Post Workout Snacks | Saturday Series: Fit-Spiration 4 of 6

Since last week, I shared my favourite workout apps, I thought this week I'd follow up with my favourite part of working out: the post workout snacks! Haha. Of course I'm joking, but these 2 snacks are really really yummy and protein packed for after a good workout!

The first one I'm gonna share with you is this delicious protein pop! I made mine in 3 layers; every layer had a base of greek yogurt and 2% milk.

Layer 1: oats and cinnamon

Layer 2: multigrain Cheerios

Layer 3: cacao powder and dark chocolate chunks

All I did was mix the 3 layers in separate bowls and then spoon the mixtures into my popsicle container! 

One little pop has only 62 calories, 1.8g of fat, 8.5g of carbs, and 3.3g of protein!

I shared the recipe for these 100 calorie protein breakfast muffins in this baking post a little while back! They're really good after a workout with a dollop of Greek Yogurt and some cinnamon. 

One of these muffins has 100 calories, 5.4g of fat, 12.7g of carbs, and 3.8g of protein.

I hope you guys enjoy these little snacks for after a workout. What's your favourite post workout snack? Do let me know!

Thanks for reading, xo, Katelyn

100 Calorie Oatmeal Breakfast Muffins | In The Kitchen: Baking

Hey guys, I haven't posted a recipe in quite some time it seems so I decided I would share with you my oatmeal breakfast muffin recipe! I have been working on perfecting this recipe for quite some time now and I've finally gotten them (what I consider to be) perfect!

So for this recipe you will need:

Equipment

Oven preheated to 350F

Muffin tin & liners

Spatula

Measuring cups and spoons

2 Mixing bowls

Whisk

Ingredients

1 cup oats

1 cup milk

1/4 cup plain greek yogurt

1/3 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup butter softened

11/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/4-1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4-1 cup dark chocolate chips

The first step is to mix half the milk and the oats in a small bowl. This allows the oats to soften before being incorporated into the muffin mixture. This step is optional, but highly recommended as it allows the muffins to retain a lot of their moisture during the baking process.

After you set that oat and milk mixture aside you'll want to mix together the wet ingredients -greek yogurt, brown sugar, butter, vanilla- making sure all the ingredients are fully incorporated.

After mixing the wet ingredients you'll want to add the flour, and baking soda gradually and mix well. Next, mix in the oat mixture and the rest of the milk. Lastly, you'll want to fold in the cinnamon and dark chocolate chips. These two are both completely to preference; I used 1/2 tsp cinnamon (I'm a huge cinnamon fanatic) and 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips.

The next step is to fill the muffin liners 1/2-3/4 of the way with the batter- it should be the exact amount for 12 muffins. Bake them in your preheated oven for 15-18 minutes, until they're golden brown. Once you take them out of the oven, transfer them out of the muffin tin and onto a cooling rack as soon as they're cool enough to touch. Taking them out as soon as you can removes them from the heat of the pan, keeping the moisture locked in instead of continuing to bake them from residual heat.

They are absolutely delicious! I cut mine in half, spread some plain greek yogurt on it and then sprinkled some cinnamon. They're so soft, moist, crumbly, and taste absolutely gorgeous. I must say, they are best consumed warm!

The best part about these muffins? They taste like something you'd pick up at a bakery- full of sugar and fat.. you know the kind that you feel guilty for eating. These taste just like them but they're only 100 calories!

I hope you guys enjoyed this recipe post. If you try it let me know how you get on and if you like them!

Thanks for reading, xo, Katelyn