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Healthy PB&J Muffins! These yummy peanut butter jelly muffins are creamy, protein-focused and lightly sweetened with fresh strawberries for a jelly-like texture. Take one with you for a healthy snack on the go!
As a spin instructor, it’s hard coaching people of various fitness levels. When I was teaching spin last week, I found myself saying the same things over and over trying to get people who were just cruising along to work a little harder. You can tell who the people are that need a little extra coaching and motivation.
I think a lot of people come to spin classes thinking it’s going to be an easy, low impact workout, but it’s quite the opposite. Spin classes are high intensity workouts and to get the most out of them you have to push yourself.
I kept trying to coaching them through the drills in different ways. Finally, I told the class if they want to see change they have to push themselves out of their comfort zones (something I tell my weight loss clients all the time too).
That seemed to click for some people and suddenly a few were working harder. At the end of class, one of my regulars told me “you’re a great coach.” It was that moment I realized I may not reach everyone, but I do reach a lot more people then I give myself credit for.
The same goes for this blog. I question myself a lot. Then, out of the blue I’ll get a new client who’ll tell me they’re been reading for months, sometimes following me for years and how everything I say resonates with them. Questioning yourself is easy. Trusting yourself is not.
This has nothing to do with pb&j muffins other than to say sometimes you have to be willing to step out of your comfort zone. Whether it’s eating healthier, trying a new food, working out, doing something that isn’t comfortable to you is how you grow. It’s how you build confidence in yourself.
Munch on that while you munch on and enjoy these peanut butter jelly muffins!
Made mine with almond flour so they’re a bit lower in carbs, but oat flour should work in this recipe. I used fresh strawberries and blended it up to give it that jelly-like texture.
These healthy peanut butter and jelly muffins have five grams of protein too and are lower calorie. They make a fun and delicious snack!
PB&J Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups almond flour
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk, or milk of choice
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter, or nut butter of choice
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar, or sugar of choice
- 1/2 cup strawberries, fresh
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F. Prepare a muffin tin with cooking spray.
- To a food processor, add the eggs, extra virgin olive oil, peanut butter, sea salt, applesauce, sugar and strawberries. Process on high until smooth.
- Add the baking powder and flour. Process until combined. Transfer the batter to the muffin cavities dividing it evenly for 14 muffins.
- Bake 15-17 minutes. Remove from the oven and place on a wire baking rack to cool 5 minutes.
Notes
- Oat flour would work well as a substitute for the almond flour in this recipe.
- Store in the refrigerator up to 5 days or the freezer one month.
- My Amazon shop has more products similar to those used for this recipe and that I recommend to my nutrition clients.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Can I sub coconut oil for the olive oil, or maybe avocado oil? These muffins look so good!
I haven’t tried. If you do, please respond back and let me know so I can update the recipe card for others!
I love that your long term peeps love you & that is the best thing you can hear!!!
AND those muffins look amazing!
Awww thanks lady!
How much you care is what really counts and you definitely have a heart of gold!
That means so much to me.
I love peanut butter and jelly! These sound right up my alley.
You can’t go wrong with this combo.
I’m weird because I like my pb on one and jelly on the other! But still love it.
That is different! These are technically strawberries so maybe you’d be ok? lol
Sometimes I wonder if I’m the only person that prefers pb and jelly to pb and chocolate! Anything that lets me have my fav combo for breakfast is a win! Yum!
Me too! I like chocolate on its own. 😉