Blueberry Lemon Protein Loaf

So... does someone want to give Mother Nature a ring and ask her what the heck is going on!? This weather is insane! I'm in no way complaining, my cold blooded body is absolutely loving 75 degree days and flip flops in January, but I do love me some hoodies and Ugg boots and they have not been worn nearly enough this winter. On Saturday we had the back door open as I was daydreaming about being on the beach, and I noticed the neighbors lemon tree was big, beautiful, and full of lemons. I'm no gardener/ tree connoisseur but I don't think that is normal for January. Anyway, the sunshine and lemon tree inspired me to put a spin on one of my favorites- lemon protein bars. You can thank the beautiful Arizona weather for this recipe, oh and Pinterest which is where I saw a picture that led me to this awesome blog. I didn't follow her recipe, but just wanted to give credit for the photo inspiration :)

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Ingredients

1 1/4 cup oat flour + 1/4 cup oat flour

1/2 cup non fat greek yogurt

2 scoops vanilla protein powder

1/4 cup Stevia in the raw

Juice from 2 lemons*
Zest of one lemon*

1 tsp baking soda

4 egg whites

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup blueberries
* I didn't use True Lemon (because I didn't have any), you can if you want to though just remove the lemon juice and zest*

Glaze: 1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder, 1 packet Truvia, 1 tbsp almond milk

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Directions

1. Combine all ingredients except blueberries and additional 1/4c oat flour in mixing bowl and mix well.

2. Pour batter into a prepared loaf pan.

3. Sprinkle blueberries with water then roll in 1/4 cup oat flour until coated. Gently drop blueberries into batter.

4. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

5. In a small bowl mix protein powder and Truvia for glaze. SLOWLY begin to pour in almond milk and mix well until you have a frosting type consistency.

6. Coat top of loaf with glaze while still warm.

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This loaf is SO moist, I actually really like the consistency of this with using the greek yogurt and leaving out applesauce and almond milk. I just might have to play around with the other protein bar recipes.