Since I have been on my cut I have had three goals:
1) To remain within my calorie deficit.
2) To eat high protein meals and snacks.
3) Create desserts that include 1 & 2, because I have such a gnarly sweet tooth!
It’s a great way to get the rest of your protein in after dinner, as well as fruit (carbs), if you haven’t had a lot of fruit for the day – which is usually my problem.
Berry Chocolate Chip
Cottage Cheese Bowl
This is one of my favorites!! It’s so good- it’s light, low calorie and a good dose of natural protein.
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Good Culture Low-Fat Cottage Cheese
- 1 Tsp Honey
- 1/2 Cup Strawberries
- 1/3 Cup Blueberries
- 1 Tbsp Raw Pepita Seeds
- 1 Tbsp Lily’s Dark Chocolate Baking Chips
Let’s Make It!
Put your cottage cheese in a bowl. Drizzle honey on top of the cottage cheese. Add the strawberries and blueberries. Top with pepita seeds and chocolate chips. ENJOY!
NUTRITION INFO
Calories: 241, Carbohydrate: 30g, Protein: 18g, Fat: 11g
Caramelized Peach Crumble
Cottage Cheese Bowl
This one is the jam, because peaches are in season!! I could have just chopped a peach up and thrown it on top of some cottage cheese, but I felt like getting fancy!
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Good Culture Low-Fat Cottage Cheese
- 1/2 Medium Peach
- Drizzle of Maple Syrup
- Sprinkle of Cinnamon
- 1/4 Cup Granola
- 1 Tbsp Chopped Walnuts
- Optional Toppings: blueberries, Lily’s Dark Chocolate Chips
Let’s Make It!
Brush maple syrup and a dash of cinnamon on the flesh of 1/2 of a peach. Put the peach in the air fryer at 350 degrees for 7-10 minutes, or until lightly browned and caramelized.
Put the peach in a bowl and top with cottage cheese, granola, walnuts, a drizzle of maple syrup, and sprinkle of cinnamon.
NUTRITION INFO
Calories: 248, Carbohydrate: 27g, Protein: 18g, Fat: 11 g
Strawberry Shortcake
Cottage Cheese Bowl
I was craving some sort of protein ball and cottage cheese concoction and so I came up with this bombness! See my Strawberry Shortcake Protein Ball Recipe here. I made these protein balls into cookies and crumbled them on top of this cottage cheese bowl! YUMMY!!!
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Good Culture Low-Fat Cottage Cheese
- 1/3 Cup Fresh Strawberries, chopped
- 1 Tbsp Walnuts, chopped
- 1 – 2 Strawberry Shortcake Cookie
- 1/2 Tbsp Lily’s Dark Chocolate Chips
- Optional Toppings: Blueberries
Let’s Make It!
Put cottage cheese in a bowl. Top with chopped strawberries, walnuts and chocolate chips. Crumble the strawberry shortcake cookie on top and ENJOY!
NUTRITION INFO
Calories: 276, Carbohydrate: 29g, Protein: 21g, Fat: 12g
