Description
Delicious cranberry orange muffins made with cottage cheese for extra moisture.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups 4% cottage cheese
- 3/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 Tablespoons coconut oil (melted & cooled)
- 3 large eggs (at room temperature)
- zest of 1 orange (approx. 2 teaspoons)
- 1/4 cup orange juice (from approx. 1 large or 2 small oranges)
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1/2 cup 4% cottage cheese
- 3 Tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 Tablespoon melted coconut oil
- 1 Tablespoon orange juice
- 1 Tablespoon water
- orange zest
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 12-count muffin tin with liners. Spray all muffin liners with cooking spray (these muffins will stick otherwise).
- Combine the cottage cheese, maple syrup, vanilla, oil, eggs, orange zest and orange juice in a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Pour the cottage cheese mixture into a large bowl and add the flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk until combined.
- Fold in the cranberries. Don’t overmix!
- Scoop the batter into the muffin liners, filling them all the way.
- Bake for 32-35 minutes. The muffins will rise very high, and deflate slightly once taken out of the oven, so I’d recommend cooking them a bit longer than you think.
- While muffins are baking, blend the glaze ingredients until smooth. Add an extra 1 tablespoon of water if you want a thinner glaze.
- When muffins are ready, set the pan onto a cooling rack and let cool for ten minutes before removing from the pan.
- Drizzle the glaze over fully cooled muffins. Garnish with grated orange zest, if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
- These muffins are great for breakfast or a snack!
- Adding a bit of almond extract can enhance the flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Baking
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 40mg