What do you call a fabulously rich and chocolatey and yummalicious bowl o' batter that's impossibly volatile and can't for the life of her make up her mind as to whether she wants to be baked in a square baking dish or a muffin tin?
Uhhhh brownie muffins, derrrrrrrrr! Lezzzz call dem bruffins.
These whatchamacallits are betchy. Wanna know why? I'll tell you why.
Because they stare at you in the wee hours of the morning while you're trying to be all healthy and eat your overnight oatmeal in peace but you can't because these brownie betches are staring you down like Regina George hashtag Mean-Girls hashtag you-can't-sit-with-us.
These bruffins have serious identity issues. But I promise that once you sink your teeth into one...and then another, and then another....you won't give a rat's hiney what they're called. Trust me when I say that these bruffins NEED to make their way into your meal planning routine. Like yesterday.
I used my beloved vegan MCT Lean chocolate protein powder, but feel free to use whatever kind you prefer. If you're part of that bizarre .0000003 percent of the population that hates peppermint, you can always just leave that out. "Vegan Brownie Protein Muffins" is easier to say without the peppermint anyway.
Lezz stop talking and start baking. THERE'S BRUFFINS TO BE BIRTHED!!!!
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Vegan Peppermint Brownie Protein Muffins
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 9 1x
- Category: Snack
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Description
A deliciously portable snack that's packed with plant-based protein and free of refined sugar and flour!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups old-fashioned oats
- ½ cup almond flour
- ½ cup chocolate protein powder
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp peppermint extract
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, stir together oats, almond flour, protein powder, cocoa powder, chia seeds, baking soda and salt.
- In a liquid measuring cup or medium bowl, whisk together almond milk, applesauce, maple syrup, vanilla and peppermint extract.
- Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Spoon batter into muffin tin, filling each cup about ¾ of the way full. You'll have 9-10 muffins.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes.
Notes
Adapted from my Oatmeal Cinnamon Raisin Protein Bars
Rebecca says
I usually can not stand recipes using protein powder, but this is wonderful! I use purely inspired decadent chocolate protein powder and it tastes wonderful! Go to for gains haha
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Alexis Joseph says
Yay, thanks so much Rebecca!
lara says
would this work with cacao power + unflavoured pea protein powder? instead of the vanilla protein?
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lara says
would this work with cacao power + unflavoured pea protein powder? instead of the vanilla protein?
<3
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Rachel says
Soo good without peppermint. I don't remember whether I used soy or amazing meal protein powder. I did use honey as the sweetner. Thank you!
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Alexis says
Mmmm perfect!
Rachel says
Soo good without peppermint. I don't remember whether I used soy or amazing meal protein powder. I did use honey as the sweetner. Thank you!
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Alexis says
Mmmm perfect!
Rob says
Yum!! I tried it with this vegan protein and it turned out delicious!
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Alexis says
Fabulous! Thanks for letting me know, Rob!
Rob says
Yum!! I tried it with this vegan protein and it turned out delicious!
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Alexis says
Fabulous! Thanks for letting me know, Rob!
Angela @ Protein Companion says
I have recently started reading your blogs and I find them so entertaining and informative. I think you struck genius with bruffins. They look so decadent that I have to make them now. Love how simple this recipe is!
Alexis says
Aww thanks SO much, Angela! What a sweet comment 🙂 Enjoy!
Angela @ Protein Companion says
I have recently started reading your blogs and I find them so entertaining and informative. I think you struck genius with bruffins. They look so decadent that I have to make them now. Love how simple this recipe is!
Alexis says
Aww thanks SO much, Angela! What a sweet comment 🙂 Enjoy!
Stacey says
I'm new to your blog, and these look delicious - just might have to be the first thing I make! How can you go wrong with a name like bruffins? Haha I just have one question - what could you substitute for the almond flour?
Alexis says
Hi there, Stacey! Welcome! The almond meal makes these super moist, but I think you could probably get away with whole-wheat flour if you have that on hand. You may want to add a tablespoon of oil to the batter. I hope it works out! Also, you could grind up whole almonds to make almond meal. Trader Joe's sells almond meal for a great price, too! Best of luck 🙂
Stacey says
I'm new to your blog, and these look delicious - just might have to be the first thing I make! How can you go wrong with a name like bruffins? Haha I just have one question - what could you substitute for the almond flour?
Alexis says
Hi there, Stacey! Welcome! The almond meal makes these super moist, but I think you could probably get away with whole-wheat flour if you have that on hand. You may want to add a tablespoon of oil to the batter. I hope it works out! Also, you could grind up whole almonds to make almond meal. Trader Joe's sells almond meal for a great price, too! Best of luck 🙂
Elyse @ Lizzie Fit says
I've been having a serious afternoon sweet tooth issue lately... I used to be cool with my morning Larabar but my belly or my tongue forgets about that short moment of pleasure long before the end of my work day and I am searching the office kitchen for munchies.... nothing good ever comes of that. Therefore, I just justified making these for next week 😉
Alexis says
Me too! I've been easting WAY more sweets than usual. Dark chocolate is definitely my BFF....
Elyse @ Lizzie Fit says
I've been having a serious afternoon sweet tooth issue lately... I used to be cool with my morning Larabar but my belly or my tongue forgets about that short moment of pleasure long before the end of my work day and I am searching the office kitchen for munchies.... nothing good ever comes of that. Therefore, I just justified making these for next week 😉
Alexis says
Me too! I've been easting WAY more sweets than usual. Dark chocolate is definitely my BFF....
Jess @ JessieBear What Will You Wear? says
Sweet jesus woman, I need these.
Alexis says
Totes mahgotes.
Jess @ JessieBear What Will You Wear? says
Sweet jesus woman, I need these.
Alexis says
Totes mahgotes.
Dana @ Conscious Kitchen Blog says
Oh my goodness... bruffins! I die. You are too funny. In other news, these sounds delicious.
Alexis says
Tehe thanks lady! DELISH. And then some.
Dana @ Conscious Kitchen Blog says
Oh my goodness... bruffins! I die. You are too funny. In other news, these sounds delicious.
Alexis says
Tehe thanks lady! DELISH. And then some.
annie @ chase that i love says
ooooh these look so fudgey!
Alexis says
They totally are!!
annie @ chase that i love says
ooooh these look so fudgey!
Alexis says
They totally are!!
Chelsea's Healthy Kitchen says
I'm scared to make these. I seriously can't resist anything chocolate these days. Last night I tried for 0.201012 seconds to resist the chocolate cake ball sitting in my fridge before devouring it. At least these are much healthier than that cake ball haha! 😛
Alexis says
Resisting chocolate cake balls sounds downright impossible. At least these are kinda healthy, right?!
Chelsea's Healthy Kitchen says
I'm scared to make these. I seriously can't resist anything chocolate these days. Last night I tried for 0.201012 seconds to resist the chocolate cake ball sitting in my fridge before devouring it. At least these are much healthier than that cake ball haha! 😛
Alexis says
Resisting chocolate cake balls sounds downright impossible. At least these are kinda healthy, right?!
Ang @ Nutty for Life says
Bruffins... they're also muffins that bros would enjoy. Lame joke. Sorry.
Seriously, mint and chocolate is a match made in heaven. There's really no quicker way to my heart. Well, I can think of a few quick ways to my heart, but these bruffins could definitely be one of them. Love this, too, because it looks like you prob would already have most of the stuff on-hand.
Alexis says
Not a lame joke at all--I deifnitley was thinking about bros as I was writing that post. I agree--mint and chocolate are like peanut buttah and jelly.
Ang @ Nutty for Life says
Bruffins... they're also muffins that bros would enjoy. Lame joke. Sorry.
Seriously, mint and chocolate is a match made in heaven. There's really no quicker way to my heart. Well, I can think of a few quick ways to my heart, but these bruffins could definitely be one of them. Love this, too, because it looks like you prob would already have most of the stuff on-hand.
Alexis says
Not a lame joke at all--I deifnitley was thinking about bros as I was writing that post. I agree--mint and chocolate are like peanut buttah and jelly.
Julia says
BRUFFINS! I want to keep these on my bedside table on the off chance I wake up in the middle of the night and need a bruffin...which is definitely incentive to not sleep through the night, but meh, it's only rest. I must eat them all!!
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Alexis says
EAT ALL THE BRUFFINS ALL THE TIIIIIIME.
Julia says
BRUFFINS! I want to keep these on my bedside table on the off chance I wake up in the middle of the night and need a bruffin...which is definitely incentive to not sleep through the night, but meh, it's only rest. I must eat them all!!
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Alexis says
EAT ALL THE BRUFFINS ALL THE TIIIIIIME.
Davida @ The Healthy Maven says
Bruffins....mean girls....peppermint....you're making it hard for me to not be obsessed with you. Stop writing posts I actually want to read! You're forcing me to procrastinate instead of getting work done...
Alexis says
I hate when people write posts that I actually want to read....like I have time for the madness!!
Davida @ The Healthy Maven says
Bruffins....mean girls....peppermint....you're making it hard for me to not be obsessed with you. Stop writing posts I actually want to read! You're forcing me to procrastinate instead of getting work done...
Alexis says
I hate when people write posts that I actually want to read....like I have time for the madness!!
Holly @ EatGreatBEGreat says
Oh my, I'm loving this muffins (actually I love ALL your recipes!)! What a perfect portable and healthy snack to take to work! I have all ingredients at home too! 🙂
Alexis says
Eeeeek thanks Holly! You'd totes love these 🙂
Holly @ EatGreatBEGreat says
Oh my, I'm loving this muffins (actually I love ALL your recipes!)! What a perfect portable and healthy snack to take to work! I have all ingredients at home too! 🙂
Alexis says
Eeeeek thanks Holly! You'd totes love these 🙂
Arman @ thebigmansworld says
Bruffins...stop coming up with all these words...I'm jelly.
While I will omit the peppermint-ness (which should be reserved for gum, toothpaste and choc chip ice cream) these look pretty amazing for some serious snacking.
Alexis says
I know you love mah words and you know i hate your anti-peppermint sentiments. But I still love you so it's fine.
Arman @ thebigmansworld says
Bruffins...stop coming up with all these words...I'm jelly.
While I will omit the peppermint-ness (which should be reserved for gum, toothpaste and choc chip ice cream) these look pretty amazing for some serious snacking.
Alexis says
I know you love mah words and you know i hate your anti-peppermint sentiments. But I still love you so it's fine.
Shashi @ RunninSrilankan says
Haha - you birthed some pretty amazing Bruffins!
They sure are staring at me THROUGH THE SCREEN - in their very special "Regina George hashtag Mean-Girls hashtag you-can’t-sit-with-us" way - guess theres only one thing to do - have you bake me an extra batch STAT!
Shashi @ RunninSrilankan says
Haha - you birthed some pretty amazing Bruffins!
They sure are staring at me THROUGH THE SCREEN - in their very special "Regina George hashtag Mean-Girls hashtag you-can’t-sit-with-us" way - guess theres only one thing to do - have you bake me an extra batch STAT!
Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl says
What a PERFECT snack!! I am not a mint kind of person, but I have a feeling that these would be absolutely delicious even if I leave that out :).
Alexis says
You must be one of the .00003 percent!! Still love ya 😉
Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl says
What a PERFECT snack!! I am not a mint kind of person, but I have a feeling that these would be absolutely delicious even if I leave that out :).
Alexis says
You must be one of the .00003 percent!! Still love ya 😉