Healthy Cottage Cheese Blender Muffins

Go for something nutritious and delicious with these Healthy Cottage Cheese Blender Muffins. Made with maple syrup, rolled oats, cottage cheese, and bananas, they're a nutrient-packed treat!

Easy and delicious cottage cheese banana muffins

What is it about muffins that makes them so good? Is it the fact that they're basically breakfast cupcakes? Or that they're so easy to make? Maybe it's that you can add so many different ingredients to them! Or, that they're always perfectly moist.

No matter what you love about muffins, rest assured that these healthy cottage cheese blender muffins have it all. They're sweet and satisfying, delicious, and nutrient-dense! They make the perfect breakfast or snack.

Ingredients in healthy cottage cheese blender muffins

If you've never tried the banana and maple syrup combination, you're in for an absolute delight with these muffins. They're also made without flour and with rolled oats instead! Below is everything you need to whip them up.

• Banana: Start with 1 banana. For best results (and flavor!), be sure to use a ripe banana.
• Rolled oats: Next, 2 cups of rolled oats will thicken up the muffins.
• Cottage cheese: ½ cup of cottage cheese compliments the texture and flavor of these muffins.
• Almond milk: Make them nice and fluffy with ½ cup of almond milk.
• Eggs: Throw in 2 eggs for texture and flavor.
• Maple syrup: Then, sweeten things up with ⅓ cup of maple syrup. This is a wonderful all natural sweetener!
• Vanilla extract: 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract makes a huge difference in these muffins — don't omit this!
• Baking powder: 1 teaspoon of baking powder helps the muffins rise.
• Baking soda: Follow the powder with ½ teaspoon of baking soda.
• Cinnamon: Contribute to the flavor with 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
• Salt: Salt is a must! Use ½ tsp.
• Chocolate chips: Last but not least, finish off these muffins with 1 cup of chocolate chips. If preferred, save extra for sprinkling on top!

Tools used to make these banana blender muffins

These cottage cheese muffins keep things pretty simple. The only required tools are a blender, muffin tin, nonstick spray, and a stirring utensil! No mixing bowls or hand mixers required.

To measure ingredients, you will need ½ tsp, 1 tsp, ⅓ cup, ½ cup, and 1 cup sized measuring cups.

How to make muffins with cottage cheese

Ready to get started? Once complete, this recipe yields 12 muffins. Prep time should take around 10 minutes, with total time taking around 30.

First, preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a muffin pan with nonstick spray. Optionally use paper liners as well.

In a high powered blender, add the ingredients as listed, stopping before the chocolate chips.

Then, blend until the ingredients are completely smooth, scraping down the sides as needed. If the mixture is too thick, add more milk.

Let the batter rest for 5 minutes to thicken, and then stir in the chocolate chips.

Divide the batter evenly amongst the muffin cups. Top with a few more chocolate chips.

Bake for 20 minutes and let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

These delicious muffins are easy to store, as they can be stored at room temperature, in the refrigerator, or in the freezer!

To store in any location, transfer to an airtight container with a securely sealed lid to lock in moisture and prevent the muffins from getting too dry. If storing at room temperature, enjoy within 3-4 days. If refrigerating, that time extends to about 5-6 days, and if freezing, enjoy within 1 month.

Let thaw and warm in the microwave prior to enjoying the muffins from the freezer.

What mixes well with cottage cheese?

Baking ingredients, of course! When mixed with ingredients like rolled oats, baking powder, baking soda, and banana, cottage cheese works to create a wonderfully fluffy cake! The flavor is also enhanced, making an absolutely mouth watering batch of muffins.

Are muffins healthy?

That depends on many things! However, these muffins are very nutrient rich. By loading them up with banana, rolled oats, cottage cheese, and maple syrup, we're enjoying muffins filled with potassium, protein, fiber, zinc, iron, and more.

What is cottage cheese best for?

Cottage cheese is best known for being a very versatile food. It can be eaten alone, with toppings, cooked into recipes, or even baked into muffins!

Can I add anything else to cottage cheese muffins?

Cottage cheese muffins taste fabulous as they are, but if you want to add extra flavor, you can do so with fruit! Load up your muffins with anything from fresh blueberries and diced strawberries or raspberries to dried bananas or apples!

If you liked this recipe, you'll want to try these!

Cottage cheese is a protein powerhouse. It's great for sneaking into recipes to make them extra nutrient-rich and filling! If you liked this recipe, try these Cottage Cheese Blueberry Pancakes! And for some more delicious breakfast ideas, try any of the favorites listed below.

• Sausage French Toast Casserole
• Apple Crumble Oatmeal Muffins
• Peanut Butter and Jelly Overnight Oats
• Everything Bagel Breakfast Casserole

Recipe by Erin Antoniak and Photos by Bake and Bacon

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