Cinnamon Bites with Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

• 250 ml Egg whites
• 35 g Peanut butter-flavored protein powder (Ghost WPI Peanut Butter was used.)
• 1 tsp Monk fruit sweetener (For the bites.)
• 0.5 tsp Ground cinnamon (For the bites.)
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract (For the bites.)
• 15 g Salted butter (Melted; for the frosting.)
• 30 g Light cream cheese (For the frosting.)
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract (For the frosting.)
• 0.5 tsp Monk fruit sweetener (For the frosting.)
• 0.5 tsp Cinnamon sugar (Approximately 2–3 g; for the frosting.)
• Cinnamon sugar (Extra, to taste, as an optional topping.)
• 15 g Crunchy Biscoff cookie spread (Melted; suggested optional topping.)
• Banana (Suggested optional topping; amount to taste.)
• Maple syrup (Suggested optional topping; amount to taste.)

Steps

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 180 °C. In a bowl, whisk the egg whites until white and fluffy and stiff peaks form.

2. 2

   Add the sweetener and cinnamon to the egg whites, and whisk to combine.

3. 3

   Add the protein powder and whisk again until incorporated.

4. 4

   Add the vanilla extract and mix it into the batter.

5. 5

   Divide the mixture into 12 portions on a nonstick baking sheet.

6. 6

   Bake for 10–12 minutes.

7. 7

   While the bites are baking, mix the melted butter, cream cheese, vanilla extract, sweetener, and cinnamon sugar until smooth.

8. 8

   Add the frosting to the bites. Customize the toppings: extra cinnamon sugar and 15 g melted crunchy Biscoff spread are suggested; banana, maple syrup, and cinnamon sugar are also options.

Notes

The recipe makes 12 bites. The suggested toppings are optional; no amounts are specified for the banana or maple syrup. The published nutritional figure corresponds to all 12 bites with cream cheese and Biscoff.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• vegetarian
• baked
• high-protein
• cinnamon
• breakfast
• snack