Crispy Baked Cottage Cheese Fries (Printable)
Crispy baked cottage cheese fries — a high-protein, gluten-free snack seasoned with garlic and smoked paprika.
# What You’ll Need:
→ Main
01 - 2 cups full-fat cottage cheese, well-drained
02 - 2 large eggs
→ Dry Ingredients
03 - 1/2 cup chickpea flour or gluten-free flour
04 - 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
05 - 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
06 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
07 - 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
→ For Baking
08 - Olive oil spray
# How To Make It:
01 - Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - Place the cottage cheese in a blender or food processor and blend until mostly smooth.
03 - Transfer the blended cottage cheese to a mixing bowl. Add the eggs, chickpea flour, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper. Stir thoroughly until a thick, uniform batter forms.
04 - Spread the batter onto the prepared baking sheet, shaping it into a rectangle approximately 1/2 inch thick.
05 - Bake for 30 minutes or until set and golden around the edges. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
06 - Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, slice the baked slab into fry-shaped pieces.
07 - Carefully separate the cut fries and arrange them in a single layer on the baking sheet. Lightly spray with olive oil.
08 - Return to the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes until crispy, flipping halfway through if desired. Serve warm with your preferred dipping sauce.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- They deliver that satisfying crunch of a real fry but pack 13 grams of protein per serving, which means no guilt when you eat half the batch standing up.
- The batter comes together in one bowl with pantry staples, and the oven does all the hard work while you wander off to do other things.
02 -
- Skipping the draining step will give you soggy fries that fall apart, so press the cottage cheese against a fine mesh strainer or wrap it in cheesecloth and squeeze firmly.
- The first bake is about setting the structure, and the second bake is where the magic crunch happens, so do not rush or combine these steps.
03 -
- Use a pizza cutter instead of a knife for the cleanest fry shapes with zero dragging or tearing.
- Space the fries at least half an inch apart during the second bake because hot air needs to circulate around each one for proper crisping.