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Fluffy 25 minute lemon blueberry cottage cheese muffins with golden tops and burst blueberries in muffin tin

Lemon Blueberry Cottage Cheese Muffins

Healthy fluffy lemon blueberry cottage cheese muffins featuring protein packed smooth cottage cheese batter flavored with bright fresh lemon zest loaded with juicy blueberries baked until golden brown. These nutritious breakfast muffins stay incredibly moist for days ready in just 25 minutes perfect for meal prep weekday mornings and kids lunchboxes providing protein and fruit in delicious bakery quality treat.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 12
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Calories: 155
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup cottage cheese Blended smooth
  • 2 eggs Large
  • 0.33 cup vegetable oil Or melted coconut oil
  • 0.5 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon zest About 1 large lemon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1.5 cups all purpose flour
  • 1.5 teaspoon baking powder Fresh
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries Not frozen
  • coarse sugar For sprinkling
  • extra lemon zest For garnish

Equipment

  • 1 Standard 12 cup muffin tin
  • 12 Paper liners or grease For preventing sticking
  • 1 Blender or food processor For smoothing cottage cheese
  • 2 Large mixing bowls For wet and dry
  • 1 Whisk For mixing
  • 1 Spatula For folding
  • 1 Ice cream scoop For portioning
  • 1 Wire cooling rack For cooling

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F line muffin tin with paper liners or grease wells
  2. Add cottage cheese to blender blend 30 seconds until completely smooth
  3. Transfer blended cottage cheese to bowl add eggs oil sugar lemon zest vanilla whisk until combined
  4. Whisk together flour baking powder salt in separate bowl
  5. Pour dry into wet fold gently just until flour disappears don't overmix
  6. Gently fold in blueberries being careful not to crush
  7. Scoop batter into muffin cups filling three quarters full
  8. Sprinkle with coarse sugar and extra zest if desired
  9. Bake 18 to 22 minutes until golden and toothpick comes out clean
  10. Cool in pan 5 minutes transfer to wire rack

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.