Description
Deliciously moist muffins packed with the natural sweetness of ripe bananas and creamy cottage cheese, perfect for breakfast or a snack.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 cup cottage cheese (preferably low-fat)
- 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (or all-purpose flour)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts (like walnuts or pecans, optional)
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)
- 1/2 cup raisins or dried fruit (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Mix together the mashed bananas and cottage cheese until well blended.
- Add the honey (or maple syrup), egg, and vanilla extract. Mix until fully combined.
- Whisk together the whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon (if using).
- Add the dry mixture to the banana-cottage cheese mix and stir gently.
- Fold in any optional add-ins like nuts or chocolate chips.
- Line a muffin tin with paper liners or grease it lightly. Fill each cup about two-thirds full with batter.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in the tin for about 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
For a vegan option, replace the egg with a flaxseed egg. For gluten-free, substitute whole wheat flour with gluten-free flour blend.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 30mg