Description
A delicious and nutritious breakfast bake featuring cottage cheese, blueberries, and oats, perfect for cozy mornings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups low-fat cottage cheese (room temperature)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup almond milk (or milk of choice)
- 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1/4 cup chopped nuts (optional – almonds or walnuts)
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds (optional)
- Cooking spray or butter (for greasing)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×9-inch baking dish.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cottage cheese, eggs, honey or maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt until smooth.
- Stir in the oats and almond milk, mixing until well combined. Let it rest for about 5 minutes.
- Gently fold in the blueberries and nuts, being careful not to burst the berries.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish and smooth the top.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let it cool for 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving warm.
Notes
For a make-ahead option, prepare the mixture the night before and store in the fridge. In the morning, just bake it!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 70mg