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🍫 Maple Cottage Cheese Muffins – Moist, Naturally Sweet, and Totally Crave-Worthy! 🍁🧁

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If you’re looking for a healthier muffin recipe that’s still soft, sweet, and loaded with chocolatey goodness… this is it.These Maple Cottage Cheese Muffins are the perfect blend of rich flavor and wholesome ingredients—great for breakfast, snacks, or even dessert.

The secret? Cottage cheese adds protein + moisture without the heaviness. Paired with pure maple syrup, vanilla, and a hint of coconut oil, these muffins are naturally sweet and perfectly fluffy.

📝 Ingredients You’ll Need:

🍽️ Directions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a muffin tin with paper liners or spray with non-stick spray.
  2. In a blender, combine cottage cheese, maple syrup, vanilla, applesauce, coconut oil, and eggs. Blend until smooth.
  3. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  4. Pour the blended mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
  5. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  6. Divide batter evenly into muffin cups and bake for 25–30 minutes, until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
  7. Let cool for a few minutes… then devour warm or store for a perfect grab-and-go snack!

💡 Tips & Variations:

  • Want a richer flavor? Add a dash of cinnamon or nutmeg.
  • Make them dairy-free with plant-based cottage cheese and chocolate chips.
  • Store in an airtight container for up to 4 days or freeze for later!

❤️ Why We Love These Muffins:

✔️ Naturally sweetened with maple syrup

✔️ Protein-packed thanks to cottage cheese

✔️ Kid-approved + freezer-friendly

✔️ Fluffy, moist, and full of chocolatey goodness!

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This recipe proves that better-for-you baking can still taste like a treat. 🧁✨

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Nutterbutter healthy hack

Protein Cookies “Nutter Butters” Hack

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Protein-Packed Nutter Butter Hack

Craving a nostalgic treat but want to keep it simple and packed with protein? This homemade Nutter Butter hack is the perfect balance of nutty goodness and clean ingredients. Made with almond flour, pure maple syrup, and peanut butter, these cookies are naturally gluten-free, protein-rich, and irresistibly delicious.

With just three ingredients and a quick bake at 350°F, you’ll have soft, chewy cookies that taste like a childhood favorite—without the processed extras. Swap peanut butter for your favorite nut butter to customize your batch!

Whether you’re looking for a post-workout snack or a sweet treat with a healthy twist, these Protein Nutter Butters are sure to satisfy! 🍪✨

3-Ingredient Cookies

Preheat over to 350.

Mix ingredients in small bowl, combining well. Roll mixture into small, teaspoon sized balls. Place on baking sheet, pairing up balls in twos. Press together with a fork, creating a hatch style pattern on the top. Bake for approximately 8-12 minutes, depending on oven. Edges should be lightly golden brown.

Allow to cool after removing from oven. Once cooled, spread additional peanut butter on the backside of cookie, and sandwich together with the brother cookie.

Makes 28 double stuffed yummy goodness.

Nutrition Facts (will vary depending on nut butter selected, and amount spread in between cookies)

  • Calories ~ 61
  • Total Fat ~ 4.4 g
  • Carbs ~ 4.2 g
  • Protein ~ 1.9 g

*Nutrition facts above do not include the respective nut butter spread in the middle of each set.

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