Strawberry Banana Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bake

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

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• 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 wish 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 complete checklist of components and quantities, please see the recipe card beneath.

How one can Make a Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bake

1. Add the dry components, apart from strawberries, to a bowl and whisk to mix.
2. Add all the 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 prime with sliced strawberries and banana slices.
4. Cowl and bake for 20 minutes at 350ºF. Uncover and bake for a further 15-20 minutes. I like to make use of the toothpick trick to verify it’s cooked by way of. 
5. Serve with butter and maple syrup. Take pleasure in!

Ideas for Greatest Outcomes

Be sure to mix your cottage cheese for an excellent easy, creamy texture. When you don’t mix the cottage cheese, the breakfast bake could have small seen curds from the cottage cheese.

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

Fold within the strawberries and bananas: As a substitute of simply topping this breakfast bake with sliced strawberries and bananas, you may 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 every other sliced berries rather than the strawberries, similar to blueberries, raspberries or blackberries. You can too use a mixture of berries for a mixed-berry breakfast bake. 

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

Prime with chocolate chips: Mini chocolate chips are at all times add for the highest! Merely sprinkle the chocolate chips on prime earlier than baking.

How one can Serve

I like serving this breakfast bake heat, and topped with slightly pad of butter and maple syrup. It’s additionally nice sliced and served chilly, should you’re consuming this on the go.

This cottage cheese breakfast cake might 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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