Saturday, January 17, 2026

Quark Muffins with Vanilla Pudding

  • 1 cup oat flour (or blended oats)
  • ½ cup vanilla protein powder
  • 1 package (37 g / ~1.3 oz) sugar-free vanilla pudding powder
  • (or regular if preferred)
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 cup low-fat or fat-free quark
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¼ cup milk (or almond milk)
  • 2–3 tbsp honey, maple syrup, or sugar-free sweetener
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). 
  2. Line or grease a muffin tin.
  3. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl.
  4. Whisk wet ingredients until smooth and creamy.
  5. Combine wet + dry gently until just mixed.
  6. Fold in optional add-ins.
  7. Divide batter evenly into muffin cups (¾ full).
  8. Bake 18–22 minutes, until set and lightly golden.
  9. Cool 5 minutes, then transfer to rack.

Note: if you don't have quark, substitute with a very thick cottage cheese; large curd is best

If you want you can make your own quark~

  • 2 cups milk
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  1. Bring milk to a simmer in a saucepan; remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
  2. Whisk buttermilk into milk; let sit at room temperature, 8 hours to overnight. 
  3. Strain mixture through cheesecloth over a bowl in the refrigerator, 8 hours to overnight.
  4. Be sure to let it cool to room temperature before whisking in the buttermilk, or you will end up with a curdled, hot mess!