High Protein Cottage Cheese Muffins (Blueberry)
Cottage cheese muffins are healthy and high in protein. They make the perfect meal-prep recipe and only require a few common ingredients like cottage cheese, fresh blueberries, eggs and flour. The entire family will love this cottage cheese muffin recipe.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup cottage cheese I like Good Culture
- 2 bananas
- 1/2 cup nut butter
- 2 tablespoons melted butter or coconut oil
- 1/4 cup maple syrup optional
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour or whole-wheat flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons hemp seeds optional
- 1 cup blueberries
- 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and prepare a muffin tin by greasing it or lining it with muffin liners.
- In a blender, blend the cottage cheese until almost whipped, about 1 minute.
- Add the bananas, nut butter, coconut oil, maple syrup, eggs, and vanilla. Blend to fully combine.
- Add the flour, baking soda, salt and hemp seeds. Blend again until just combined. Do not over blend. Fold in the blueberries.
- Divide the batter among the prepared muffin tins. Bake for 20-22 minutes, until just set. Serve with Greek yogurt (if desired) on top.
Notes
- Toss the fresh blueberries in flour before adding to the batter prevents them from sinking to the bottom during baking time.
- Do not over blend the batter.
- Makes around 12 muffins.
Nutrition
Calories: 120kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 15gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 226mgPotassium: 155mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 77IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 54mgIron: 1mg
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