Lighter Mexican Desserts: High Protein Pumpkin Spice Mantecadas

Name: Lighter Mexican Desserts: High Protein Pumpkin Spice Mantecadas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 box zero sugar yellow cake mix; 2 piece pumpkin spice protein powder; 14 fl oz fat free ultra filtered milk; 5.3 oz pumpkin spice nonfat greek yogurt; 60 g sugar free chocolate chips (optional); 1 tbsp vanilla extract; 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice

10 mins prepServes 12

A fall-inspired, lighter version of mantecadas with pumpkin spice and optional chocolate chips. Enjoy these with your morning cafecito, as a pre-workout snack, or late-night treat when the craving hits!

12 servings

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1. Pre heat the oven to 350° F.
2. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
3. Line a muffin pan with muffin cups or add a light layer of oil spray.
4. Fill the muffins cups 3/4 of the way (~1/4 cup).
5. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Turn off the oven but keep the muffins in the oven. Allow them to get golden brown for 5-10 minutes.
6. Remove them and let them cool for 10 minutes.
7. This recipe can yield 12-20 mantecadas depending on the size of the tray. I made 12 larger mantecadas.

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