Banana Cottage Cheese Muffins
These Banana Cottage Cheese Muffins are a great way to get extra protein in, especially for picky little eaters. They taste like banana bread, but with extra staying power and are delicious on their own or topped with a little nut butter.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 Tbsp ground flax seed
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1 cup cottage cheese I used low fat
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a muffin tin or line with muffin liners.
- In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients (flour through spices).
- In a separate bowl, combine bananas, cottage cheese, butter, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla extract.
- Combine the flour mixture with the banana cottage cheese mixture.
- Scoop the batter into the muffin tins and bake for 22-26 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
Equipment
Nutrition
Serving: 1muffinCalories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 5gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 285mgPotassium: 144mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 195IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 43mgIron: 1mg
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