Sorry this was not a hit for you. You can see from the comments that other people have enjoyed them.

There are so many variables that it’s hard for me to guess what went wrong:
–Were the silicone baking cups you used the same size as mine. (If so doubling the recipe would make 24 muffins.)
–Have you cooked with flaxseed meal before? I wonder if that’s the flavor you are not liking.
–Did you use all the ingredients I did in the same amounts other than less baking powder?

Really, without watching you make them it’s hard for me to say why you had different results than I did.

I haven’t ever made this without flaxseed meal, and it makes up almost half the bulk of the dry ingredients, so I am hesitant to recommend a substitute. The only thing I can think of that *might* work would be hemp hearts, but as I said I haven’t tried it with anything else.

I’m not familiar with dry cottage cheese, but since the recipes rinses the cottage cheese to leave the curds, I am guessing it would probably work.

So glad you enjoyed the recipe, and you can make 12 the next time!

You are so welcome, happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe!