Description
These High-Protein Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins with Cottage Cheese are soft, naturally sweetened, and packed with flavor. With cottage cheese for a protein boost, they’re the perfect healthy snack or breakfast—easy to make, freezer-friendly, and totally guilt-free!
Ingredients
- Ripe bananas
- Cottage cheese
- Eggs
- Honey or maple syrup
- Vanilla extract
- Whole wheat flour or oat flour
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Ground cinnamon
- Salt
- Chocolate chips (dark or semi-sweet)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a muffin tin with liners or grease lightly.
- In a blender or bowl, mash bananas. Add cottage cheese, eggs, honey/maple syrup, and vanilla. Blend or whisk until smooth.
- Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt until just combined.
- Fold in chocolate chips gently without overmixing.
- Divide batter evenly into muffin cups, filling ¾ full.
- Bake for 18–22 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in pan briefly, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Add-ins: chopped walnuts, chia seeds, or flaxseed for extra nutrition.
- Fruit swap: sub chocolate chips with blueberries or raspberries.
- Sweetener subs: mashed dates or applesauce work if you’re out of honey.
- Gluten-free: use certified GF oat flour or 1:1 GF baking blend.
- Dairy-free: swap cottage cheese for plant-based yogurt or DF cottage cheese.
