Cottage cheese recipes: easy, sweet and savoury

Cottage cheese contains around 12 g protein per 100 g. It makes pancakes moist and bowls filling, and you can blend it into ice cream, dips or cheesecake. Here you’ll find sweet and savoury recipes with it.

All cottage cheese recipes

• Vegetarian cottage cheese and spinach omelette – 340 kcal
• Cottage cheese protein flatbread – 280 kcal
• High-protein cottage cheese pancakes for breakfast – 340 kcal
• High-protein air fryer breakfast muffins with egg and cottage cheese – 315 kcal
• Vegetarian squash and cottage cheese bowl – 350 kcal
• Vegetarian cottage cheese porridge – 340 kcal
• Low-carb cottage cheese omelette – 380 kcal
• High-protein cottage cheese bowl with apple and cinnamon – 310 kcal
• High-protein pancakes with cottage cheese and blueberries – 330 kcal
• High-protein cottage cheese bowl with berries and nuts – 290 kcal
• Gluten-free cottage cheese flan with honey caramel – 245 kcal
• Keto cottage cheese cheesecake with raspberries – 266 kcal
• Avocado and cottage cheese spread – 220 kcal
• Simple cottage cheese salad with peppers – 250 kcal
• Low-carb protein lasagne with cottage cheese – 643 kcal
• Stuffed cucumber rolls with cottage cheese – 109 kcal
• Quick cottage cheese pancake stack – 340 kcal
• Vegetarian courgette lasagne with cottage cheese – 280 kcal
• High-protein cottage cheese pancakes with berries – 480 kcal
• High-protein beetroot soup with fresh cottage cheese – 320 kcal
• Baked sweet potato with herby cottage cheese – 410 kcal
• Cottage cheese ice cream – 250 kcal
• Seeded bread with avocado and cottage cheese – 617 kcal
• High-protein cottage cheese dessert – 360 kcal

Frequently asked questions

Is cottage cheese the same as cream cheese?

No. Cottage cheese has small, soft curds; cream cheese is smooth and spreadable. The recipes on this page use cottage cheese.

Can I bake with cottage cheese?

Yes. It works well in pancakes, bread, bakes and cheesecake. For a smooth mixture, blend it briefly first.

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