This Yogurt and Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowl is the perfect breakfast or post-workout meal. It’s huge and satisfying, and gives me all the textures and flavors I love. This bowl is the perfect sweet treat, that still has a great balance of macros!
About This Recipe
How great is it when you can include a new healthy macro breakfast recipe into your routine? This Yogurt and Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowl really is THE BEST and now fills the place in my heart that used to be reserved for a big bowl of oatmeal. And don’t get me wrong, I still love oatmeal, but I find it harder to be satisfied by a breakfast like that without racking up the carbs.
So yogurt and cottage cheese: is it better than an acai bowl?
Here’s the thing. I LOVE, LOVE acai bowls and want to eat them for every meal of the day when I’m on vacation. The bad news is that if you’re counting macros, they log in at about a HUNDRED carbs (I’m sorry if I should have warned you that was coming. Maybe you prefer to live in bliss. I mean ignorance. I mean bliss. Haha). Now, I have to want one pretty bad to spend that. And I will if I’m in San Diego or in Hawaii where it just feels like the right thing to do. However, in everyday life, I kept experimenting with smoothie bowls and protein powder just to be constantly disappointed by a mediocre “acai” bowl, even with the goodies I love packed on top I top it with.
So after some experimenting, I decided to give this yogurt and cottage cheese bowl topped with all my favorite “acai bowl” toppings and don’t get me wrong, it’s not the same thing, but I can definitely get behind it!
Imagine indulging in every creamy bite, full of crunchy granola and bursting with finely chopped fruit, with just enough nutty peanut butter to do the trick without burning through your fat for the day. You are going to be thinking: “acai who? I don’t need you and the bloated belly you give me”. Plus, then you’ll be left with more than about 70 carbs left to actually EAT that day. TOTAL WIN.
For more delicious high protein bowls, try my Apple Crisp Yogurt and Cottage Cheese Bowl, Protein Packed Yogurt and Cottage Cheese Power Bowl, or Apple Cinnamon Protein Chia Pudding Bowl.
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Low-fat cottage cheese: I love Knudsen’s
- Greek yogurt: I originally wrote this recipe using Dannon Light and Fit Vanilla Greek yogurt but my new favorite with no artificial sweeteners is their “Two Good” brand. Either works great or feel free to use Greek yogurt you love!
- Fresh fruit: Some of my favorite fruits to include are diced apples, peaches, strawberries, and blueberries! The key is chopping up everything nice and small so you get lots of yumminess in each bite! Feel free to use any fruit you love here or that is in season!
- Granola: I use Purely Elizabeth because I’m OBSESSED with it but any granola you love works great!
- Natural peanut butter: The drippier the better if you ask me! Just the tiniest bit drizzled on top really takes this bowl to the next level! Feel free to swap for almond butter or cashew butter.
- Dash of cinnamon: A love a dash of cinnamon and pinch of flaky salt to perfectly finish this bowl off!
Dietary Adaptations
GF/DF: Use gluten-free granola. I haven’t found a dairy-free cottage cheese option so feel free to just use dairy-free Greek yogurt for the entire bowl.
How To Make
- Stir together yogurt and cottage cheese.
- Top with fruit, then granola, then drizzle with peanut butter
- Enjoy!
For More Delicious Recipes
- Apple Crisp Yogurt and Cottage Cheese Bowl
- Double Chocolate Mighty Muffin Yogurt Bowl
- Protein Packed Yogurt and Cottage Cheese Power Bowl
- High Protein Berry Smoothie Bowl
- Overnight Protein Chocolate Oats
- Protein Oatmeal: “Proats”
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The Best Yogurt and Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowl
Ingredients
- 100 g low-fat cottage cheese I love Knudsen's
- 100 g Dannon Light and Fit vanilla Greek yogurt Great macros- but my new favorite with no artificial sweeteners is their "Two Good" brand. (You'll shave off like 6 carbs.)
- 25 g diced apples
- 25 g diced peaches
- 25 g diced strawberries
- 25 g blueberries
- 10 g favorite granola I use Purely Elizabeth because I’m OBSESSED with it.
- 5 g natural peanut butter drizzled on top
- Dash of cinnamon
Instructions
- Stir together yogurt and cottage cheese
- Top with fruit, then granola, then drizzle with peanut butter
- Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
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Had this for breakfast for the first time this morning and the only thing I’m disappointed about is that I waited so long to try it! It’s so yummy and filling…I ate it three hours ago and still feel satisfied.
I used the vanilla TwoGood brand yogurt with a generic brand cottage cheese and it was delicious. Does not taste “cottage cheese-y” at all.
I didn’t have any peaches so just put a little extra apple and really enjoy it. I will definitely make this again. So thankful for recipes like this that empower us to have a great base recipe and then play with the toppings.
I am finally trying this! I made it with the Good Culture cottage cheese. Wow! I am not a fan of cottage cheese but Good Culture has great texture.
This along with the yogurt fruit it was beautiful and delicious and filling!
A new breakfast favorite!❤️
Great breakfast parfait
New favorite on repeat! So creamy and delicious!
This breakfast bowl was fantastic! My husband isn’t the biggest fan of cottage cheese, but he loved this and we just used it in our meal prep for a weekend away! Thank you for sharing!
This is delicious! My new favorite breakfast…Thank you.
Who would knew that yogurt and cottage cheese taste good together ❤️
Thank you so much Paulo! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-aFr6axq7g&list=PLBW-spn8-AUk2Y1-XBFBQwB5TUy36R5Ty
Love this one! Quick, easy, full of yummy goodness!
This caught my eye on Pinterest because it’s so colorful and pretty. so tried it exactly as written and I loved it. never thought to mix yogurt and cottage cheese. so I’ve been mixing it up with different fruit toppings. also the apple crisp one is awesome. I sub some peanut butter for the white chips though. super yummy! I think I’ve been having some form of this yogurt parfait every day. so good and so filling for not a lot of calories and good macros. thank you!
I started counting macros a couple of weeks ago and I’m finally getting the hang of weighing everything in grams. I gave this a try despite the fact that I despise cottage cheese. I love it!! I was on the struggle bus with the “drizzle” of natural peanut butter and only had strawberries on hand, but I know I can make some variations to personalize this bowl. I even found the Purely Elizabeth granola at my local health food store. Thank you!
I love this cottage cheese bowl. I don’t always have all the toppings on hand but I make some version of this probably daily.
The yogurt bowl truly changed my life!
I eat it alll kinds of ways with the yogurt and cottage cheese as the base. Perfection!!!!
So easy and so yummy!!!
This bowl is what breakfast dreams are made of!! I saw it on the blog and was hesitant to try because of the cottage cheese (never been a huge cottage cheese fan) but this bowl is *chefs kiss* perfection!! I’m not kidding when I say I’ve eaten it almost everyday for breakfast! And the days I haven’t I wish would have. Lillie NEVER dissappoints!!
I’ve basically been making this every morning for breakfast for 6 months! I’m excited for breakfast every morning. I’ve done other fruit combos, depending what I have in hand. It’s so yummy, filling, and super simple. I also got my sister hooked on it! Seriously, so yummy!
Absolutely love this! My favorite breakfast (or lunch) and the only way I like cottage cheese.
Made this for the first time this morning. I’m not a cottage cheese fan but this is so delicious! I will totally make it again.
So glad!
Just finished a bowl of this and so happy I finally tried it. My husband loves cottage cheese and for some reason I gag seeing him eating it. Mixed with the yogurt it is sooo good. I also decided I like small curds vs large. Wonderful addition to my daily meals!
I’m so glad!
I can’t see this one in mfp. Is it listed? Delicious!
Shoot maybe not! I’ll add!
Wow. I’ve never done this cottage cheese yogurt combo and it is so good! Made it for dinner for myself and pinned it. Thanks!
I’m so glad you loved it!
so yummy!
Thanks Michelle!
I’ve been making these type of bowls since before I even discovered your instagram love for it, also! One thing I do differently, though, for a little extra textural and temperature variation, is I freeze my Greek yogurt of choice ( I vary the flavors) in the morning, and defrost slightly when I add it to my cottage cheese instead of mixing it right in. It’s almost like a frozen yogurt!
Yum! So is it defrosted enough to stir in? Or you kinda chop it in? I’ve gotta try!