Cottage Cheese Berry Parfait (Print View)

A light, protein-rich parfait layered with creamy cottage cheese, fresh berries, and crunchy granola for a wholesome start.

# Components:

→ Dairy

01 - 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese

→ Fruits

02 - 1/2 cup fresh strawberries, sliced
03 - 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
04 - 1/2 cup fresh raspberries

→ Grains

05 - 1/2 cup low-sugar granola

→ Sweetener

06 - 1 to 2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup

→ Garnish

07 - Fresh mint leaves

# Directions:

01 - Wash and prepare all berries, slicing strawberries as needed
02 - Spoon 1/4 cup cottage cheese into the bottom of each of two glasses or bowls
03 - Layer approximately 1/4 cup of mixed berries over the cottage cheese in each glass
04 - Top each glass with 2 tablespoons of granola
05 - Repeat layering with remaining cottage cheese, berries, and granola to fill glasses
06 - Drizzle with honey or maple syrup according to preference
07 - Top with fresh mint leaves and serve immediately to maintain granola crunchiness

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It's genuinely filling without that heavy, overstuffed feeling you get from most breakfast foods.
  • The contrast between creamy cottage cheese and crunchy granola hits different, especially when you're half-awake and need texture to wake up your taste buds.
  • You can make it in under ten minutes, which means no excuses on busy mornings.
02 -
  • If you add the granola too far in advance, it will absorb moisture and turn into mush—I learned this the hard way and now I'm militant about adding it last.
  • The cottage cheese texture depends on the brand, so taste-test yours first because some versions are lumpy in a way that doesn't work here.
03 -
  • Buy berries that feel firm and smell like something—berries that smell like nothing will taste like nothing, no matter how pretty they look.
  • If your granola clumps together, break it up with your fingers before layering so you get pieces everywhere instead of chunks in one spot.
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