Description
This blueberry cottage cheese breakfast bake with oats is a protein-packed, naturally sweet, and meal-prep-friendly breakfast that tastes like dessert but fuels like a high-performance morning meal.
Ingredients
2 cups rolled oats
1 ½ cups cottage cheese (full fat preferred)
2 large eggs
1 cup almond milk (or any milk)
1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)
2–3 tbsp honey or maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
¼ tsp salt
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line an 8×8” baking dish.
2. In a bowl, whisk eggs, cottage cheese, milk, sweetener, and vanilla.
3. In another bowl, mix oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
4. Combine wet and dry ingredients, fold in blueberries gently.
5. Pour into dish and bake 35–40 minutes, until set and golden.
6. Cool for 10 minutes, slice, and serve warm or chilled
Notes
For dairy-free: use plant-based cottage cheese and almond or oat milk.
To store: refrigerate up to 5 days or freeze individual slices.
Add-ins: walnuts, chia seeds, or banana slices work great.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: ~215 kcal
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 260mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 65mg