Cinnamon Toast Crunch Protein Butter

Protein butter, if you’re unfamiliar, is a lot like peanut butter or cookie butter. It makes a great sweets fix or snack compliment for those concerned with protein intake. Unlike peanut butter, two tablespoons of this protein butter has just 126 calories instead of 190-200 calories.

This particular version combines everyone’s favorite, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, with three other ingredients and is ready in minutes. Let’s quickly run through the ingredients and modification questions before the recipe card.

Ingredients for Cinnamon Toast Crunch Protein Butter

You’ll only need four ingredients—Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, protein powder, light butter, and Walden Farms Pancake Syrup. The first two ingredients are kinda non-negotiable, but the butter and syrup can be modified.

Light Butter Alternatives

I mention in the recipe notes that you can reduce the calories by using partial amounts of butter and mixing with unsweetened apple sauce or more sticky sweetener. You could also use pumpkin like I use in my protein cookie dough for one recipe or any other fat source or fat replacement you’d like.

In my healthy Oreo cookie butter, I actually used peanut butter and fat free evaporated milk. You can really play around with the ingredients.

Walden Farms Alternatives

If I’m honest, I don’t love many Walden Farms products, but their pancake, maple, and caramel syrups are fantastic. They also have zero calories.

That said, you could use any sugar free syrup or sticky sweetener like honey in its place. In my salted caramel cheesecake protein oatmeal, for example, I used Torani sugar free salted caramel syrup. That would work great here.

How to Make Single Serving Protein Butter

Whether you want to test the waters before making a big batch of protein butter, or you would rather have it fresh than with leftovers, use the scaled recipe below.

This is roughly 1/7th the original recipe:

• 1/3 C (13g) Cinnamon Toast Crunch
• 1/3 scoop (10g) Protein Powder
• 2 tsp (10g) Light Butter
• 1 tsp (4g) Walden Farms Pancake Syrup

Macros: 126 Calories | 7.2P | 11.6C | 5.2F

What to Eat Your Protein Butter With

As you can see in the image above, apples are a great choice. You could also use rice cakes, in Greek yogurt, other fruits, and honestly anywhere you’d use peanut butter or cookie butter. And I’d be remiss if I didn’t suggest just eating it by the spoonful.

Okay, I think that’s all you need to know. If you have any questions about this protein butter recipe or want to share your own creation, send me a DM or tag me on Instagram @mugsformuscles.

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