Whipped Cottage Cheese

Whipped cottage cheese is light and fluffy, ideal as a dip or spread! Use it as a snack or breakfast idea or a party dip.

Cottage cheese is a low-calorie cheese that’s very high in protein: so it’s a great healthy cheese to add to your diet. Here’s a fun way to eat it: as Whipped Cottage Cheese! It makes this ingredient even more versatile, and it’s especially fun if the lumpy texture is undesirable to you. Whip it up and it’s a tasty spread for toast or dip for entertaining! Whipping it gives it a fluffy texture that’s like an entirely different substance. Here’s how to make it at home!

How to make whipped cottage cheese

Whipped cottage cheese is cottage cheese that’s whipped until the texture is fluffy and light, almost like cream cheese! Use as a low-fat substitute for cream cheese as a spread for toast and bagels. It also works as a dip, much like whipped ricotta and whipped feta cheese. You can buy whipped cottage cheese at some grocery stores, but it’s also very easy to make at home. Here’s how to make it:

• Place any amount of cottage cheese in a food processor. A food processor is best for achieving the lightest, fluffiest texture. You can try it in a blender, and if you need more liquid add milk or water, 1 teaspoon at a time.
• Process until fluffy and smooth, about 1 minute, scraping down the bowl once.

Ways to eat whipped cottage cheese

Whipped cottage cheese is light, fluffy and the perfect snack idea! Turn it into a healthy breakfast as cottage cheese toast, or serve it a party. Here are some ways to use this versatile ingredient:

• Spread on toast with jam or honey
• Spread for bagels and sandwiches
• Topping for pancakes
• Dip topped with honey and sea salt, dipped with pita triangles
• Cottage cheese dip with ranch seasonings for veggies
• In a breakfast bowl topped with fruit, granola and honey

How would you eat it? Let us know in the comments below!

Cottage cheese nutrition

What makes cottage cheese a healthy cheese? According to Healthline, here are some of the benefits of cottage cheese:

• It’s a low calorie cheese. A 1-cup serving has just 163 calories.
• It’s very high in protein. 1 cup has a whopping 28 grams protein, over half your daily need. Protein accounts for over 70% of the calories.
• It’s also packed with nutrients like B vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, and selenium.

More cheese recipes

Love cheese? Us too. Here are a few more cottage cheese recipes starring healthy cheeses!

• Try delicious protein packed Cottage Cheese Pancakes, or creamy and cozy Cottage Cheese Mac and Cheese.
• Opt for a Crustless Quiche with Cottage Cheese or make ranch-seasoned Cottage Cheese Dip
• Grab Scrambled Eggs with Cottage Cheese.

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Cottage Cheese Pancakes

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Cottage Cheese Dip

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Scrambled Eggs with Cottage Cheese

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Cottage Cheese Mac and Cheese

This whipped cottage cheese recipe is…

Vegetarian and gluten-free.

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