Pumpkin Cottage Cheese Muffins: Soft, Lightly Sweet and High in Protein

Pumpkin muffins made with cottage cheese are soft, moist and a little more filling than the usual version. Searches for cottage cheese recipes have risen recently, and this is a simple way to use it in baking.

Ingredients for 12 muffins

• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
• 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
• 1 cup oat flour or whole-wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• Pumpkin seeds for topping

Steps

1. Heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and line a muffin tin.
2. Blend the cottage cheese, eggs, pumpkin and honey until smooth.
3. Stir in the flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
4. Divide into cups, top with seeds and bake for 20 to 22 minutes.