Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowl
Start the morning ☀️ off right with this bowl of creamy, smooth cottage cheese and crunchy, sweet homemade granola. Fuel your day deliciously! ☕️
Servings: 1 serving
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- ⅓ cup pistachios
- ⅓ cup raw pumpkin seeds
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ cup avocado oil
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup dried cranberries (and/or raisins and mini chocolate chips), for garnish
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- fresh berries and a drizzle of honey for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F (177C). Line a baking sheet with parchment 📜 paper.
- In a bowl, add the oats, pistachios, pumpkin seeds, cinnamon, and salt and stir.
- Add the oil and maple syrup and stir again until the oats are evenly coated.
- Pour the mixture onto the lined baking sheet and spread evenly. I like to use a spatula or clean hands and press the mixture flat onto the cookie sheet for bigger clusters.
- Bake for 22 minutes, making sure to stir halfway through, until the oats are lightly golden.
- Remove the granola from the oven and let rest for 45 minutes.
- Once the granola is cool, break it into any size clusters, based on your preference.
- After the granola has cooled, stir in dried cranberries.
- To serve, add cottage cheese to a food processor and process until smooth.
- Spread the smooth cottage cheese onto a plate, and add 1-2 tablespoons of granola on top. You will be left with a whole jar of granola to use throughout the week.
- Note: the total calories for the granola are 1758 for the whole batch. If you divide that into 12 equal portions = 146 calories per portion. I like to use 1 portion from that whole batch and store the rest.
- Feel free to add in berries 🫐, a drizzle of honey 🍯, or anything you wish! Enjoy!
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Notes
The Granola: Granola is endlessly customizable. You can use gluten-free oats (look for "gluten-free" on the label).
How to Store: Store any leftover granola in an airtight container, on the countertop, out of direct sunlight. It will last for a few weeks, but may change in texture.
Cottage Cheese: You can use any kind of cottage cheese you want: flavored, plain, full fat or low fat. Full fat varieties tend to have a creamier texture and a slightly less sour taste.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 bowl | Calories: 352kcal | Protein: 26g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Potassium: 1599mg | Fiber: 24g | Vitamin A: 471IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 413mg | Iron: 11mg
