High Protein Chocolate Cup Cake

What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with chocolate and protein!

Of course, we’ve all heard of the fat-burning and mind-soothing benefits of dark chocolate, but did you know that it is also a rich source of arginine? Better yet, it’s an aphrodisiac.

So let’s get cooking!

Ingredients

1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
2 scoops ISOFLEX chocolate protein powder
Stevia to taste
2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 egg whites
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
4 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
½ tsp salt
1 ½ cup of old fashioned rolled oats ground
1 cup dark chocolate chips

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Prepare cup cake tins with cooking spray and/or paper muffin cups.
Blend together cottage cheese, protein powder, stevia, applesauce and egg whites.
Sift in a bowl baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt. Add to wet ingredients and incorporate well.
With a spoon, stir in oats and chocolate chips.
Spoon into greased cup cake tins and bake for 25 minutes.
Let cool before icing.

Makes 12.

Icing

1 scoop ISOFLEX Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Powder
1 tbsp nut butter
1 tbsp skim milk
Crushed nuts

Preparation

Mix together protein powder, nut butter and enough milk to make into a icing consistency.
Decorate the cup cakes with icing and sprinkle with crushed nuts.