🍰 Single-Serve Gingerbread Protein Cake with Maple Caramel Drizzle

🎄 The cozy midlife dessert energy we need right now

I need to tell you something…

I will always choose a warm baked treat over any other dessert.
Cookies > chocolate. Cake > candy. Pastry > gummies. Every. Single. Time.

And honestly that’s half the reason HelloAmino even exists.
I was tired of choosing between something that tastes good and something that helps me hit my protein goals.

So I made both happen. Because… midlife deserves indulgence too.

Meanwhile, Mclain is over here choosing sour gummies like it’s 2009 and he's 12 at the movies 🙃

But every time I hand him a warm single-serve cake like this one, he takes a bite… pauses… and melts. Team Cake wins again.

And if you’re a baked-goods girl like me this cozy gingerbread cake with warm protein maple caramel is about to become your winter emotional support treat.

Single-serve. Warm. Gooey. Protein packed.
And yes — it tastes like December in a ramekin.

⭐ Why you'll love it

Warm + comforting AF
Protein-boosted caramel (yes, you read that right)
Single-serve — because portion control 
Holiday flavour without the holiday crash
Ready in 15–20 minutes (air fryer OR oven)

This is real life magic for protein-loving women in midlife who still want dessert.

📝 Ingredients

🍯 Maple Protein Caramel

1 tbsp butter
2 tsp brown sugar
2 tbsp half & half
2 tbsp HelloAmino Maple Brown Sugar Creamer+
1 tbsp water
1/8 tsp vanilla (optional)
Pinch of salt (optional)

🎂 Gingerbread Cake

1/2 cup HelloAmino Banana Bread Mix
1 egg yolk
2 tsp melted butter
1 tsp molasses
Dash allspice
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 banana, mashed
1/2 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
Oil spray for ramekins

👩🍳 Directions

🌟 Make the maple protein caramel

1️⃣ Melt butter & brown sugar in a small pot.
2️⃣ Add half & half; simmer ~3 minutes until thick and glossy.
3️⃣ In a small bowl, mix Creamer+ with water.
4️⃣ Slowly whisk caramel into the Creamer+ mixture.
5️⃣ Finish with vanilla & a pinch of salt.

🧁 Make the cake

1️⃣ Mix all cake ingredients together in a bowl.
2️⃣ Grease 2 ramekins and divide batter.
3️⃣ Air fryer: 320°F (~13 min)
Oven: 350°F (~20 min)
4️⃣ Pour caramel over warm cake & dig in.

💛 Enjoy

Best eaten warm, preferably with a blanket, cozy socks, and zero guilt.
Real treats. Real protein. Real life.

xo Aelie