Strawberry Banana Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bake

This yummy strawberry banana cottage cheese breakfast bake is protein-packed because of blended cottage cheese and eggs, flippantly sweetened from mashed banana and maple syrup, and completely excellent for meal prep. It’s really easy, scrumptious, and even my toddler gobbles it proper up!

Hero Components

• Blended cottage cheese: My go-to protein powerhouse! Mixing it makes for a creamy and protein-packed base for this bake.
• Bananas: You’ll mash banana for the batter, after which slice bananas for the highest!
• Strawberries: I prefer to slice strawberries for the highest of this breakfast bake, however be happy to fold them into the batter as properly.
• Eggs: You’ll want each an egg and an egg white for this breakfast bake.

For the total checklist of components and quantities, please see the recipe card beneath.

Tips on how to Make a Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bake

1. Add the dry components, apart from strawberries, to a bowl and whisk to mix.
2. Add the entire moist components collectively in a separate bowl, and whisk collectively. Then, add the dry components to the moist components and stir till simply mixed.
3. Switch the batter to the lined 8×8-inch baking pan, and high with sliced strawberries and banana slices.
4. Cowl and bake for 20 minutes at 350ºF. Uncover and bake for an extra 15-20 minutes. I like to make use of the toothpick trick to ensure it’s cooked via. 
5. Serve with butter and maple syrup. Take pleasure in!

Suggestions for Greatest Outcomes

Be certain that to mix your cottage cheese for a brilliant easy, creamy texture. When you don’t mix the cottage cheese, the breakfast bake can have small seen curds from the cottage cheese.

Bake time can range by oven, so I like to recommend utilizing a toothpick to poke the center of the breakfast bake to ensure it’s totally cooked. If the toothpick comes out clear, the batter is totally cooked.

Fold within the strawberries and bananas: As an alternative of simply topping this breakfast bake with sliced strawberries and bananas, you possibly can completely fold them into the batter earlier than baking. I’ve examined this, and it really works nice.

Swap the berries: You need to use another sliced berries rather than the strawberries, equivalent to blueberries, raspberries or blackberries. You can even use a mixture of berries for a mixed-berry breakfast bake. 

Add nuts: Add some chopped nuts, equivalent to walnuts or pecans, for added crunch and taste.  

Prime with chocolate chips: Mini chocolate chips are all the time a great add for the highest! Merely sprinkle the chocolate chips on high earlier than baking.

Tips on how to Serve

I really like serving this breakfast bake heat, and topped with a bit pad of butter and maple syrup. It’s additionally nice sliced and served chilly, for those who’re consuming this on the go.

This cottage cheese breakfast cake could be saved in an hermetic container for 2-3 days at room temperature or within the fridge for as much as every week.

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