Cottage Cheese Fruit Bowl (Print View)

A nutritious blend of creamy cottage cheese, fresh strawberries, banana, and honey for a refreshing start.

# What You’ll Need:

→ Dairy

01 - 1 cup cottage cheese, full-fat or low-fat

→ Fruit

02 - 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
03 - 1 small banana, sliced
04 - 1/2 cup blueberries, optional
05 - 1/2 cup pineapple chunks, optional

→ Toppings

06 - 2 tablespoons honey
07 - 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts or almonds, optional
08 - 1 tablespoon chia seeds or flaxseeds, optional
09 - Fresh mint leaves for garnish, optional

# Directions:

01 - Wash, hull, and slice all fruit as needed
02 - Divide cottage cheese evenly between two serving bowls
03 - Layer strawberries, banana slices, and any additional fruit over the cottage cheese
04 - Drizzle each bowl with 1 tablespoon honey
05 - Sprinkle with nuts and seeds if using, and garnish with fresh mint leaves
06 - Serve immediately

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It's ready in minutes but tastes like you actually tried, which is the breakfast dream.
  • The protein keeps you full without that heavy, sluggish feeling some breakfasts leave you with.
  • You can use whatever fruit is sitting around, so it works with your budget and what's in season.
02 -
  • If your cottage cheese tastes too salty or bland, a tiny pinch of vanilla extract or cinnamon wakes it up without overpowering anything.
  • Don't slice your strawberries too far in advance or they'll lose their firmness and bleed red juice all over everything.
03 -
  • Buy cottage cheese a few days before you plan to use it; the flavor actually gets tangier and more interesting as it sits.
  • If your honey is crystallized and hard to drizzle, run the jar under warm water for a minute and it'll flow like it should.
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