Description
These Cottage Cheese Pumpkin Cake Bars are cozy, protein-packed, and low in sugar—perfect for snacks, breakfast, or dessert! Made with almond flour, pumpkin purée, and cottage cheese, they’re gluten-free, moist, and full of fall flavor.
Ingredients
1 cup cottage cheese
2 large eggs
½ cup pumpkin purée (unsweetened)
½ cup almond flour (or oat flour for a softer bite)
2–3 tsp honey or maple syrup (optional)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp pumpkin spice (or nutmeg + ginger)
1 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper.
2. Blend cottage cheese until smooth (optional).
3. Whisk cottage cheese, eggs, pumpkin purée, vanilla, and honey/maple syrup.
4. Stir in almond flour, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, baking powder, and salt.
5. Spread batter into prepared pan and bake 25–30 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.
6. Cool completely before slicing into bars.
Notes
For a smoother texture, blend cottage cheese before mixing.
Add chocolate chips, nuts, or nut butter swirl for extra flavor.
Store in fridge up to 5 days or freeze up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Snack, Dessert, Breakfast
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 95
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 55mg