Cottage Cheese Apple Cinnamon Bowls

These cottage cheese apple cinnamon bowls are a simple but delicious way to start off your day! These breakfast bowls are full of protein, and you’ll love the contrast of the creamy cottage cheese to the crisp apples and crunchy granola.

You only need a handful of ingredients to make this cottage cheese apple bowls! They’re perfect for a busy morning when you want something hearty and delicious but don’t feel like cooking.

 

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Each serving has 27 grams of protein, leaving you feeling full and satisfied the entire morning.
• You only need a few simple ingredients and so easy to customize! Don’t like hemp hearts? Try chia seeds. Don’t like maple syrup? Try honey.
• It only takes a few minutes to put together. The part that takes the longest is dicing or slicing the apple.

Ingredients You’ll Need

• cottage cheese — cottage cheese is a great source of protein, so it’ll leave you feeling full. Half a cup of 2% MF cottage cheese (110 grams) alone has 12 grams of protein! Cottage cheese is soft, white, and creamy, and it comes in different milk fat levels and curd sizes. I’m using 2% MF (2% milk fat), but I usually just pick whichever container is on sale!
• apple — I opt for honeycrisp as I like how crisp and juicy they are while being sweet, but feel free to use whatever your favorite apple is.
• granola — homemade or store-bought granola is fine. Use what you have on hand!
• cinnamon — I love the warmth that cinnamon adds to the peanut butter cottage cheese. However, apple pie spice and nutmeg are great alternatives.
• maple syrup — make sure you’re using real maple syrup and not pancake syrup. Maple syrup comes straight from trees, whereas pancake syrup is usually made with corn syrup. You can also use honey if you prefer.
• hemp hearts — hemp hearts are hulled hemp seeds that have a subtle nutty flavor. They are a great source of healthy fats, protein, and omega-3s, and it’s so easy to sprinkle some into your breakfast bowls for a little extra nutrition.

How to Make Cottage Cheese Apple Cinnamon Bowls

• Add half the cottage cheese to a bowl.
• Add half a sliced or diced apple on top.

• Add the granola, maple syrup, cinnamon, and hemp hearts on top.
• Repeat with the second bowl with the rest of the ingredients.

Recipe Tips and Notes

• Want to change things up? Check out my apple cinnamon overnight oats recipe to see how you can cook the apples with cinnamon, maple syrup, brown sugar, water, cornstarch, and salt for a cozy and warm apple topping.
• I find diced apples are much easier to eat in this bowl, but sliced apples are faster for me to prepare.
• A dollop of homemade applesauce or peanut butter makes for a great addition.

Make Ahead Tips

• Meal prep: you can add everything into the same container and keep it in your fridge for up to 3 days, but if you don’t want your sliced apples sitting in the cottage cheese, I recommend using a meal prep container with dividers like these Pyrex ones.
• Apples: to prevent the apples from oxidizing, is to soak the cut apple in a saltwater solution (half a teaspoon of kosher salt per cup of water) for 10 minutes, then drain and store until ready to use. The mild salt flavor can be rinsed off with water before serving.

More Recipes Using Cottage Cheese

• Cottage Cheese with Fruit
• Cottage Cheese Peanut Butter Bowls
• Cottage Cheese Pancakes
• Whipped Cottage Cheese
• Cottage Cheese and Chives
• Cottage Cheese with Salmon

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