Yield: 2 breakfast bowls
Prep: 5–10 minutes
Bake: about 20–30 minutes
Oven: 350°F / 175°C
Style: high-protein, lightly sweet breakfast
The ingredient list in your image is:
1 cup cottage cheese
1 large egg
1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1 tablespoon rolled oats (optional, for texture)
Pinch of cinnamon
The USDA FoodData Central database is a useful reference for estimating nutrients, but the exact nutrition will vary substantially with the cottage-cheese brand and whether you use honey or maple syrup.
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Ingredients
Ingredient Amount
Cottage cheese 1 cup / ~225–230 g
Egg 1 large
Honey or maple syrup 1 tbsp / 15 ml
Vanilla extract ¼ tsp
Blueberries ¼ cup / ~35–40 g
Rolled oats 1 tbsp / ~5–7 g, optional
Cinnamon Pinch
Optional additions
For more flavor or nutrition, you can add:
½ tsp lemon zest
1 tbsp chopped walnuts or almonds
1 tbsp chia or ground flaxseed
A few extra blueberries on top
Greek yogurt for serving
How to Make It
1. Preheat
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
Lightly grease two small oven-safe ramekins/bowls.
2. Make the cottage-cheese mixture
Add the cottage cheese, egg, honey/maple syrup and vanilla to a bowl.
For a smooth, cheesecake-like texture, blend the mixture with an immersion blender or regular blender until mostly smooth.
For a more textured bowl, simply whisk everything together.
3. Add oats and cinnamon
Stir in:
1 tbsp rolled oats
A pinch of cinnamon
The oats are optional. They give the bake a little more structure and chew.
4. Add blueberries
Gently fold in the blueberries.
If using frozen blueberries, you can add them directly from frozen. Similar blueberry cottage-cheese bakes use frozen berries without thawing.
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5. Fill bowls
Divide the mixture evenly between the two prepared ramekins.
Top with a few additional blueberries if desired.
6. Bake
Bake at 350°F / 175°C for approximately 20–30 minutes, until:
the edges are set,
the center is mostly set but still slightly soft,
and the top is lightly golden.
A comparable blueberry cottage-cheese bake uses 350°F and about 25–30 minutes.
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7. Rest
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5–10 minutes.
The center will firm up as it cools.
Serve warm.
What Does It Taste Like?
Think of it as somewhere between:
cheesecake + baked oatmeal + blueberry muffin.
The cottage cheese gives it a creamy, slightly tangy base. Blueberries become soft and jammy during baking, while honey/maple syrup provides gentle sweetness.
If you blend the cottage cheese, the finished texture becomes much smoother.
Nutrition Information
The image states 17 g protein per serving. Since the pictured recipe makes two bowls, that claim is plausible depending on the cottage cheese used.
However, nutrition cannot be determined exactly from the image alone, because cottage cheese varies considerably by fat/protein content and serving size.
For example, USDA-derived data for 2% cottage cheese is around 10.5 g protein per 100 g, while full-fat varieties can have different calorie and macronutrient profiles.
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Approximate nutrition per bowl
Using ordinary 2% cottage cheese and dividing the recipe into 2 servings:
Nutrient Approx. per serving
Calories ~170–210 kcal
Protein ~16–18 g
Carbohydrates ~15–20 g
Fat ~6–8 g
Fiber ~1–2 g
Sugar ~10–14 g
Sodium ~300–400 mg
Calcium ~150–250 mg
Important: these are estimates, not the official nutrition label for the pictured recipe. The cottage cheese brand is the biggest variable.
A published blueberry cottage-cheese bake calculated from USDA ingredient data similarly notes that nutrition changes with the particular cottage cheese and other ingredients used.
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How to Increase the Protein
If you want this to be a higher-protein breakfast, try:
Option 1 — More cottage cheese
Use 1½ cups cottage cheese instead of 1 cup.
Option 2 — Add Greek yogurt
Serve with ¼–½ cup plain Greek yogurt.
Option 3 — Add egg whites
Use:
1 whole egg
2 egg whites
This increases protein without adding much fat.
Option 4 — Protein powder
Add ½ scoop vanilla protein powder.
You may need 1–2 teaspoons of milk because protein powder can make the mixture thicker.
Healthy Variations
Blueberry-Lemon
Add ½–1 tsp lemon zest.
Blueberry-Almond
Add 1 tbsp sliced almonds.
Blueberry-Chia
Add 1 tbsp chia seeds and let the mixture sit for 5 minutes before baking.
Apple-Cinnamon
Replace the blueberries with about ½ small diced apple and increase cinnamon.
Raspberry
Replace blueberries with raspberries.
Mixed Berry
Use a mixture of blueberries, raspberries and blackberries.
Substitutions
Cottage cheese → ricotta:
Works, but the result will be richer and usually somewhat different in protein.
Honey → maple syrup:
Easy 1:1 substitution.
Honey/maple syrup → less sweet:
Use 1–2 teaspoons instead of 1 tablespoon, or omit it if your berries are sweet.
Fresh blueberries → frozen:
Use the same quantity. No need to thaw.
Rolled oats → quick oats:
Can work, although the texture will be softer.
Rolled oats → gluten-free oats:
Use certified gluten-free oats if you need to avoid gluten.
Allergen Information
The basic recipe contains:
Milk/dairy — cottage cheese
Egg — whole egg
It does not inherently contain peanuts or tree nuts.
However, if you add almonds, walnuts, nut butter, etc., those become allergens.
If you have a serious food allergy, check the specific package labels for the cottage cheese, oats, vanilla and other ingredients because cross-contact warnings vary by manufacturer. One comparable recipe likewise identifies milk, egg and oats among its ingredients/allergen considerations.
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Is It Gluten-Free?
Potentially, yes.
The basic ingredients don’t require wheat, but regular oats can have cross-contact with wheat during processing.
For someone who needs strict gluten avoidance, choose certified gluten-free oats.
Can I Make It Lower in Sugar?
Yes.
The easiest changes are:
Use 1–2 tsp honey/maple syrup instead of 1 tbsp.
Use unsweetened cottage cheese.
Use plenty of naturally sweet blueberries.
Add cinnamon and vanilla for more perceived sweetness.
The natural lactose in cottage cheese also contributes to its total sugar, so “low added sugar” doesn’t mean zero sugar.
Q&A
Can I prepare it the night before?
Yes. Assemble the mixture, cover and refrigerate, then bake the next morning. For best results, I would add the blueberries shortly before baking if you’re preparing it several hours ahead.
Can I meal-prep it?
Yes. Bake the bowls, cool them, cover and refrigerate.
A similar cottage-cheese bake is reported to keep refrigerated for several days.
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How long does it last in the refrigerator?
For best quality, use within 3–4 days and keep refrigerated.
Can I freeze it?
Yes. Cool completely, wrap individual portions well and freeze.
Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and reheat gently.
Why is my bowl watery?
The most common causes are:
very wet cottage cheese,
frozen blueberries releasing liquid,
underbaking.
If your cottage cheese is particularly watery, drain it briefly before using.
Why is the center still soft?
A little softness is normal. Cottage cheese contains substantial moisture, and the bowl continues setting as it cools.
If it is genuinely liquid in the middle, bake for another 5 minutes, then check again.
Should I blend the cottage cheese?
For a smooth, cheesecake-like texture: yes.
For a more rustic breakfast-bake texture: no.
Both methods work.
Can I use low-fat cottage cheese?
Yes. It will generally produce a lighter result, although full-fat cottage cheese tends to give a richer, creamier texture.
Can I use cottage cheese with large curds?
Yes. Blending eliminates the curds; otherwise you’ll have small pieces of cottage cheese throughout.
Can children eat this?
It’s a simple breakfast containing common foods, but because it contains egg and dairy, make sure those ingredients are appropriate for the child and fully cooked.
Is this keto?
Not strictly. The blueberries, honey/maple syrup and oats contribute carbohydrates. Omitting the oats and sweetener lowers the carbohydrates but doesn’t automatically make the recipe keto.
Is this vegetarian?
Yes, assuming the cottage cheese and other ingredients are vegetarian according to your dietary requirements.
Can I make it dairy-free?
Not with ordinary cottage cheese. You would need a suitable dairy-free cottage-cheese alternative, and the texture/nutrition will differ.
My recommended version
For the best balance of protein + texture + flavor, I’d make it exactly as pictured:
1 cup 2% cottage cheese + 1 egg + 1 tbsp maple syrup + ¼ tsp vanilla + ¼ cup blueberries + 1 tbsp rolled oats + cinnamon, blend the cottage cheese/egg/maple/vanilla until smooth, fold in the oats and berries, divide into 2 ramekins, and bake at 350°F/175°C for about 25 minutes.
That should give you two creamy, lightly sweet blueberry breakfast bowls with roughly 17 g protein each, consistent with the claim shown on your image.
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