waffle muffins with cottage cheese

waffle muffins with cottage cheese

These muffins were originally meant to be called Maple Cinnamon Muffins, but Scott immediately called them a waffle muffin, so here we are with the confusing name of waffle muffins. Made free of refined sugar, with added protein from the cottage cheese and full of a warm maple cinnamon flavour.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 123kcal

Ingredients

Dry ingredients

  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1.5 tsp cinnamon
  • 0.5 tsp salt

Wet ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup cottage cheese
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  • preheat the oven to 350F and line or oil a 12 cup muffin tin
  • in a large bowl, add the dry ingredients and stir until well to combine
  • make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients, crack the eggs into this well and beat them well with a fork
  • then add the remaining wet ingredients to the well and stir to combine with the dry ingredients
  • divide the batter evenly among the 12 muffin tin cups and bake for 20-25 minutes, until the edges have slightly browned

Nutrition

Calories: 123kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 185mg | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg