This Easy High Protein Cottage Cheese Toast recipe is the perfect high-protein snack or breakfast to keep you satisfied between meals. It’s easy to make, packed with muscle-building protein, and tastes amazing.
Trust me, you’ll want to make it today!
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Have it all year long, but you’ll especially want it in the summer when you’re less likely to cook. All you need is a toaster and a blender. How convenient is that?
By the way, are you looking for other high protein snacks? Check out our s’mores protein balls, and our high protein peanut butter balls.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe…
- Quick and Easy – All you have to do is spread the cottage cheese on the toast and add your favorite toppings like fruit, nuts, and a sweetener like honey or maple.
- Customizable – Cottage cheese toast can be easily customized with a variety of toppings, from sweet options like fruits and honey to savory ones like tomatoes, avocado, and herbs.
- High Protein Snack or Breakfast – Cottage cheese toast is rich in protein which keeps you full between meals. One slice is 6 grams of protein for a quick snack. While two slices makes for a filling breakfast.
- Delicious – Creamy blended cottage cheese pairs perfectly with cottage cheese. The mild flavor of cottage cheese complements a wide range of toppings.
- Affordable – Cottage cheese is available at most every grocery store making it easy to incorporate healthful foods into your diet.
Ingredients
This recipe only requires four ingredients but we’ll show you exactly why we chose the ones we did.
- Cottage Cheese – We prefer small curd cottage cheese, especially if we don’t whip the cottage cheese.
- Bread – Cottage cheese works well all kinds of bread for toast like multigrain, sourdough, French, and many more.
- Honey – Works well with other most fruits like berries, peaches, and other rock fruits.
- Strawberries (or other fruit) – Look for unbruised, seasonal, fresh fruit.
See the recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
Making this recipe is super easy and we’re going to show you how to do it, step-by-step.
First, you’ll want to add the cottage cheese to the blender pitcher or food processor bowl.
Next, blend the cottage cheese until it is nice and smooth.
Then, toast your bread and spread the cottage cheese on the toast.
Once you toast the bread and spread the cottage cheese, it’s time for the fun part. Add your favorite fruit like strawberries, peaches, or grapes.
Finally, drizzle the toast with honey, maple syrup, or your favorite sweetener and get ready to chow down.
Hint: You’re going to love this recipe so much that you’ll want to make it all the time. So, we recommend making a big batch of the blended cottage cheese in advance.
Variations
From chocolate to pistachio, sweet to savory, there are so many ways to change up this high protein cottage cheese toast with toppings and mix ins. Let’s take a look at some ideas.
- Chocolate – Add cocoa powder and honey to the blender with the cottage cheese and blend until smooth.
- Seeds or Nuts – Top with pistachios, sunflower seeds, chopped pecans, or even peanuts.
- Peaches (or other rock fruit) – Canned or fresh peaches are perfect for this recipe.
- Bananas – Add some cinnamon, honey, and walnuts for a treat that reminds you of banana bread.
- Prosciutto
- Smoked Salmon
- Herbs
Equipment
So, technically you don’t need to whip the cottage cheese, but we prefer the texture when it’s blended.
Storage
You’ll want to eat the toast right away or it will get soggy.
Store leftover whipped cottage cheese in a sealed container in the fridge. It stays fresh for about a week after opening. Check the expiration date and stir it well before using it again.
Top tip
Toast the bread well before adding the cottage cheese to keep it from getting soggy.
FAQ
It’s an easy dish where you put cottage cheese and different toppings like fruits, vegetables, herbs, or spices on a slice of toast. It’s a healthy and tasty meal or snack.
Yes, you can make it gluten-free by using gluten-free bread. Many stores sell different kinds of gluten-free bread that you can use for your toast.
Whole grain or multigrain bread is popular because it adds extra fiber and nutrients. However, you can use any type of bread you like, such as sourdough, rye, or gluten-free options.
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Cottage Cheese Toast
Equipment
- 1 Food Processor
Ingredients
- 2 Slices of Sourdough Bread
- ½ Cup Cottage Cheese
- 4 Strawberries Sliced
- Drizzle of Honey
Instructions
- Toast the bread until it's crispy.
- Put the cottage cheese in a blender or food processor and blend it for 1-2 minutes until it’s smooth.
- Spread ¼ cup of the smooth cottage cheese on each slice of toasted bread.
- Add sliced strawberries on top and drizzle a little honey over everything.
- Enjoy your this tasty treat!
Notes
- You can easily double this recipe.
- We added a few sprigs of fresh basil on top. It was delicious!
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