Mini Protein Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls with Big Good Flavor

Unbelievably soft and fluffy Mini Protein Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls with all the chocolate rolls flavor but actually healthy! Protein chocolate sweet rolls use protein powder for a sweetener, have no yeast, are low calorie and have a Vegan option too!

Not gonna lie, I was really hoping these chocolate cinnamon rolls would come out looking nice because I really didn't want to make them over again just for a shoot. Okay I do want to make them again now because they were good, but the last time I made a small batch protein cinnamon roll recipe I really messed it up the first time round.

The aesthetic was really why I decided to make mini chocolate protein cinnamon rolls this time - more food to look at, so less chance of noticing the flaws! 

The result though? Perfectly soft fluffy protein cinnamon rolls with a rich chocolate filling! I kinda want to just make them again this evening instead of trying something new.

Ingredients for Mini Protein Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls

This healthy small batch chocolate protein cinnamon roll recipe has no yeast, just a few simple ingredients, and is perfect for a breakfast, post workout or even quick snack.

Here's what you need:

For the Protein Cinnamon Roll Dough

• Gluten Free (All Purpose) Baking Flour - or a regular all purpose flour
• Unflavored Whey-Caesin Protein Powder to replace some of the flour and make a high protein cinnamon roll dough, but also a bit low calorie too.
  I recommend the Multi-purpose mix protein powder from Quest Nutrition.
• Vanilla Whey-Caesin Protein Powder to sweeten the cinnamon roll dough without the sugar; I used Quest Nutrition here since it's a Whey-Caesin blend.
• Non-fat Greek Yogurt
• Unsweetened Almond Milk
• A bit of Unsalted Butter (this is needed) - I recommend light butter
• Baking Powder; No yeast here since it's a single serving cinnamon roll recipe

High Protein Chocolate Filling for Mini Cinnamon Rolls

• Chocolate Protein Powder for a high protein chocolate cinnamon roll filling, and also replace some of the sweetener. I used the one from Quest here as well.
• Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• 1:1 Zero Calorie Sugar Substitute - I use Lakanto, to keep this cinnamon chocolate roll recipe sugar free;  (code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here too)
• A splash of Unsweetened Almond Milk

Tips for Protein Chocolate Sweet Rolls

This really is an easy one, but here's some pointers for the perfect protein powder chocolate cinnamon roll recipe:

• Use cold yogurt, milk and butter so that the dough does not get too sticky and hard to roll.

• Use the butter, don't skip it! I tried this recipe without the butter, but the protein cinnamon roll dough was not soft enough.

• Don't over-mix the dough or it will get too warm and soft. Also, the protein powder can make the cinnamon rolls tough.

• Flour the work surface and rolling pin to prevent dough from sticking

• Don't let dough sit out for too long; Work quickly with adding the filling, rolling and baking. You don't want the dough to get warm.

• Roll up the dough tight enough for it to hold, but not so right that it does not have room to expand.

Alternates for Healthy Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls with Protein Powder

I recommend making this healthy low calorie chocolate cinnamon roll recipe using the ingredients and products listed - especially the protein powder since it gives the best results.

If you need other options for the flours and such, here's some alternatives for healthy chocolate sweet rolls:

• 1:1 Gluten Free Baking Flour: Use all purpose flour or whole wheat pastry flour with the same weight (36g) not cups.
• Unflavored Protein Powder: More flour (by cups)
• Greek Yogurt: Coconut Yogurt
• Butter Spray: Melted butter
• Zero Calorie Sweetener: Regular sugar

For Vegan Protein Chocolate Rolls Recipe

To make this single serving a Vegan protein chocolate cinnamon rolls recipe, use some of the alternate ingredients mentioned above:

• Replace unflavored whey-caesin protein powder with more flour
• Use Vegan vanilla protein powder and chocolate protein powder;
  ProteinWorld has a Vegan protein blend that you could try (code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here).
• Coconut yogurt in place of Greek yogurt
• Vegan butter in place of regular

More Small Batch Chocolate Powder Protein Recipes to Try:

• Single Serving Chocolate Protein Cookie (Sugar, Oil & Gluten Free)
• Single Serve Protein Brownie (Sugar Free, Gluten Free, Vegan)
• Triple Chocolate Protein Cookie Dough
• Chocolate Lava Protein Cookie for One
• Protein Chocolate Lava Cake

More Cinnamon Roll Protein Powder Recipes:

• Single Serve Protein Cinnamon Roll
• Healthy Protein Cinnamon Rolls - Scary Good!
• Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal For One