Mini Eggnog Protein Cakes – Festive and So Good

Delicious and festive Mini Eggnog Protein Cakes for your holiday party! Healthy mini eggnog bundt cakes use protein powder and almond milk egg nog for a low sugar and low fat recipe.

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I know it’s Feb, but I still had some Eggnog left over from all the Christmas recipes I had planned, so I’m going for them right now.

Mini bundt cakes seemed more cute and poppable than a whole slice, so it got my attention. You can definitely go for a larger pan if you’d like, but be sure to adjust the baking time accordingly!

Ingredients for Mini Eggnog Protein Cakes Recipe

These mini eggnog protein cake bites are made with a few simple ingredients, all you probably have in your pantry already. 

• Eggnog Almond Milk or regular or light Eggnog
• Vanilla Protein Powder – I used Quest Nutrition Vanilla Protein Powder for this recipe to keep it low sugar.
• Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
• Unsweetened Applesauce for a low fat and low calorie mini eggnog cake recipe
• Non-fat Plain Greek Yogurt
• Melted Butter
• Baking Powder
• A bit of Ground Nutmeg

How to make Mini Eggnog Bundt Cakes with Protein Powder

This recipe for mini eggnog bundt cakes using protein powder is super easy to make!

1. Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl – flour, protein powder, baking powder, nutmeg

2. Combine the wet ingredients (except eggnog)  in a large bowl – applesauce, Greek yogurt, melted butter and eggs.

3. Mix in the flour mix and eggnog into the wet mix; Alternate between each, going bit by bit, and combining completely in each turn

4. Pour batter into mini bundt pan cavities (greased pan, of course!).

5. Bake at 350°F for about 8 to 10 minutes

Tips for Perfect Small Eggnog Protein Cakes 

Here’s some tips to get your small eggnog protein cakes perfect so you have soft and airy bundt cakes!

• Use room temperature applesauce and Eggs;
  This is so the melted butter mixed well with the remaining ingredients.

• Use melted Butter so that it mixes well into the healthy mini eggnog cake batter.

• Don’t over-mix the batter!
  Make sure you gently fold the dry mix into the wet to combine them.
  If you over-mix it, the protein powder will make the low calorie mini egg nog cakes tough, dense and gummy.

• Taste the batter and see if you need some extra sweetener. I’d recommend using stevia powder to maintain the consistency of the batter and have sugar free and healthy mini eggnog bundts.

• Don’t over-fill baking pan cavities or the mini cakes will overflow!

• Don’t over-bake the mini cake bites or they might get tough; Remove when the tester/knife comes out just dry; Little moisture is okay.

How to store Mini Eggnog Cake Bites?

Store mini eggnog cake bites at room temperature in an airtight container for 1-2 days or in the fridge for a 4-5 days.

To freeze the high protein mini egg nog bundt cake recipe, individually wrap in plastic wrap and place in freezer-safe zipper bags or air tight container; They should keep for 2-3 months.

Alternatives for Healthy Mini Egg Nog Bundt Cake Recipe

For the perfect healthy mini egg nog bundt cake recipe, I would highly suggest using the ingredients and brands I recommended; I do have some alternatives you can try. I haven’t testing them all, so I can’t say how your cake bites recipe might turn out.

• Whole Wheat Pastry Flour: All purpose flour or 1:1 Gluten Free Baking Flour in the same amount by weight not cups
• Unsweetened Applesauce: Pumpkin Puree
• Melted Butter: Melted Coconut Oil
• Greek Yogurt: Coconut Yogurt

More High Protein Eggnog Dessert Recipes:

• Cranberry Eggnog Protein Muffins
• Protein Blueberry Eggnog Bread
• Protein Eggnog Bars
• Healthy Eggnog French Toast