High Protein Mardi Gras King Cake
Happy Mardi Gras Everyone! Today is the perfect time to give you a revised version of my favorite New Orleans Healthy Dessert Recipe. A Healthy Protein Packed Mardi Gras King cake! Yes, you heard me correctly! And best of all this healthy dessert recipe is super easy and fun to make! If you have never made a New Orleans King cake yourself this is an insanely easy recipe to get your feet wet. Also note that if you don’t need all the protein just omit the protein Powder and the cream cheese will still be a delicious filling! (I also make this recipe with apple filling and sometimes with no filling sometimes and it’s just as delish!
So if you couldn’t make it to Mardi gras this year just start planning for next year and make this Healthy Dessert Recipe to hold you over!
If you have any questions on the process then please leave me a comment and I will get an answer to you ASAP. Video tutorial Coming soon!
Laissez les Bon Temps Roulér! (I probably spelled that wrong, but hey its Mardi Gras!!!) Enjoy!
Protein MardiGras King Cake
Mardi Gras is a time of indulgence. Swap out traditional King cake with quadruple the calories for this healthier version! Happy Mardi Gras!
- Prep Time: 20h
- Cook Time: 25h
- Serves: 16
- Yield: Cal:172 Pro:14 Carbs: 20 Fat:4
- Category: High Protein, Rich & Savory
Ingredients
- 16 ounces Fat Free Cream Cheese
- 168 grams Quest Protein Powder (4 scoops of your favorite Flavor)
- 2 packages Reduced Fat Crescent Rolls
- 1 cup Vitafiber
- 1/2 cup Cashew Milk (Or whatever your preference is)
- 1/3 cup Splenda
- 2 tablespoons Ground Cinnamon
Instructions
- Mix together the Cream Cheese, Protein Powder, Splenda, cinnamon and Milk until it's a spoon spreadable consistency (May need more or less milk depending on the Protein Powder you Choose)
- Spray a foil lined baking dish large enough for a cake about 15 inches in Diameter
- Lay the crescent rolls with a slight overlap with all the points in the center of the pan (See Photo)
- Spread your cream cheese/protein mixture completely around the middle of the unrolled crescent rolls ( See Photo)
- Fold the crescent rolls over the mixture to make a King Cake shape (See Photo)
- Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until Golden Brown
- Remove and let cool completely
- While cooling mix the vitafiber equally in to 3 bowls and use food coloring to make each bowl the traditional Mardi Gras colors ( Purple, Green & Gold) or whatever colors you decide to use)
- Spoon drizzle all three Mardi Gras colored Vitafiber liquids over the cake and enjoy !
Mardi Gras King cake with Decoration
Here is where we start whipping up the Protein Cream Cheese Filling. You want this filling to be easy spreadable with a spoon.
Lay the “points” of the crescent rolls together and apply your King Cake filling.
Fold
Fold up the crescent rolls around the filling. Your healthy dessert is Almost ready for the oven!
Here is the consistency of the vitafiber you want intros recipe. Then color! ( I like to use the gel colorings for making frostings)
I really do wish you guys can smell this dessert!
High Protein Mardi Gras King Cake recipe
Drizzle the frosting all over your beautiful creation, decorate any way you want and enjoy!
If you have ever been to New Orleans, Louisiana I want to know what’s the best dessert you had there? Subscribe and comment below!
