High-Protein Blueberry Cottage Cheese Muffins with Streusel

Looking for a wholesome, protein-packed breakfast or snack you can grab on the go? These Blueberry Cottage Cheese Muffins with Streusel are just the thing! Made with creamy cottage cheese, naturally sweetened with date sugar and maple syrup and topped with a golden cinnamon streusel, they’re soft, fluffy and bursting with fresh blueberry flavor.

Editor’s Note: We first shared this recipe last year, but with spring blueberry season here and easy high-protein breakfasts always in demand, it’s the perfect time to bring these blueberry cottage cheese muffins back.

Spring blueberry season always makes me want to bake something simple, wholesome and easy to grab on busy mornings. These blueberry cottage cheese muffins check all the boxes: soft, fluffy, naturally sweetened and packed with protein.

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Blueberry Cottage Cheese Muffins with Streusel

Blueberry Cottage Cheese Muffins with Streusel recipe fountanof30

They’re delicious warm from the oven, but they also freeze beautifully and are perfect for meal prep. Best of all, they’re refined sugar-free and made with spelt flour, a more nutritious, gut-friendly alternative to traditional wheat flour.

Whether you need a healthy snack, an easy breakfast on the run, or simply love a warm homemade muffin, this recipe may become a new favorite.

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Why You’ll Love These Blueberry Cottage Cheese Muffins:

  • High in protein thanks to cottage cheese
  • Naturally sweetened with date sugar and maple syrup
  • Soft and fluffy texture with a delicious cinnamon streusel topping
  • Made with spelt flour – easier on digestion and more nutrient-rich
  • No refined sugar and minimal gluten
  • Great for meal prep or freezing for later

Make up a batch today! There’s nothing better than homemade blueberry muffins.

Blueberry Streusel Cottage Cheese Muffins

Servings: 12
Prep: 15 minutes | Bake Time: 20-22 minutes | Total Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2 c all-purpose flour (*I used white spelt)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • ⅓ c avocado oil
  • ½ c date sugar
  • ⅓ c maple syrup
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ c milk with 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • >⅔ c cottage cheese
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 c blueberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 Tbsp flour

Streusel Crumble

  • ½ c flour
  • ½ c coconut sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ c melted ghee or butter

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F, and line cupcake tin with paper cupcake or silicone liners.
  2. Using a fork, mix together the streusel crumble topping and set to the side.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, lemon zest and cinnamon.
  4. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the oil, sugar, syrup, vanilla, milk, cottage cheese and eggs until combined.
  5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until just combined.
  6. In the same bowl that had the dry ingredients, add the blueberries and 1 Tbsp of flour. Roll the berries around in the bowl until they are coated with the flour. This helps to keep them from sinking to the bottom of the muffins.
  7. Using an ice cream scoop, evenly portion the batter into the muffin tin.
  8. Using a spoon, divide the streusel mix on top of the muffin batter.
  9. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 20 – 22 minutes. If your oven tends to run warm, start checking at the 20 minutes mark to see if they are done. Insert a toothpick in the center, and if it comes out with minimal crumbs, remove the muffins from the oven.
  10. Transfer the muffins to a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan to cool completely.

Tips & Storage:

  • Store at room temperature for up to 2 days.
  • Freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
  • Best enjoyed warm—but just as good thawed and reheated!
mix streusel topping ingredients with a fork
Mix streusel topping ingredients with a fork until crumbly. Set aside.
 flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and lemon zest.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and lemon zest.
oil, date sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, milk + vinegar, cottage cheese, and eggs.
Whisk oil, date sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, milk + vinegar, cottage cheese, and eggs.
Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture
Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture.
Blueberries with 1 Tbsp flour fold into batter.
Toss blueberries with 1 Tbsp flour in a separate bowl, then gently fold into batter.
batter in muffin cups
Scoop the batter evenly into muffin cups. Sprinkle each muffin generously with streusel topping.
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Bake for 20–22 minutes, until a toothpick comes out with just a few crumbs.

A quick tip: If your blueberries are especially juicy, toss them with a teaspoon of flour before folding them into the batter. It helps keep them from sinking and distributes them more evenly throughout the muffins.

Yield: 12

Blueberry Cottage Cheese Muffins with Streusel

Blueberry Cottage Cheese Muffins with Streusel
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Soft, fluffy, and high in protein, these Blueberry Streusel Cottage Cheese Muffins are refined sugar free and made with spelt flour. The perfect healthy breakfast or snack!

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 c all-purpose flour (*I used white spelt)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • ⅓ c avocado oil
  • ½ c date sugar
  • ⅓ c maple syrup
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ c milk with 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • ⅔ c cottage cheese
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 c blueberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 Tbsp flour

Streusel Crumble

  • ½ c flour
  • ½ c coconut sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ c melted ghee or butter

Instructions

    1. Preheat the oven to 350 F, and line cupcake tin with paper cupcake or silicone liners.
    2. Using a fork, mix together the streusel crumble topping and set to the side.
    3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, lemon zest and cinnamon.
    4. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the oil, sugar, syrup, vanilla, milk, cottage cheese and eggs until combined.
    5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until just combined.
    6. In the same bowl that had the dry ingredients, add the blueberries and 1 Tbsp of flour. Roll the berries around in the bowl until they are coated with the flour. This helps to keep them from sinking to the bottom of the muffins.
    7. Using an ice cream scoop, evenly portion the batter into the muffin tin.
    8. Using a spoon, divide the streusel mix on top of the muffin batter.
    9. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 20 - 22 minutes. If your oven tends to run warm, start checking at the 20 minutes mark to see if they are done. Insert a toothpick in the center, and if it comes out with minimal crumbs, remove the muffins from the oven.
    10. Transfer the muffins to a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan to cool completely.

Notes

      1. Store at room temperature for up to 2 days.
      2. Freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
      3. Best enjoyed warm—but just as good thawed and reheated!

To freeze: Let the muffins cool completely, then freeze in a sealed container or freezer bag for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator or warm briefly before serving.

Carol Calacci

You may also like to try more of our healthy snack recipes like Healthy and Delicious No-Bake Peanut Butter Protein Bites (Gluten Free!) and Homemade Cherry Chocolate Granola Bars Are a Healthy Sweet Snack.

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A wholesome muffin recipe that freezes beautifully and tastes amazing warm from the oven. Naturally sweetened, soft and fluffy, and perfect for breakfast or snack time. Fresh blueberries, cottage cheese, and a cinnamon streusel topping make these a breakfast worth repeating.
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