Healthy Moist Banana Cottage Cheese Muffins
These Banana Cottage Cheese Muffins are a great way to get extra protein in and work well for meal prep. With whole wheat flour, flax seeds, and a little maple syrup for taste, these banana protein muffins 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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