Name: Banana cottage cheese muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 12, 12 muffins
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour (gluten-free 1:1 works too); 1/2 cup almond flour (or extra flaxseeds); 1/2 cup ground flax seeds (or hemp seeds); 1 tsp cinnamon; 1/4 tsp nutmeg (can sub 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice for cinnamon and nutmeg); 2.5 tsps baking powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 3/4 tsp salt; 2 cups cottage cheese (blended, low-fat, 16 oz container); 1/2 cup butter (melted, or coconut oil); 3 eggs (if doing a half batch, use 1 egg); 1 tbsp vanilla extract; 3/4 cup maple syrup (or agave); 2 bananas (ripe, mashed); 1 cups chocolate chips (use mini if making mini muffins)

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Banana cottage cheese muffins

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 12 · 1h 20m total

Servings

Calories

25% of a 2,000 cal day

496KCAL

Protein

12g24% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat19g

25%

Saturated9g

44%

Unsaturated11g

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Total Carbs71g

26%

Fiber4g

15%

Total Sugars28g

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incl. Added Sugars20g

41%

Starch39g

—

Sodium501mg

22%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Made with simple and wholesome ingredients, these banana cottage cheese muffins pack a protein punch without any protein powder. Enjoy them for breakfast, as an afternoon snack, or take them on the go for a picnic. Grab your ripe bananas and just 1 large mixing bowl and let's bake!

Ingredients

12 SERVINGS

2 cupsall-purpose flour — gluten-free 1:1 works too
½ cupalmond flour — or extra flaxseeds
½ cupground flax seeds — or hemp seeds
1 tspcinnamon
¼ tspnutmeg — or pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon
2½ tspbaking powder
½ tspbaking soda
¾ tspsalt
2 cupslow-fat cottage cheese — blended, 16 oz
½ cupbutter — melted, or coconut oil
3eggs — full-batch amount, or 1 egg if doing a half batch
1 tbspvanilla extract
¾ cupmaple syrup — or agave
2bananas — ripe, mashed
1 cupchocolate chips

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Method

1h 20m total

Read the method on joytothefood.comMika Kinney’s original page

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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