Description
A delightful and nutritious way to start your day with fluffy muffins featuring cottage cheese, fresh herbs, and optional cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese (optional)
- 2 tablespoons fresh herbs (such as chives or parsley), chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare a muffin tin by greasing it or lining it with paper liners.
- Whisk together the cottage cheese, eggs, milk, and olive oil until smooth and well-combined.
- Mix the whole wheat flour, rolled oats, baking powder, baking soda, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in another bowl to create your dry ingredients.
- Incorporate the dry mixture into the wet ingredients, stirring gently until just combined.
- Fold in cheese and herbs if using, until evenly distributed.
- Scoop the batter into muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 full.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let the muffins rest in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
Notes
These muffins can be customized with various cheeses or vegetables and freeze well for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 175
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 25mg