Healthy Protein Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese

Healthy Protein Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Meal Prep Snack

This healthy Protein Pumpkin Bread meal prep recipe is filled with flavor and packed with protein. Super delicious meal prep snack that you can pack in your lunch bag as an afternoon snack. It is also a perfect healthy breakfast meal that you can have with your cup of coffee or almond milk.

Delicious Protein Pumpkin Bread Meal Prep Recipe.

8 Slices of this delicious Pumpkin Protein Bread. This recipe is around 161 calories per slice, 5 grams of fat, 21 grams of carbohydrate, and 11 grams of protein. The total calories in this recipe are around 1,290 calories. I divided 1,290 by eight to get 161 calories per serving.

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Ingredients for the Healthy Pumpkin Protein Bread

Not only does this recipe contain healthy ingredients it also tastes amazing. Most of the ingredients in this recipe you could find in your pantry or at your local grocery store including Pumpkin Puree. As I write this, it is the month of September and I was able to find Pumpkin Puree at my local grocery store. I also had no problem finding reduced-fat cream cheese. This bread is perfect for the autumn months.

To make this healthy Pumpkin Protein Bread, you will need:

• 1 cup of oat flour
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tsp pumpkin pie mix baking soda
• pinch of salt
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 2 scoops protein powder (oatmeal flavor or vanilla flavor)
• 1/4 cup stevia
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 2 egg whites

Cream Cheese Mix

• Neufchatel cream cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp stevia
• 1 tsp vanilla

How to make this Healthy Protein Pumpkin Bread – Meal Prep Snack for the Week

It will only take a few minutes to get this recipe ready for the oven. The oven time is what’s going to take the longest. The great thing is that it will make your house smell delicious when it is in the oven. It smells like have a pumpkin pie in the oven.

1. Take out a large bowl and add the following ingredients: oat flour, egg, pumpkin puree, protein powder, applesauce, cinnamon, stevia, pumpkin pie mix, baking powder, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt. Next, mix everything together with a mixer. Once mixed go ahead a set-aside.
2. Take out a medium bowl and add the following ingredients: Neufchatel cream cheese, egg, stevia, and vanilla extract. Next mix everything together with a mixer.
3. Take out a baking pan and coat it with nonstick cooking spray and oat flour. Add the pumpkin mixture to the pan. Next, add the cream cheese mixture on top.
4. Preheat your oven at 350F. Baking in the oven for 55 minutes. Once done remove and let it cool for 10 minutes. Take out of the baking pan and cut them into 8 even slices.
5. Finally, place them in an airtight meal prep container and enjoy it! Try not to eat them all at one time.

Ingredient Substitution

There are a few ingredients that you can substitute in this recipe to make it your own. Depending on your nutrition needs you can make this a lower carbohydrate option by replace the oat flour with almond flour.

Almond flour: You can replace the oat four with almond flour if you are looking for a low carb option. Just remember that the fat content will go up in this recipe.

Cream Cheese: You can either Greek yogurt instead of the Neufchatel cheese or use non-fat plain cream cheese.

Quick and Easy Meal Prep Snack

This is a great healthy and delicious meal prep snack that you can pack in your lunch bag. This is a perfect meal prep snack or have of with your cup of coffee. I bet you can’t only have one piece. The cream cheese in this recipe gives it a carrot cake texture and flavor.

This protein bread is moist and flavorful. You can keep it in your refrigerator for up to 4 to 5 days after baking. You can also keep this recipe in a glass container or in individual Ziploc bags.

Can you Freeze this recipe Pumpkin Bread?

Yes, you can freeze this recipe for up to a month. You can freeze them in a glass meal prep container or freezer Ziploc bags. Ever time I make this recipe it only lasts a few days because it is so good. One day I will get around to freezing a batch.

I would recommend to keep it in a fresh airtight sealed container in the back of the refrigerator.

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