Here’s a healthy and delicious Blueberry Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bake—perfect for a make-ahead breakfast 🍇🥛🍳
Blueberry Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bake
Ingredients (serves 4–6)
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup milk (dairy or non-dairy)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup honey or maple syrup
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- Optional toppings: sliced almonds, additional berries, or a drizzle of honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven
- 350°F (175°C). Grease a 8×8-inch baking dish or similar.
- Mix wet ingredients
- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, cottage cheese, milk, vanilla, and honey.
- Combine dry ingredients
- In another bowl, mix oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- Assemble batter
- Fold dry ingredients into wet mixture until combined.
- Gently fold in blueberries.
- Bake
- Pour batter into prepared dish.
- Bake 35–40 minutes, or until the top is golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Serve
- Let cool 5–10 minutes before slicing.
- Serve warm, optionally topped with extra berries, nuts, or a drizzle of honey.
Tips & Variations
- Extra protein: Add a scoop of protein powder or more cottage cheese.
- Flavor twists: Add lemon zest or a handful of chopped nuts.
- Make-ahead: Refrigerate leftovers up to 3 days; reheat slices in the microwave.
- Gluten-free: Use certified gluten-free oats.
I can also give a mini muffin version or a dairy-free alternative using plant-based cottage cheese if you want.
