to take with would surely come in handy!!!

btw, I love your new avatar, Guava ;) and I was thinking about making 6 of those muffins in one go but you're right, if they turn out fine in the microwave it's a waste of energy (I happen to work for an environmental organisation.....huh.....:confused:)

I just tried this last night to replace my chicken and oil meal before bed and WOW these are great! I used a slight variation instead of flax i used ground walnuts and I used chocolate protein powder instead. I then put some PB on top of the muffin and voila it came out quite fluffy actually and I was surprised to see it more filling felt like i was eating bread.

I just tried this last night to replace my chicken and oil meal before bed and WOW these are great! I used a slight variation instead of flax i used ground walnuts and I used chocolate protein powder instead. I then put some PB on top of the muffin and voila it came out quite fluffy actually and I was surprised to see it more filling felt like i was eating bread.

Hadn't thought about ground walnuts, but I've been putting about 1/8 of an oz of walnuts on top of mine.

I've experimented with adding ginger and even orange extract to make an "orange ginger cinnamon" muffin. All experiments so far have been good. However, you have to make sure you don't overdo the water if you add some to balance the protein powder, and there is definitely a limit on the powder to use before it messes up the consistency.

Yum these were so good! I used chocolate protein powder instead and poured some blended strawberries over it. Delicious!

Ima have to try this one out :drool:

Yum these were so good! I used chocolate protein powder instead and poured some blended strawberries over it. Delicious!

You can also put cocoa in them to make them a bit richer. Doesn't take much.


Another alternative is almond flour. I've made some 1/2 and 1/2 almond/flax muffins a couple of times lately :eat: And I've actually been baking them in the oven, too.

Any specifics on how long you bake them, temp, etc?

Any specifics on how long you bake them, temp, etc?

Like typical muffins. 350° for maybe 15 minutes. Until you can stick a toothpick in and pull it out clean.

I put mine in a coffee mug since I dont have any small ceramic stuff and it actually came out very well. Looks like a very tall muffin and tastes great :tu: