One of the simplest ways to boost your protein intake and make it easier to hit your daily goals is by swapping out some of the flour in your recipes with protein powder. In this guide, I’ll show you exactly how to use Protein Powder as a Flour Substitute.
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Protein powder is isolated protein in powder form that can be from a dairy source, like whey protein, or a vegetable source, like pea protein - you can even have hemp protein! One of my favorite things to do in order to increase the protein in a recipe is to treat protein powder as a flour substitute. If you need some help with knowing what and how to use protein powder, try checking out my Protein Powder | The Ultimate Guide For Beginners.
When using powder as a flour substitute, start with replacing ⅓ cup of protein powder for every 1 cup of flour in the recipe. In some recipes, like these Peanut Butter Protein Cookies, you can actually replace all the flour and it will still work, but others require a little extra flour of some sort, like rolled oats in this Lemon Blueberry Protein Pancakes Recipe.
I try to keep both a vanilla flavored protein powder and a chocolate flavored protein on hand at all times for just this purpose. Okaaaay, and for my Tasty Protein Shakes (which I usually have every morning). My favorite protein brand is Cleanish Protein.
Protein powders vary widely, so you'll need to find one that fits what you're looking for - whether you want to choose one based on flavor, protein quality, price, ingredients, etc.
Protein powder can replace flour in all sorts of baked goods and other recipes, such as:
- Protein Bars (like these Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars!)
- Healthy Breads (like this Chocolate Zucchini Bread)
- Healthy Muffins (like these Chocolate Muffins)
- Lattes (yep, lattes like this Pumpkin Spice Latte!!)
- And More!
And don’t stop at just swapping in protein powder—there are plenty of other healthy alternatives to all-purpose flour worth trying. Consider using whole wheat flour, buckwheat flour, whole wheat pastry flour, or coconut flour to boost the nutrition in your recipes even more.
FAQs
What Are Some Recipes With Protein Powder Instead Of Flour?
Here are some examples of my recipes where I used protein powder as an alternative to flour:
- Healthy Pumpkin Spice Latte
- Peanut Butter Protein Cookies
- High Protein Lemon Blueberry Pancakes
- Peanut Butter & Chocolate Protein Bars
See? Told ya I love my protein powder (and you should, too!).
How Do I Replace Flour With Protein Powder?
You have to start experimenting a little bit for each recipe to try and find a good mix of protein powder for flour. When replacing flour for protein powder, start with replacing ⅓ cup of protein powder for every 1 cup of flour in the recipe. Eventually, you will get used to the correct ratio, but for starting to replace it try replacing ⅓ cup of protein powder for every 1 cup of flour in the recipe, until you get to a texture you like.
