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Pumpkin Cottage Cheese Oat Breakfast Bake Squares




Ingredients
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup blueberries
Method
- Heat oven to 350 F and line an 8-inch square pan with parchment.
- Blend pumpkin, cottage cheese, eggs, milk, maple syrup, vanilla, spice, and salt until mostly smooth.
- Stir in oats, flaxseed, baking powder, walnuts, and blueberries.
- Spread into the pan and bake 30-35 minutes, until the center is set.
- Cool, slice into 9 squares, and refrigerate for grab-and-go breakfasts.
Why it works
This recipe uses conservative food composition language only: oats for whole-grain texture, cottage cheese and eggs for protein, pumpkin and blueberries for produce, and walnuts for crunch.
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