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Build-Your-Own Cottage Cheese Bowl

Build-Your-Own Cottage Cheese Bowl

Indulge your creative side as well as your appetite with endless ways to customize this creamy, filling breakfast.

Yield
1
Serving Size
Entire recipe
Prep Time
Cook Time
Total Time

Ingredients

Savory Bowl

  • 1 large hard boiled egg
  • 1/2 cup 2% low-fat cottage cheese
  • 6 grape tomatoes, sliced
  • 1/4 cucumber, sliced
  • 1 pinch black pepper

Blueberry Almond

  • 1/2 cup 2% low-fat cottage cheese
  • 1/8 teaspoon (real or imitation) vanilla extract (optional)
  • 1/4 cup (fresh or frozen) blueberries
  • 2 tablespoons sliced unsalted almonds
  • 1 teaspoon honey

Tropical

  • 1/2 cup low-fat 2% cottage cheese
  • 1/2 cup canned pineapple tidbits in juice, drained
  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened shredded coconut (optional)
  • 1/4 banana, sliced

Chocolate Peanut Butter

  • 1/2 cup low-fat 2% cottage cheese
  • 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon (real or imitation) vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup granola

Equipment & Utensils

  • Bowl
  • Air-tight container
  • Fork or spoon
  • Measuring cups and spoons

Instructions

  1. Before you begin, wash your hands, surfaces, utensils, and fruits.
  2. Place the cottage cheese into a small bowl followed by the rest of the remaining ingredients.
  3. Refrigerate the bowl in an air-tight container for up to four days. If using granola, do not prepare with granola ahead of time, as granola will get soggy. If serving with granola, eat immediately.

Tips

  • Get creative! Have any leftover vegetables or fruit? Cottage cheese bowls are very flexible and taste great with a variety of flavors.
  • This recipe is great for a quick grab and go breakfast. Plan ahead and pre-portion and add your ingredients ahead of time. Pre-portioned cottage cheese bowls will keep in the refrigerator for 3-5 days in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size
Entire recipe
Per serving
Amount
Calories
190
Total Fat
8g
Sodium
410mg
Total Carbohydrate
10g
Protein
19g