Cottage Cheese Blueberry Buns - Easy, Quick, No Yeast and No Refined Sugar
These Cottage Cheese Blueberry Buns are soft, lightly sweet, and incredibly easy to make. Made with cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, eggs, and a little honey, they’re a protein-rich breakfast or snack and a wholesome alternative to traditional sweet yeast buns.
Ingredients
For Cottage Cheese Buns
- 14 oz (400g) cottage cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp (5g) vanilla extract
- 2 ½ tbsp (50g) honey
- 1 ⅓ cup (170g) all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp (30g) semolina
- 1 ½ tsp (6g) baking powder
- 1/2 tsp (2g) salt
For Yogurt Filling
- 1/2 cup (120g) Greek yogurt, 10% fat
- 1 tbsp (20g) honey
For Topping
- fresh or frozen blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Blend the cottage cheese until smooth and creamy.
- Transfer it to a mixing bowl. Add the eggs, honey, and vanilla extract to the blended cottage cheese. Mix until well combined.
- Add the flour, semolina, baking powder, and salt.
- Mix until everything is well incorporated and a soft, sticky dough forms.
Shape the buns.
- Using a spoon, scoop the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving some space between each one. You should get 8 buns.
- Using the back of a spoon, slightly wet, gently press a well into the center of each bun.
Prepare the yogurt topping.
- In a small bowl, mix the Greek yogurt with honey until smooth.
- Spoon the yogurt mixture into the wells of each bun.
- Add the blueberries on top of the yogurt, gently pressing them in slightly.
- Bake for about 30-35 minutes, or until the buns are golden and cooked through.
- Let them cool for a few minutes before serving. Dust with no-refined powdered sugar if desired. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 bunCalories: 193kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 11.12gFat: 3.51gSaturated Fat: 1.254gTrans Fat: 0.005gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 349mgPotassium: 222mgFiber: 0.9gSugar: 9.27gVitamin A: 133IUVitamin C: 0.6mgCalcium: 109mgIron: 1.38mg