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Living Lean with Erin

Media Chef for 131 METHOD. Writer, blogger, editor. On the side, I help inspire people to live healthier in the kitchen.

I'm a Quest Nutrition Media Chef and get paid to do what I love: create recipes for cookbooks, shows and social media.

06/17/2025

The perfect (not dry) protein pancakes. These are chocolate blueberry. So easy! Blend. Pour. Cook. Flip. Sprinkle. Serve.
To a mini blender add:
1 sachet protein powder
1/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
1/4 cup egg whites
1/4 cup organic old fashioned oats
1/2 tsp baking powder
Pinch sea salt

Instructions:
Blend until smooth. Heat a skillet and coat with cooking spray over medium heat. Pour the batter in making 4 pancakes. Flip when you see some bubbles. Cook for just 30 seconds more or until cooked through. Top with blueberries and a sprinkle of monk fruit confectioners sweetener or nut butter or syrup or whatever you like. (I have a secret chocolate sauce I make for mine). Enjoy!
265 calories
38g protein
16 net carbs
4 g fat

06/12/2025

90 grams of protein in the full batch and it brings together two of my faves: .power and
Just melt 1/4 cup sugar free chocolate chips, 1 tsp coconut oil, 2 TBSP natural PB and 2 TBSP keto honey or you can use a powdered allulose. Toss with two packages of .power Sea Salt Protein Pretzels. Shake in one packet of chocolate protein and a pinch of salt and TBSP of powdered sweetener like allulose or monk fruit to coat. Don’t eat the whole thing! It’s 3-4 servings and super high protein.

05/28/2025

Swap chips for .power pretzels for nachos. Do that and one serving is 35 grams of protein. Wayyyy fewer carbs too. Always measure your ingredients so you don’t blow a full day on too much cheese and sour cream, etc. Make healthy swaps. Use Greek yogurt instead of sour cream. Use less cheese or light cheese (grate it yourself- the shredded kinds often have a coating called cellulose - wood bark- to keep the shreds from clumping. So grab your grater and do it yourself:)
I used two bags of pretzels, 1 cup of shredded cheese, 1/2 cup black beans, 1 diced tomato, jalapeños, seasoning and baked for 10 min at 350. Top with guacamole, salsa, enchilada sauce, olives, cilantro or whatever your heart desires.

05/20/2025

Pretzels, to me, are meh. But these from .power are next level. So crunchy and flavorful and LOADED with protein. Make a PB sandwich with them and dip in for a fun after school snack for your kiddo or yourself.

04/01/2025

Cereal is a joke. Full of sugar and nothing redeeming for kids. There are a few decent brands out there (that kids will actually eat 🤣) and is one of them.

Two bar recipes:
Strawberry
1 cup strawberry cereal
2 TBS Cashew butter
1.5 TBS honey or keto honey
1 TBS goji berries.

Melt the cashew butter and honey. Mix in the cereal and goji berries. Press into a mini loaf pan lined with parchment. Freeze for thirty minutes - then cut into 2 bars.
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Chocolate PB
2 TBS Sugar free chocolate chips
2 TBS Natural PB
1 TBS honey or keto honey
1 tsp coconut oil
1 scoop chocolate bone broth protein powder
Pinch of salt

Gently melt the above ingredients- then stir in 1 and a quarter cup Love Bird honey or chocolate cereal.

Press into a mini loaf pan lined with parchment. Freeze for thirty minutes - then cut into 3 bars. Dip one end in melted sugar free chocolate if you’re feelin’ fancy 😉.

I keep these refrigerated to keep their shape.

12/26/2024

You know those full little snowball cookies? Try them without sugar and with loads of protein. So fun and easy to make. I made mine with a coconut flavor. (If you don’t like 🥥 we can’t be friends- sorry).
To make:
1/2 cup raw pecans
2 TBS shredded unsweetened coconut
(Pulse those in a food processor to smaller bits)
Then add:
1 cup coconut cream protein powder
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/4 cup melted coconut butter
3 TBS powdered monk fruit sweetener
1 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of salt

Pulse again to combine, then add 5-6 TBS unsweetened vanilla coconut milk from a carton (or almond milk) and pulse again. Add the amount of milk needed so that when you form balls they easily hold together. Not too crumbly or too wet.

I rolled mine in more flaky coconut mixed with more powdered monk fruit.

Mine made 15. Store in the fridge or freezer.

10/26/2024

Frozen Protein Pistachio Cups

I prefer these made with low-fat cottage cheese over Greek yogurt. They’re less rock hard and aren’t sour- they’re creamy and delish and a great boost of portable protein.

Ingredients:
1.5 cups organic low-fat cottage cheese
1 scoop vanilla protein powder (I used )
1/3 cups roasted salted pistachios
3 TBS keto honey (I use wholesome yum)
1 tsp almond extract

Sugar free chocolate chips for melting

Method:
Blend the cottage cheese, protein powder, pistachios, honey and extract until mostly smooth. Pour into 6 silicone muffin cups. Freeze for an hour. Melt some sugar free chocolate and drizzle on top. Keep in freezer until ready to enjoy. Let sit for 5 minutes before biting in.

I have a link in bio for a discount on Corvive. Their protein is grass fed and their electrolytes are the best tasting out there!

10/08/2024

Mini protein cheesecake pots. The key to the little parfait type crunch is the - these are my new fave. The crunch is epic.
Ingredients:
15 oz lactose free low fat cottage cheese (I used Good Culture brand)
1 scoop vanilla protein powder (I used )
2 tablespoons powdered monk fruit
1 heaping tablespoon peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

Blend the above until smooth.
Mix in-topping:
1 PB & Jelly Bar, crushed

Stir in half of the crushed bar pieces into the cottage cheese mixture. Divide among 3 small jars. Top with remaining bar pieces. Refrigerate overnight and it’ll thicken up.

Top with berries before serving.

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