Believe it or not, one of the most delicious desserts known as cinnamon rolls can actually be made with simple, healthy ingredients, and contain high amounts of protein! Enjoy!
(Makes 6 servings)
Ingredients
Dough
- ½ cup self rising flour
- ⅓ cup nonfat greek yogurt
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder
Filling
- 2 tbsp sugar-free maple syrup
- 2 tbsp cinnamon
- 1.5 tbsp brown sugar
- 1.5 tbsp coconut sugar
Icing
- 1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder
- 1.5 tbsp confectioners sugar
- ⅓ cup almond milk
Instructions
- Combine the dough ingredients and mix until a dough forms.
- Knead the dough until smooth and sprinkle more self rising flour on the counter surface.
- Roll out the dough using a rolling pin until it is thin.
- Add the maple syrup and filling ingredients in a thin even layer on the dough.
- Roll the dough up and cut the dough into slices to form cinnamon rolls.
- Place the cinnamon rolls on a greased pan.
- Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
- Top with the icing mixture.
(Per cinnamon Roll) Calories: 156, Total Fat: 0.4g, Saturated Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 2mg, Sodium: 189.7mg, Total Carbohydrates: 22.8g, Dietary Fiber: 2.5g, Total Sugar: 10.7g, Protein: 15.1g, Vitamin D: 1.6%, Calcium: 18.4%, Iron: 5.4%, Potassium: 213.8mg
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