Description
This Creamy Peanut Butter Banana Cottage Cheese Bowl is a protein-packed powerhouse that tastes like a decadent treat. By combining cool, creamy cottage cheese with sweet bananas and rich peanut butter, you get a satisfying breakfast or snack that keeps you full for hours. With a drizzle of maple syrup and a sprinkle of nutty hemp hearts, this bowl offers the perfect balance of sweet, savory, and creamy textures in just 5 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 to 1½ cups cottage cheese (2% MF recommended)
- 2 ripe bananas, sliced
- 3 to 4 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon hemp hearts (shelled hemp seeds)
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 pinches ground cinnamon
Instructions
Base
Divide the cottage cheese evenly between two serving bowls.
Fruit
Arrange the sliced banana slices on top of the cottage cheese.
Drizzle
Drizzle the peanut butter over the bananas. Tip: If your peanut butter is stiff, microwave it for 10–15 seconds to make it pourable.
Top
Sprinkle half of the hemp hearts over each bowl.
Sweeten
Drizzle with the maple syrup.
Finish
Dust with a pinch of cinnamon and serve immediately while the fruit is fresh and the cheese is cold.
Notes
Texture Hack: If you dislike the texture of cottage cheese curds, blend the cottage cheese in a food processor or blender first. It whips up into a smooth, yogurt-like consistency that is incredibly creamy.
Ripeness Matters: Use bananas that have a few brown spots. Their natural sweetness helps balance the slight tang and saltiness of the cottage cheese.
Substitutions: Almond butter or cashew butter work perfectly if you prefer them over peanut butter. For extra crunch, add granola or chopped walnuts.
Storage: This dish is best assembled right before eating so the bananas don’t brown. However, you can portion the cottage cheese into containers ahead of time for a quick grab-and-go assembly.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Breakfast / Snack
- Method: Assembly
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Bowl
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
Keywords: cottage cheese bowl, high protein breakfast, peanut butter banana recipe, healthy snacks, post workout meal, keto friendly breakfast ideas (with modification), 5 minute breakfast