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Cottage Cheese Breakfast (With Grapefruit)

Modified: Mar 2, 2025 · Published: Oct 26, 2020 by Nosheen Babar · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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Four ingredients and five minutes are all it takes to put together this delicious Cottage Cheese Breakfast (With Grapefruit). It's a delicious and healthy way to start your day, and for me, it also satisfies the occasional dessert craving.

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A small second-hand cookbook on salads, purchased by my mother at a sidewalk sale in New York City in the early 1980s, inspired this recipe. For years, it was featured at many family dinners and lunches. I've continued to make it often over the years as a healthy breakfast, snack, or light lunch option. 

If you're a fan of quick and easy recipes for lunch, dinner, or as a snack, try my goat cheese pizza with peaches, air-fried green beans, air-fried asparagus, oat porridge (Pakistani oatmeal recipe), or cornbread recipe with corn.

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  • Why you'll love this cottage cheese breakfast
  • Ingredients notes
  • Substitutions & variations
  • How to make a cottage cheese breakfast
  • Expert Tips
  • Recipe FAQS
  • Other breakfast recipes you may like
  • Cottage Cheese Breakfast (With Grapefruit)

Why you'll love this cottage cheese breakfast

  • A nutritious way to start the day - This high-protein breakfast, with added complex carbohydrates, is a great way to start the day. It will make you feel full and energetic all day long.
  • This is a great way to use overripe bananas - It's a refreshing change from the smoothies and banana bread one typically turns to.
  • Quick and easy—This breakfast takes only 5 minutes and four ingredients to assemble. You'll want to save this along with my quick kulfi recipe and easy mango kulfi recipes.
  • Customizable—This recipe is easy to customize to your palate. You can make sweet or savory cottage cheese bowls with your preferred ingredients.

Ingredients notes

ingredients for a cottage cheese breakfast are laid out on a white kitchen counter.
  • Bananas - I recently read on the media franchise eatthis.com that the riper the banana, the greater its nutritional value. This recipe is perfect for using ripe bananas that often go to waste.
  • Cottage cheese - Use full-fat cheese for a creamy texture in the breakfast bowls.
  • Grapefruit - Juicy, sweet, and tangy grapefruit adds a refreshing flavor to this breakfast.
  • Walnuts - These add nutritional value and a nice crunchy texture to the breakfast bowls.

Please see the recipe card at the bottom of this post for the complete list of ingredients, measurements, and recipe instructions.

Substitutions & variations

  • Use a different fruit - Add some crushed pineapple or your favorite berries to the bowls. Swirl my plum jam, blueberry compote, or raspberry sauce into the bowls.
  • Make it savory - Season the cheese with salt and black pepper and add some vegetables, like cucumber or tomato. Try topping with a sliced avocado and drizzle chili crunch for a slight kick.
  • Try different toppings - Add pumpkin seeds, granola, and coconut, or change the nuts. If you're a fan, use a sprinkle of cinnamon.
  • Add it to a toast or bagel - Instead of making bowls, top a whole-grain toast or bagel with cottage cheese and toppings.

How to make a cottage cheese breakfast

A banana is being mashed in preparation for a breakfast bowl.

First step - Peel the banana and roughly mash it using a fork.

Cottage cheese and banana are being mixed for a b reakfast recipe.

Second step - Mix in the cottage cheese.

A breakfast bowl filled with a mashed banana and cottage cheese mixture is topped with grapefruit and chopped walnuts.

Third step - Scoop the cottage cheese mixture into a bowl and add grapefruit, bananas, and walnuts.

A cottage cheese breakfast is being eaten from a small grey bowl, with a silver spoon.

Fourth step - Mix everything and enjoy your cottage cheese breakfast alone or with a delicious hashbrown breakfast casserole for a heartier breakfast.

Expert Tips

  • Use full-fat cottage cheese - This will make the bowls rich and creamy.
  • Always use ripe bananas - They should be yellow with a few specks of black and soft enough to mash.
  • Make it just before serving - Bananas tend to discolor, so making the bowls before serving is best.

Recipe FAQS

I'm not too fond of cottage cheese. Is there a substitute I can use?

If you don't like cottage cheese, try this recipe with ricotta or plain full-fat yogurt. Another great option is to blend the cottage cheese to a smooth consistency.

How do I store leftovers?

The leftovers can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 days. However, the bananas will discolor, and the grapefruit and cottage cheese will water. Since this recipe takes only 5 minutes to prepare, I suggest making a small amount and eating it fresh.

A cottage cheese breakfast (with grapefruit) is resting on a pink napkin on a green background.

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    Berry Parfait (With Ricotta & Yogurt)
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    Easy Shakshuka Recipe (Green Tomato)
  • Sliced cranberry walnut soda bread, served with butter and jam.
    Soda Bread Recipe (With Cranberries & Walnuts)
  • Freshly cooked Pakistani style French toast, garnished with rose petals and pistachios is plated and ready to serve.
    Easy French Toast Recipe (Pakistani)

For more Pakistani recipes like this, check out 20 popular Pakistani recipes. If you decide to try this recipe, Please don't forget to leave a rating and comment below! If you take a picture, tag me on Instagram! Thank You!

A breakfast bowl made of cottage cheese, grapefruit, bananas and walnuts is ready to be served.

Cottage Cheese Breakfast (With Grapefruit)

Nosheen Babar
This quick and healthy Cottage Cheese breakfast (with grapefruit), prepared with just four ingredients, is a healthy way to start the day.
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 5 minutes mins
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine American, British, Pakistani
Servings 4 bowls
Calories 150 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bananas
  • 1 cups cottage cheese
  • 1 cups grapefruit (see notes)
  • ¼ cup chopped walnuts

Instructions
 

  • Peel and mash the banana in a bowl with a fork.
  • Mix the cottage cheese and mashed banana.
  • Distribute the cottage cheese mixture into 4 bowls
  • Top with the grapefruit, sliced bananas (optional) and chopped walnuts

Notes

Grapefruit - I use store-bought grapefruit segments to save time. However, check the label and choose one that is not in artificially sweetened syrup. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 8gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 166mgPotassium: 270mgFiber: 2gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 755IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 0.4mg
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  1. Saima Kamal

    September 08, 2024 at 7:47 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely delicious! Literally took 5 mins to put together and was healthy too! As a variation, I used pineapples instead of a banana.

    Reply
    • Nosheen Babar

      September 08, 2024 at 8:35 pm

      Thank you for trying the recipe and I love the variation. I'll definitely try it myself next time.

      Reply
  2. Taimur Mohiuddin

    February 06, 2022 at 5:46 pm

    5 stars
    Excellent recipe

    Reply
    • untoldrecipesbynosheen

      February 06, 2022 at 5:47 pm

      Thank You for trying it!

      Reply
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