Description
These Cottage Cheese Pumpkin Spice Cake Bars are moist, protein-packed, and guilt-free! Perfect for breakfast, snack, or dessert, they combine cozy fall flavors with nourishing ingredients.
Ingredients
1 cup cottage cheese
2 large eggs
½ cup almond flour (or oat flour for softer texture)
½ cup pumpkin puree
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice (or cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger blend)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1–2 tbsp honey or maple syrup
1 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking dish with parchment paper.
2. Blend cottage cheese until smooth.
3. Whisk together cottage cheese, eggs, pumpkin puree, vanilla, and honey.
4. In another bowl, mix almond flour, pumpkin spice, baking powder, and salt.
5. Combine wet and dry ingredients until just mixed.
6. Pour batter into dish, spread evenly.
7. Bake 25–30 minutes, cool before slicing.
Notes
Blend cottage cheese for a creamy texture.
Adjust sweetness based on pumpkin puree.
Add pecans or chocolate chips for variety.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Snack, Dessert, Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 7g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 55mg