Description
Start your day right with these High Protein Banana Cottage Cheese Muffins — soft, naturally sweet, and packed with wholesome protein. This easy recipe is perfect for quick breakfasts, healthy snacks, or post-workout fuel. Made with ripe bananas and creamy cottage cheese, they’re moist, flavorful, and freezer-friendly. Ideal for breakfast ideas, dinner ideas, healthy snacks, and easy recipe meal prep.
Ingredients
3 medium ripe bananas
1 cup cottage cheese
2 large eggs
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour (or all-purpose flour)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup chopped nuts or dark chocolate chips (optional)
banana slices for topping (optional)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line or grease a muffin tin.
2. Mash bananas in a large bowl until mostly smooth.
3. Whisk in cottage cheese, eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla until combined.
4. In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
5. Fold dry ingredients into wet mixture gently until just combined.
6. Stir in nuts or chocolate chips if using.
7. Fill muffin cups 3/4 full and top with banana slices if desired.
8. Bake 20–25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
9. Cool in pan 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Notes
Use very ripe bananas for best sweetness.
Blend cottage cheese if curds are large for smoother texture.
Store in freezer up to 3 months and reheat before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 40mg