Baked Blueberry Cottage Cheese Bowls (Printable)
Creamy baked cottage cheese with sweet blueberries and vanilla for a protein-rich morning meal.
# What You’ll Need:
→ Dairy
01 - 2 cups cottage cheese, full-fat or low-fat
02 - 1/4 cup milk, dairy or plant-based
→ Fruits
03 - 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
04 - Zest of 1 lemon
→ Sweeteners & Flavorings
05 - 2 tbsp honey or maple syrup
06 - 1 tsp vanilla extract
→ Dry Ingredients
07 - 2 tbsp rolled oats, gluten-free if needed
08 - 1 tbsp chia seeds
09 - Pinch of salt
→ Toppings
10 - 1/4 cup toasted nuts (almonds, pecans, or walnuts)
11 - Additional fresh blueberries
12 - Extra honey or maple syrup for drizzling
# How To Make It:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease four small oven-safe ramekins or bowls with cooking spray or butter.
02 - In a mixing bowl, combine cottage cheese, milk, honey or maple syrup, vanilla extract, lemon zest, and salt. Whisk until completely smooth and creamy.
03 - Stir in rolled oats and chia seeds until evenly distributed throughout the mixture.
04 - Gently fold in the blueberries, reserving a small handful for garnishing the tops.
05 - Divide the mixture evenly among the four prepared ramekins. Top each with the reserved blueberries.
06 - Place ramekins on a baking tray and bake for 25 minutes until the tops are set and lightly golden.
07 - Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Top with toasted nuts and drizzle with additional honey or maple syrup if desired. Serve warm.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- Protein that keeps you full until lunch without any heavy protein powder taste
- The way the blueberries burst and create their own sweet syrup in the oven
02 -
- The cottage cheese texture completely smooths out during baking so dont worry about any lumps
- Let them sit for at least 5 minutes before serving or theyll be too hot to eat comfortably
03 -
- Use a microplane for the lemon zest to get just the yellow part and none of the bitter white pith
- If using frozen berries, dont thaw them first or theyll make the mixture too watery