Simple but satisfying, Cottage Cheese Bowls with fruit make a fantastic snack or quick breakfast.
With different topping and combination ideas, you can customize this to your heart's content!
Reasons you'll love this recipe
SIMPLE - A handful of ingredients makes a delicious bowl with minimal prep!
VERSATILE - You can add and take away ingredients as you see fit, or depending on what's in your pantry.
HIGH PROTEIN - Using low fat cottage cheese, you'll get 14g protein per serving for these cottage cheese bowls. You can further boost that with mix-ins!
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Ingredients
COTTAGE CHEESE
My go-to brands are Good Culture and Nancy's!
Each has 14 grams of protein per ½ cup serving. That makes each ½ cup serving a MAJOR protein boost to a recipe or snack.
I typically opt for low fat cottage cheese, which I use for my go-to High Protein Overnight Oatmeal with Cottage Cheese. If you're after creamier, thicker bowls, use 4% or full fat cottage cheese.
FRUIT:
Almost any fruit works great for cottage cheese bowls!
A non-exhaustive list of options:
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Blackberries
- Raspberries
- Pineapple
- Kiwi
- Peaches
- Nectarines
- Apples
- Banana
- Passionfruit
- Squeeze of orange juice or lemon juice
MORE TOPPING IDEAS:
- Chia seeds
- Granola
- Nuts and seeds
- Nut butter
- Dried dates or figs
- Jam
- Chopped mint
- Drizzle of honey or maple syrup
Instructions
- Gather and prepare ingredients - slice or chop fruit, measure out toppings, etc.
- Prepare bowls - add cottage cheese to a bowl and top with ingredients.
Cottage cheese bowl combination ideas
BERRIES + GRANOLA: Use ½ cup strawberries, ½ cup blueberries, and ½ cup granola
TROPICAL BOWL: Use ¾ cup chopped pineapple, ½ cup kiwi, and ¼ cup diced dried figs. Sprinkle with unsweetened shredded coconut.
PB & J: Use ¾ strawberries and 2 tablespoons peanut butter
APPLE PIE: Use 1 chopped apple, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon or apple pie spice, and 1 crumbled graham cracker.
FAQs
You can use 1%, 2%, or full fat cottage cheese - your choice!
Obviously, full fat cottage cheese will have more calories than 1% or 2%, but choose what works for you.
This'll vary by brand, but 1 cup of cottage cheese contains 24-28 grams of protein for 160-200 calories!
That makes it a high protein food for relatively low calories.
My go-to brands are Good Culture and Nancy's! However, many of my readers like Daisy brand cottage cheese as well.
First tip: try blending the cottage cheese! Feel free to use Greek yogurt or skyr instead of cottage cheese.
Yes! Frozen, thawed berries work great. The juices that drain from thawed fruit also mixes well with cottage cheese to add more flavor.
Yes. The fruit will add some sweetness to the bowls on its own. But if you'd like a bit more of a boost, add 1-2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup.
Variations and substitutions
Blend the cottage cheese
Not too keen on the curds in cottage cheese, or just want to switch it up? Try blending the cottage cheese!
Blended cottage cheese is super smooth and creamy - if you haven't had it before, it's definitely worth a try!
Use yogurt or skyr
If cottage cheese just isn't your jam or you find yourself without enough, feel free to use yogurt or skyr (a thick Iclandic yogurt similar to Greek yogurt).
Boost the protein
On its own, 1 serving of cottage cheese has 14g protein - but if you'd like to bump up the protein content, here are a couple ideas.
Protein powder: Stir ½ scoop of protein powder per each ½ cup of cottage cheese. This will work better if you blend the cottage cheese and protein powder together.
Nuts and nut butters: Add peanuts, peanut butter, or peanut butter powder for a little boost. Note that nuts also add quite a bit of fat/overall calories, though.
Protein bars: Chop up your fave protein bar and use as a topping!
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Cottage Cheese Bowl with Fruit Recipe
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: No Cook
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
Simple and versatile, cottage cheese bowls with fruit make a protein-packed breakfast, lunch, or snack! Feel free to use any fresh or frozen fruit. Customize your to your heart's desire or use the post above for themed bowls.
Ingredients
- 16 ounces cottage cheese (1% or 2%)
- 1 cup fresh fruit - your choice including berries, strawberries, pineapple, kiwi, apples, peaches, etc.
- ¼-½ cup other toppings like granola, nuts, or seeds
- Optional: 1-2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
Instructions
- Divide cottage cheese between 2 bowls. If desired, stir in honey or maple syrup to sweeten the cottage cheese. Prepare fruit and other toppings as needed, including chopping or slicing fruit.
- Top cottage cheese with ½ cup total of fruit and up to ¼ cup of other toppings. Enjoy immediately!
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