Peanut Butter & Raspberry Cottage Cheese Bowl — High Protein

October 14, 2024

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Published: Oct 14, 2024 by Cathy Chenard · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Hard to believe this sweet, creamy peanut butter and raspberry cottage cheese bowl is a healthy, high-protein, low-carb breakfast bowl!

Peanut Butter Raspberry Cottage Cheese bowl topped with fresh raspberries, chocolate chips, peanut butter and chopped peanuts.

This high-protein peanut butter and raspberry cottage cheese bowl may become your new breakfast favorite since it’s sweet and creamy and oh-so-satisfying. The pairing of peanut butter and raspberries is reminiscent of peanut butter and jelly, but the pairing in this bowl tastes so much more indulgent.

Just as important, this cottage cheese bowl is a healthy choice for breakfast or a snack. It’s low in carbs, free from refined sugar, and packed with protein to keep you feeling full and energized until your next meal.

The best part? You only need a handful of ingredients to make it, including cottage cheese, peanut butter, raspberries and sugar-free sweetener. It can even be made ahead for busy mornings. Hard to beat for a healthy breakfast!

Why You’ll Love This Bowl

High in Protein: Thanks to cottage cheese, this bowl is packed with protein to help keep you full and satisfied for hours.
Low in Carbs: With fresh raspberries and monk fruit sweetener, you get the sweetness without the carbs.
Quick and Easy: You can whip up this bowl in 5 minutes, or you can prep it ahead of time. Perfect for busy mornings.
Healthy and Delicious: This bowl is packed with flavor and texture with creamy cottage cheese, nutty peanut butter, sweet raspberries, and crunchy sugar-free chocolate chips and nuts.

Key Ingredients

Ingredients in bowls and labeled for peanut butter raspberry cottage cheese bowl

Low-fat cottage cheese: We use a low-fat cottage cheese (2% milkfat) in this bowl to keep the protein percentage high. That said, you could also use a full-fat cottage cheese since it only slightly reduces the protein percentage. Whatever you have on hand.

Fresh, organic raspberries: It’s important to buy organic raspberries since they’re part of the “dirty dozen,” which are some of the most pesticide-contaminated foods.

Sugar-free peanut butter: We use Santa Cruz Organic Light Roasted Creamy Peanut Butter since it has no added sugar. However, you could use another sugar-free peanut butter of choice. If not at room temperature, be sure to soften the peanut butter in the microwave before combining with the rest of the ingredients.

Powdered, sugar-free sweetener: We sweeten the shake with powdered Lakanto monk fruit sweetener (with erythritol). However, you can sweeten with another sweetener of preference. Just be sure to check a sweetener conversion chart.

Lily’s sugar-free semi-sweet or dark chocolate baking chips (optional): We love to crush a tablespoon or two of sugar-free semi-sweet or dark chocolate baking chips. It adds crunch and makes the bowl more decadent!

Lightly salted peanuts (optional): Just a tablespoon of crushed peanuts really adds to the flavor and texture.

How to Make

STEP 1: If peanut butter not at room temperature, soften it in the microwave for about a minute or so before adding to the food processor. In a food processor, add cottage cheese, softened peanut butter, sweetener and half of the raspberries and pulse until smooth.

STEP 2: Add the remaining raspberries to the food processor and pulse briefly, leaving them slightly chunky.

STEP 3: Spoon the mixture into a serving bowl. Top with a few extra raspberries, crushed sugar-free chocolate chips and peanuts. Serve immediately and enjoy.

Pulsing together cottage cheese, peanut butter, raspberries and sweetener in a food processor.

Finished peanut butter and raspberry cottage cheese bowl with fresh raspberries, crushed chocolate chips and and peanuts.

Tips and Variations

Make It Ahead: You can easily assemble this bowl the night before and store it in the fridge for a grab-and-go breakfast or snack.
Mix Up the Toppings: Feel free to switch the nuts for seeds like chia or flax for added fiber, or swap the raspberries with strawberries or blueberries.
Adjust Sweetness: If you prefer a sweeter bowl, add a bit more monk fruit sweetener or another sweetener of choice.

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