Cottage Cheese Pineapple Granola Bowl (Printer View)

High-protein breakfast featuring creamy cottage cheese, juicy pineapple, and crunchy granola for an energizing morning start.

# What you'll need:

→ Dairy

01 - 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese

→ Fruit

02 - 1 cup fresh pineapple, diced

→ Grains

03 - 1/2 cup granola

→ Optional Toppings

04 - 1 tablespoon chia seeds
05 - 2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup
06 - 2 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut
07 - Fresh mint leaves for garnish

# Method:

01 - Divide cottage cheese evenly between two serving bowls.
02 - Top each bowl with diced pineapple.
03 - Sprinkle granola over the pineapple and cottage cheese.
04 - Add chia seeds, shredded coconut, and a drizzle of honey or maple syrup if desired.
05 - Garnish with fresh mint leaves and serve immediately.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It's ready in under 10 minutes, which means you can actually eat something nourishing even on chaotic mornings.
  • Eighteen grams of protein means you'll actually feel full until lunch, not rummaging through snacks by 10 AM.
  • Everything tastes better when it's cold and fresh, and somehow this bowl manages to feel indulgent while being genuinely good for you.
02 -
  • Adding granola too far in advance means you'll have soft mush instead of crunch—I learned this lesson the hard way when I prepped breakfast bowls for meal prep and they turned into cottage cheese soup by morning.
  • Not all cottage cheeses taste the same, and using a better quality one absolutely changes the experience—the creamy, gentle kind is worth seeking out instead of the watery, chalky version lurking in the back of the dairy case.
03 -
  • Keep your cottage cheese in the coldest part of your fridge, and use a cold bowl straight from the freezer if you have a minute—this bowl is meant to be genuinely cold, almost refreshing, and temperature matters more than people realize.
  • Buy whole granola clusters instead of the dusty kind, because the chunks stay crispy longer and actually give you something to bite into rather than dissolving into the creamy base.
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