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High Protein Carrot Cake Oat And Cottage Cheese Muffins

High Protein Carrot Cake Oat And Cottage Cheese Muffins combine blended oats, bananas, cottage cheese, and warm spices to create a moist, protein rich breakfast muffin inspired by classic carrot cake flavors.
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup cottage cheese blended until smooth
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 ripe bananas mashed
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 2 cups rolled oats blended into a rough flour
  • 1 cup finely grated carrots squeezed dry
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¼ cup raisins or chopped walnuts

Instructions
 

  • Blend rolled oats until coarse flour forms.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a 12 cup muffin tin.
  • Whisk cottage cheese, eggs, mashed bananas, and maple syrup.
  • Stir in oat flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
  • Squeeze grated carrots to remove moisture.
  • Fold carrots and raisins or walnuts into the batter.
  • Fill muffin cups about three quarters full.
  • Bake 20–25 minutes until set.
  • Cool 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack.