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You're right! Integrating ranch seasoning into the dough would further enhance the flavor throughout the chip. Based on additional research, adding powdered ranch seasoning directly into the dough can give the chips a stronger and more consistent Cool Ranch flavor. Let's adjust the recipe accordingly:
Updated Ingredients for the Chip Base (with Ranch in the Dough):
1 cup cottage cheese (strained and blended)
1 cup almond flour
1 tbsp psyllium husk powder
1 tbsp whey protein isolate (for crispiness)
1/2 tsp xanthan gum
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp powdered ranch seasoning (this adds ranch flavor directly to the dough)
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp smoked paprika
1/4 tsp salt
Cool Ranch Seasoning (for tossing after baking/frying):
1 tbsp powdered ranch seasoning
1/4 tsp smoked paprika
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dried parsley (optional)
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper (optional for heat)
Instructions:
Prepare the Dough: Blend the cottage cheese and combine with almond flour, psyllium husk powder, whey protein isolate, xanthan gum, olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, and salt. Mix until you get a cohesive dough.
Roll and Cut: Roll the dough between two parchment paper sheets to about 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into triangle-shaped chips.
Fry or Bake:
Frying: Heat avocado oil to 350°F. Fry the chips until crispy and golden (about 2-3 minutes), then drain on paper towels.
Baking: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake the chips for 12-15 minutes or until golden and crispy.
Cool Ranch Seasoning: In a small bowl, mix together the ranch seasoning, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt.
Coat the Chips: While the chips are still warm, toss them in the Cool Ranch seasoning for full flavor.
Cool and Serve: Allow the chips to cool fully to achieve maximum crispness. Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Disclaimer:
Macros are estimated using ChatGPT and are not guaranteed to be accurate. Values can vary based on ingredients, brands, and measurements. Please calculate your own macros if precision is important.
Check out my website for awesome kitchen stuff! You can save $5 off your first order with code cookingwithdave daveskitchenmarket.com
You're right! Integrating ranch seasoning into the dough would further enhance the flavor throughout the chip. Based on additional research, adding powdered ranch seasoning directly into the dough can give the chips a stronger and more consistent Cool Ranch flavor. Let's adjust the recipe accordingly:
Updated Ingredients for the Chip Base (with Ranch in the Dough):
1 cup cottage cheese (strained and blended)
1 cup almond flour
1 tbsp psyllium husk powder
1 tbsp whey protein isolate (for crispiness)
1/2 tsp xanthan gum
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp powdered ranch seasoning (this adds ranch flavor directly to the dough)
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp smoked paprika
1/4 tsp salt
Cool Ranch Seasoning (for tossing after baking/frying):
1 tbsp powdered ranch seasoning
1/4 tsp smoked paprika
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dried parsley (optional)
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper (optional for heat)
Instructions:
Prepare the Dough: Blend the cottage cheese and combine with almond flour, psyllium husk powder, whey protein isolate, xanthan gum, olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, and salt. Mix until you get a cohesive dough.
Roll and Cut: Roll the dough between two parchment paper sheets to about 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into triangle-shaped chips.
Fry or Bake:
Frying: Heat avocado oil to 350°F. Fry the chips until crispy and golden (about 2-3 minutes), then drain on paper towels.
Baking: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake the chips for 12-15 minutes or until golden and crispy.
Cool Ranch Seasoning: In a small bowl, mix together the ranch seasoning, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt.
Coat the Chips: While the chips are still warm, toss them in the Cool Ranch seasoning for full flavor.
Cool and Serve: Allow the chips to cool fully to achieve maximum crispness. Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Disclaimer:
Macros are estimated using ChatGPT and are not guaranteed to be accurate. Values can vary based on ingredients, brands, and measurements. Please calculate your own macros if precision is important.

![The Weight Loss Starbucks Pumpkin Loaf (Copycat Recipe)
The Starbucks pumpkin loaf is 410 calories and 39 grams of sugar a slice — a third of that slice is sugar. This copycat rebuild matches it slab for slab: same orange crumb, same heavy spice, ~240 calories, 9g of sugar, and more than double the protein. Real flour, real pumpkin, a little real brown sugar — because this loafs job was to beat theirs in a blind bite, not just undercut it on a label.
Keto crowd: this one is NOT keto on purpose. My keto pumpkin bread from last year is still the low-carb play — link in the pinned comment.
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📊 MACROS (per slab, 1 of 8 — cut Starbucks-size, estimates; check your brands)
~240 calories · ~14g protein · ~26g carbs · ~9g sugar · ~8g fat
Starbucks slice: ~410 calories · ~6g protein · ~55g carbs · ~39g sugar · ~15g fat
🎃 FULL RECIPE — WEIGHT LOSS STARBUCKS PUMPKIN LOAF (one 9x5 loaf, 8 thick slabs)
Wet
- 2 tbsp butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 1 cup canned pumpkin purée (NOT pumpkin pie filling — check the label)
- ½ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt + ½ cup full-fat cottage cheese, blended completely smooth
- 2 large eggs + 2 egg whites, room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp molasses
- 3 tbsp brown sugar (yes, real — its one-fifth of their sugar)
Dry
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup oat flour (blitz oats in a dry blender)
- 1½ scoops vanilla whey protein (about ½ cup)
- ¾ cup allulose
- 1 tsp baking soda + 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp fine salt
- 3½ tsp pumpkin pie spice (looks like too much — it isnt; timid spice is why homemade copycats taste flat)
- Optional: ⅛ tsp turmeric — zero flavor, pushes the crumb to that Starbucks orange
Steps
1. Oven to 350°F, rack in the middle, and set a shallow pan on the rack below — youll pour hot water into it at bake time (steam = moist, crack-free top). Butter a 9x5 loaf pan and line with a parchment sling.
2. Blend the cottage cheese completely smooth, 30 seconds, zero curds. In a large bowl whisk the pumpkin, blended cottage cheese, yogurt, eggs and whites, vanilla, molasses, brown sugar, and melted butter until uniform.
3. Whisk all the dry ingredients together in a second bowl.
4. Add the dry to the wet in two additions, folding JUST until no dry streaks remain. Every stroke past combined is gluten, and gluten is the dense-loaf tax.
5. Scrape into the pan and smooth the top. Pour ~2 cups of hot water into the lower pan, loaf onto the middle rack, bake 50–60 minutes. If the top browns hard before 40 minutes, tent loosely with foil.
6. Done when a toothpick from the center comes out with a couple of moist crumbs, the dome springs back, and the edges pull from the sling (200–205°F in the center if you use a thermometer).
7. Cool in the pan 15 minutes, lift out by the sling, then cool at least an hour before slicing — pumpkin loaf slices gummy warm and clean cool. Day two, wrapped tight, its even moister than day one.
Freezer note: slice, wrap, freeze — 30 seconds in the microwave from frozen. The fall breakfast system.
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