the only protein bakery in minneapolis.
is there a protein bakery in minneapolis?
Yes — and as far as we know, tandoco is the only one in the metro. Everything on the bakery menu is a real dessert (cookies, brownies, donuts, cinnamon rolls, banana bread) baked with protein worked into the recipe, not dusted on after. We make it from scratch in our Minneapolis kitchen every week, print the macros right on the label, and deliver it across the Twin Cities on Sunday.
If you've been searching "protein desserts near me" and finding gas-station protein bars or chalky powder mug-cakes, this is the page you wanted. Here's the whole line-up, ranked by how much protein you get.
what makes a protein bakery different from a normal one?
A normal bakery optimizes for one thing: it tastes good. A protein bakery has to do that and land a macro you'd actually plan a day around. That's the harder job — protein tends to make baked goods dry and dense, so most "protein" versions either taste like cardboard or quietly have almost no protein in them.
Our rule is simple: it has to taste like the real thing, the protein has to be real, and the number on the label has to be honest. No mystery macros, no fillers padding the count, no "proprietary blend." Just whole ingredients, scratch-made, with the protein, calories, carbs, and fat printed where you can see them before you buy.
every tandoco protein treat, ranked by protein
Here's the bakery menu from most protein to least, with the number on the label:
• swole roll — 18g protein, 600 cal. The big one. A loaded, bakery-style roll for when "a treat" is the whole point.
• built brownie — 15g protein, 250 cal. Fudgy, not cakey. The one most people are shocked has 15 grams.
• glaze & gain donut — 15g protein, 230 cal. A real glazed donut that happens to carry 15 grams.
• date night doolsho — 15g protein. A nod to the Somali doolsho (cake) tradition, built tandoco-style.
• pumpkin pebble muffin — 13g protein. Coffee-shop muffin energy, with a macro behind it.
• bananabolic bread — 12g protein, 234 cal. Banana bread you can eat on a cut.
• macro chip cookie — 9g protein, 190 cal. The everyday chocolate-chip cookie. Easiest one to slot into a day.
• minnie cinnies — bite-size cinnamon rolls for when you want a few, not a whole pan.
And if you count breakfast as bakery (we do), the fluffy protein pancakes carry a wild 42g of protein, 497 calories.
are these actually healthy, or just dessert with a protein claim?
Honest answer: they're treats. A brownie is a brownie. What changes is that ours is built with real protein and real ingredients, portioned, and printed on the label — so it fits into your day on purpose instead of blowing it up by accident. That's a better dessert, not a health food, and we'd rather say it straight. We wrote a whole post on whether protein desserts are actually healthy if you want the long version.
The practical win is satiety and trackability. Fifteen grams of protein in a brownie keeps you fuller than the zero grams in the one from the grocery case, and because the macros are on the label you can fit it into your numbers without guessing.
how to order the bakery in the twin cities
The bakery runs on the same weekly rhythm as the rest of tandoco. Order by Thursday at 11:59pm, we bake it fresh that weekend, and it's delivered the following Sunday between 11am and 6pm anywhere in the Minneapolis–St. Paul metro. Delivery starts at $4, and it's free over $50.
Browse the full protein bakery, or build a box from the whole menu — meals and treats ship together.
FAQ
Where can I buy protein desserts in Minneapolis?
tandoco is the only dedicated protein bakery in the metro. We bake everything from scratch in Minneapolis and deliver across the Twin Cities every Sunday — order by Thursday 11:59pm at tandoco.com/bakery.
Do protein desserts actually taste good?
Ours are built to taste like the real thing first — a brownie that's fudgy, a donut that's actually glazed — with the protein worked into the recipe so it doesn't go dry or chalky.
How much protein is in a tandoco treat?
It ranges from 9g in the macro chip cookie up to 18g in the swole roll, with the brownie and donut at 15g. Every item has the full macros printed on the label.
Are tandoco baked goods made with protein powder?
We build protein in from real ingredients and use powder sparingly — we actually moved away from leaning on protein powder in our breads because it hurt the texture. The goal is real food that hits a real macro.
How fresh are the baked goods?
They're scratch-made the same week they're delivered — baked over the weekend and dropped Sunday, never frozen and shipped from across the country.