Ingredients and Substitutes
WET INGREDIENTS
Ripe bananas (3 medium) – You can use unsweetened applesauce (1 cup) or pumpkin puree as an alternative.
Eggs (2) – Replace with flaxseed or chia seed eggs (1 tbsp of seeds with 2.5 tbsp of water per egg).
Cottage cheese (½ cup) – Swap with plain Greek yogurt or ricotta cheese.
Peanut butter, creamy (½ cup) – You can use any nut butter of your liking, like almond or cashew butter. If you want a nut-free version, use sunflower seed butter.
Butter, room temperature (2 tbsp) – Use coconut oil, ghee, or avocado oil as a replacement.
Maple syrup (¼ cup) – Feel free to use honey, agave syrup, or a sugar-free option.
Vanilla extract (1 tbsp) – You can also use vanilla bean paste or almond extract for a different flavor profile.
DRY INGREDIENTS
Whole wheat flour, or all-purpose flour (1 1/4 cups) – Replace with almond flour for a keto-friendly version or oat flour for a gluten-free alternative.
Vanilla protein powder (1/4 cup) – You can also use cinnamon roll-flavored protein powder or unflavored. If you don’t have any protein powder, just substitute for regular flour.
Baking soda (1½ tsp)
Salt (½ tsp)
Cinnamon Swirl
Cinnamon (2 tbsp)
Butter, melted (2 tbsp) – Use melted coconut or ghee.
Maple syrup (1 tbsp)
GLAZE
Greek yogurt (3 tbsp) – Swap with cream cheese or a vegan yogurt alternative.
Maple syrup (1 tbsp)
Vanilla extract (1 tsp) – You can also use a bit of coconut essence.
How to Make Cinnamon Roll Cottage Cheese Muffins
Step 1. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Prepare a 12-muffin tin tray with liners and spray them with oil to cover the bottom and the sides.
Place the bananas into the food processor.
Step 2. Add the rest of the wet ingredients.
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Step 3. Pulse or blend until they are all combined. Pour the mix into a large bowl.
Step 4. Grab a medium bowl and add all the dry ingredients.
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Step 5. Give the dry ingredients a good stir.
Step 6. Sift the dry ingredients into the wet ones. However, make sure you do it in four batches to ensure it all gets mixed evenly.
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Step 7. Once you combine the dry and wet ingredients, you should be left with a thick batter.
Step 8. Now, transfer the batter to the 12 muffin tins.
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Step 9. Grab a small bowl and combine all the cinnamon swirl ingredients.
Step 10. Add some of the cinnamon swirl on top of the batter. Then, grab a knife and swirl the top of the muffin to create a cinnamon roll effect.
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Step 11. Grab another small bowl and add the glaze ingredients.
Step 12. Give the ingredients a good stir.
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Step 13. Place the muffins in the oven and bake them for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. When they are already cooked, take them out of the oven.
Step 14. Let the muffins cool down for 5-10 minutes. Then, drizzle each muffin with the glaze.