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Cottage Cheese Muffins

These Cottage Cheese Muffins are going to be everyone's favorite healthy muffins in your house! These are perfect for fall or winter times or just about any holiday occasion and can be made in under 30 minutes! Made with warm spices and chocolate chips, these bring the perfect warmth and chocolate chip goodness in each bite.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 12 muffins
Calories 164kcal
Author Sireesha A.

Equipment

  • 1 Blender or Food Processor
  • 1 Muffin Tin Pan
  • 1 Parchment Paper Liners

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cottage cheese 4% milk fat works best
  • ⅓ cup maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅓ cup apple sauce
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour or gluten-free all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon allspice powder
  • ½ cup dairy-free chocolate chips plus extra for topping, if desired
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger Optional
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil Optional

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
  • Combine the wet ingredients: cottage cheese, maple syrup, vanilla, applesauce, vanilla extract and eggs in a blender. Blend until batter is smooth with minimal lumps.
    Step 1 of making cottage cheese muffins - blend all wet ingredients
  • Combine the dry ingredients together: Flour, baking powders, spice powders, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Fold in the chocolate chips at the end.
    step 2 of making cottage cheese muffins - mix together dry ingredients
  • Fold in the wet ingredients slowly with the dry ingredients. Mix well until the mixture is blended into a batter form
    Step 3 of making cottage cheese muffins - mix together wet and dry ingredients
  • Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tin, filling each cup almost to the top. If desired, sprinkle a few extra chocolate chips on top of each muffin. Bake for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees.
    step 4 of cottage cheese muffins - place the batter in muffin tin baking pan
  • Remove the pan from the oven and allow the muffins to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes. Then, remove it from the pan and let it cool completely on a wire rack.
    Baked cottage cheese chocolate chip muffins out of the oven

Notes

For best results:
  • Use 4% Milk Fat Cottage Cheese: I find that full fat cottage cheese gives these muffins the best texture. Low fat cottage cheese tends to be runny and not great for baking recipes.
  • Use 1 tablespoon of Coconut Oil to soften the batter: Adding 1-2 tablespoon of oil can smoothen out your batter and adds a slightly nutty flavor to these muffins!

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Fiber: 1g