high protein cinnamon roll bites
Serves 3
10 mins prep
25 mins cook
35 mins total
When you want a cinnamon roll but not a whole tray, make these high-protein cinnamon roll bites. They are made with simple ingredients (no protein powder) and take just 30 minutes to whip up. They can also easily be made gluten-free with oat flour and will still pack in 10 grams of protein and 3g of fiber!
Dough
Coating
Glaze
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 7.5" x 4.5" glass, oven-safe, meal prep container. If you don't have a similar-sized one (circle works too), you can make these in mini muffin tins.
In a bowl, mix together the 2/3 c Greek yogurt, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tbsp pure maple syrup, 3/4 c all purpose flour, 1 1/4 tsp baking powder, and 1 tbsp flaxseeds until a shaggy batter forms. Then use your hands to knead it all together. It should be firm but still moist. Try not to over-knead it; otherwise, the bites end up tough.
In a small bowl, mix together the 3 tbsp brown sugar, 1.5 tbsp white sugar, and 1 tsp cinnamon. Then roll the dough into 20-24 bites (I did 22) that are each about 1" in diameter. Either roll them all and place them on a tray, and then roll each one in the cinnamon sugar mixture, or after rolling each ball, drop it into the cinnamon sugar mixture and toss to coat.
The dough should have enough moisture on the outside for the cinnamon sugar to stick. But if not, lightly dip each bite into milk first, then roll in cinnamon sugar.
Squeeze all the bites into your prepared baking container and then bake for 25-30 minutes. When I used oat milk, it took 30 minutes, but all-purpose flour took 25 minutes.
While they cool, in a small bowl, mix together 1.5 tbsp powdered sugar and 1 tbsp milk to make the glaze. If it's too thick, add a splash more milk. If it's too thin, add more powdered sugar.
Enjoy your cinnamon roll bites with your glaze!
For a fun holiday take, shape these into the shape of a Christmas tree on a sheet tray and drizzle with glaze.