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pumpkin bread made with cottage cheese

Easy Pumpkin Bread Recipe {with a protein boost!}

Moist pumpkin bread with chocolate chips and a protein boost—an easy quick bread recipe perfect for fall baking
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 243 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup 100% pumpkin puree
  • 1/3 cup blended cottage cheese
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 Tbsp maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup sugar white, brown, or coconut sugar work
  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease or line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
  • In a mixing bowl, whisk together pumpkin puree, blended cottage cheese, eggs, maple syrup, and sugar until smooth.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and cinnamon.
  • Add dry ingredients into wet ingredients, mixing gently until just combined.
  • Fold in chocolate chips.
  • Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
  • Bake for 45–60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (a few moist crumbs are okay).
  • Cool in pan 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool fully before slicing

Nutrition

Calories: 243kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 6gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 320mgPotassium: 186mgFiber: 3gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 4847IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 3mg
Keyword canned pumpkin, chocolate chips, cottage cheese, fall, flourless, loaf, pumpkin spice, quick bread
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