Cottage Cheese Pumpkin Bread
Cottage Cheese Pumpkin Bread loaded with pumpkin spice and chocolate chips, topped with creamy cottage cheese frosting, and packing 12 grams of protein per slice!
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 318kcal
Ingredients
For the Pumpkin Bread:
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 cup pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie filling
- 1/2 cup maple syrup or honey
- 3 tablespoons any mild oil I used avocado oil
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- Cooking spray I use Misto
For the Frosting:
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 2 tablespoons cream cheese
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line loaf pan with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a blender, add egg, cottage cheese, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, oil, vanilla extract, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda. Blend until smooth.
- Pour into a large mixing bowl, add flour and gently mix just until combined. Add chocolate chips and give a few stirs to incorporate.
- Transfer the mixture into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven. Let the bread cool in the pan for 10–15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- While bread is cooling, make the frosting. Add the cottage cheese to a fine-mesh sieve or strainer set over a bowl. Let it drain for 20 minutes to remove excess liquid.
- Once drained, add the cottage cheese to a food processor along with cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract. Blend until smooth. Transfer into a bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until it firms up.
- Top the cooled pumpkin bread with the prepared cottage cheese frosting. Slice into 10 slices and serve.
Notes
- Store: Refrigerate frosted bread within 2 hours of frosting in an airtight container for up to 4-5 days. Without frosting, keep in a cool dry place for 2 days.
- Freeze: Freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 288mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g