Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25–30 minutes
Servings: 3 individual bowls
These baked blueberry cottage cheese bowls are creamy, lightly sweet, protein-rich, and filled with juicy blueberries. The texture lands somewhere between baked cheesecake, custard, and a soft breakfast bake. They’re easy enough for breakfast but sweet enough to enjoy as a healthy dessert.
Ingredients
- 1½ cups cottage cheese
- 2 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons oat flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest, optional
- 1–2 tablespoons powdered sweetener, optional for topping
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease 3 small oven-safe bowls or ramekins with nonstick cooking spray.
- Add the cottage cheese, eggs, maple syrup or honey, vanilla extract, oat flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt to a blender or food processor.
- Blend until the mixture becomes mostly smooth and creamy. A few tiny cottage cheese curds are completely fine, but blending gives the bowls a more cheesecake-like texture.
- If using lemon zest, stir it into the blended mixture. Lemon works especially well with blueberries and gives the bowls a fresher flavor.
- Divide the mixture evenly among the prepared ramekins.
- Sprinkle most of the blueberries over the top of each bowl. Gently press a few berries slightly into the mixture so some bake into the center while others stay visible on top.
- Place the ramekins on a baking sheet and transfer them to the oven.
- Bake for 25–30 minutes, or until the centers are mostly set and the tops are lightly golden around the edges. The centers may still have a slight jiggle when you remove them from the oven.
- Let the bowls cool for about 10 minutes. They will continue to firm as they cool.
- Top with a few additional blueberries and, if desired, a very light dusting of powdered sweetener before serving.
Tips
For the creamiest texture, use small-curd cottage cheese and blend the batter well.