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Cottage Cheese If You Please

September 20, 2009 by Julie 8 Comments

I grew up watching my dad snack on one wacky combination: cottage cheese and apple butter. He would mix the two together until it looked absolutely revolting and then eat every last bit. Eventually I became brave enough to take the bite he was always offering me. Shocker: it was good. Really good.
Cottage Cheese

Cottage Cheese

I know some people hate cottage cheese. The people that dislike this high-protein dairy delight typically really hate it with a passion. I’ll admit I’m a huge fan. I have found that those who couldn’t be more repulsed by the curds often have an aversion to the texture. I recently began blending cottage cheese with a myriad of fruits, nuts and yogurt and have found that this dramatic change in texture gives cottage cheese a whole new dimension.

One of my favorite cottage cheese blends actually tastes a lot like pumpkin pie filling.

Cottage Cheese and Canned Pumpkin Pre-Blended

Cottage Cheese and Canned Pumpkin Pre-Blended

I blend equal parts cottage cheese and canned pumpkin along with a copious amount of pumpkin pie spice and a pinch or two of Splenda (use your sweetener of choice). I top the mix with slivered almonds or pumpkin pie seeds. It’s like Thanksgiving in a bowl.

Pumpkin Pie Cottage Cheese

Pumpkin Pie Cottage Cheese

Here’s a brief list of things you may enjoy blending with cottage cheese:

Yogurt (any flavor)

Frozen or fresh berries (blueberries, raspberries, strawberries)

Frozen mango or pineapple

Nut butters

Canned Pumpkin

Sugar-free Jello

Sugar-free Jello powder or sugar-free Jello pudding powder

Protein powder

Another cottage cheese success story… this was cottage cheese blended with 1/2 scoop All the Whey cake batter protein powder, frozen blueberries and a splash of Almond Breeze almond milk.

Blueberry Cottage Cheese Pre-Blended

Blueberry Cottage Cheese Pre-Blended

Blueberry Cottage Cheese Bowl

Blueberry Cottage Cheese Bowl

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My name is Julie and I am a full-time blogger, new mama, fitness enthusiast (certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor) and food fanatic (mostly healthy... but also not-so-healthy) living in North Carolina with my husband, dog and baby boy. Thank you for visiting Peanut Butter Fingers! I hope you enjoy little glimpses into my life and have fun trying the sweaty workouts I frequently share and making some of my favorite recipes along the way!

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Comments

  1. JHunt says

    September 20, 2009 at 4:13 am

    I am one of them ones who hates cottage cheese! Blah!
    -Jessica @ http://howsweet.wordpress.com/

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  2. littlemissminny says

    September 21, 2009 at 11:49 am

    I like cc with applesauce! It tastes so good. And I like it with smashed banana 🙂

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    • peanutbutterfingers says

      September 21, 2009 at 12:34 pm

      Oooh I love that idea! I love bananas on mine too! I like to heat them up w/ a little sugar-free syrup too. Yummy!

      Reply
  3. Theresa says

    September 17, 2010 at 1:26 pm

    I tried the Pumpkin and Cottage cheese. It’s good..very different but I do like it. Tastes better cold I think!

    Reply
  4. Erica Selby says

    August 15, 2013 at 11:00 pm

    I LOVE COTTAGE CHEESE! I just bought a can of pumpkin and I can’t wait to try this recipe tomorrow. I used to use cottage cheese as a chip dip, but now that I try to be healthier I mix any fruit, nuts, stevia, a dash of sea salt and sometimes 1/2 a graham cracker together 🙂 It’s also pretty good mixed with veggies. I like mixing cottage cheese with warm broccoli and sprinkling it with sea salt pepper 🙂

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  5. Amy says

    September 7, 2016 at 5:21 pm

    You missed one great ingredient…mix Pace Picante sauce with cottage cheese, great as a dip or alone with a spoon

    Reply

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