Description
Delicious and healthy Pumpkin Spice Cottage Cheese Protein Muffins, perfect for a nutritious snack or breakfast.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup canned pumpkin purée (not pie filling)
- 1 cup cottage cheese (blended smooth for best texture)
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup honey or maple syrup (or sugar substitute of choice)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups oat flour (or blended rolled oats)
- ½ cup vanilla protein powder (whey or plant-based)
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 ½ tsp pumpkin spice (or 1 tsp cinnamon + ½ tsp nutmeg + pinch ginger/cloves)
- ¼ tsp salt
- Optional Toppings: Cinnamon sugar sprinkle, Chopped pecans or walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line or grease a muffin tin.
- In a blender or bowl, combine pumpkin, cottage cheese, eggs, honey/maple syrup, and vanilla. Blend until smooth.
- In another bowl, whisk oat flour, protein powder, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin spice, and salt.
- Add wet mixture to dry ingredients and stir until just combined (do not overmix).
- Divide batter evenly among 12 muffin cups. Sprinkle tops with cinnamon sugar or nuts if desired.
- Bake for 18–22 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let muffins cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan.
Notes
- For a lower sugar option, use a sugar substitute.
- These muffins can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week.
- Feel free to experiment with different spices or add-ins like chocolate chips.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 22 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 30mg