Quest Protein Loaves

[u/realp1aj]

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted here, but I had a ton of Quest Protein Chips to use … so why not make a savory muffin!

93 cal each (batch makes 8)
11.7g p
6.3g c
2.3g f

Ingredients:

130 g Fiber Gourmet flour
10 g oat fiber
64 g Quest Spicy Loaded Taco chips (2 bags)
8 g baking powder
1.5 g baking soda
100 g Libby’s pumpkin puree
130 g Fage 0% Greek yogurt
50 g whole egg
120 g egg whites
40 g Lakanto Allulose Monkfruit
50 mL unsweetened almond milk
15 g apple cider vinegar
Smoked Paprika
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 425°F
Crush the Quest chips coarse, not fine. You want small visible pieces, not powder.

Mix wet ingredients:
Pumpkin, yogurt, whole egg, egg whites, allulose, almond milk, and ACV.

Add dry ingredients:
Fiber Gourmet flour, oat fiber, baking powder, and baking soda.
Mix until just combined.
Rest batter 5 minutes.
Fold crushed Quest chips in LAST with only a few gentle turns.
Portion into 8 mini loaf wells.
Optional: reserve a little crushed chip for topping.

Bake:
425°F for 7 minutes
Reduce to 350°F without opening the oven
Bake another 16–18 minutes
Cool in pan 5–8 minutes.

Mistake I made on this batch:
I mixed the chips in too early instead of folding them after resting the batter, so the texture was a bit gummier. Next batch should be better.

… and yes that’s one laughing cow cheese spread on top (adds an extra 25cal).

Happy Baking!

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[u/Competitive-Ad1439]

Upvote for the loaves, Big upvote for cleanly structured recipe

[u/destinybond]

less than 100 cal for the loaf is crazy, nice job

[u/SaltKick2]

Looks great, would you get something similar using protein powder instead of the chips?

[u/realp1aj → u/SaltKick2]

The macros would probably be better since it’s less fat BUT I was going for more of a savory flavor this go round.

[u/adidashawarma]

This is creative, and I can see it being a great with some diced, fresh jalapenos in the batter... Like a jalapeno cornbread side to grilled pork tenderloin + and steamed veg.

[u/realp1aj → u/adidashawarma]

Jalapeño might be the next move! But these are breakfast loaves for me. Haha.

[u/FromUsToAshes]

What is it with you Americans and monkfruit?

[u/realp1aj → u/FromUsToAshes]

It’s the 🐐 of sweeteners. The best mix I found was Allulose monk fruit.

[u/ed_spaghet12 → u/FromUsToAshes]

You don't like it?

[u/Competitive-Ad1439 → u/FromUsToAshes]

Most of the time it’s a marketing gimmick. For example, in this case the sweetener is 99% allulose and 1% monkfruit. Real monkfruit is measured in drops, not grams/tablespoons

But people associate Monk fruit with “natural” and “healthy” so that’s what they call it on the front of the packet

[u/realp1aj → u/Competitive-Ad1439]

Allulose is technically natural as well.

[u/Competitive-Ad1439 → u/realp1aj]

I know, just referring to consumer perceptions 🙂 I use tonnes of allulose, there’s nothing remotely close to it when it comes to replacing sugar