This Cottage Cheese Smoothie is simply made with just 4 ingredients, including strawberries, pineapple, and cottage cheese, and no protein powder. It has nearly 20 grams of protein and just over 200 calories, for a high protein, low-calorie smoothie you can enjoy it for breakfast or a snack.
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Cottage Cheese Smoothie
This Cottage Cheese Smoothie brings together the sweet flavors of pineapple and strawberries to make a delightful healthy smoothie that's rich in flavor and protein, without using protein powder. Cottage Cheese is the magical ingredient here that blends together nicely and smoothly, just giving the smoothie a rich creamy flavor, not actually tasting like cream cheese.
Blend this beauty up for a quick breakfast, snack, or brunch for kids or adults. I made this for the twins for an afterschool snack one afternoon and they raved about it, and I felt good they were secretly getting some protein. This smoothie is rich, satisfying and so creamy. If you are worried about tasting cottage cheese, you don't! It just tastes nice and creamy... the fruit covers up the flavor.
I kept this Strawberry Pineapple Cottage Cheese Smoothie pretty basic with just four simple ingredients, but you can customize this to fit your tastes. You can even mix up the fruit in it, and I've included fun variations below.
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Why You'll Love this Cottage Cheese Smoothie...
- This Cottage Cheese Smoothie is high protein, without protein powder.
- It's thick, creamy and delicious! You'll never guess that's it's healthy.
- It has just over 200 calories and almost 20 grams of protein a serving.
- It's takes just 4 ingredients and 5 minutes to make.
- It's a hit with kids and adults.
Ingredients:
Here's an overview of what you'll need to make this Cottage Cheese Smoothie, but keep scrolling for the full recipe amounts.
- Cottage Cheese: The different ingredient in this smoothie is cottage cheese, which gives the smoothie a rich, creamy texture and naturally adds protein to the recipe. I used low-fat cottage cheese. But you can use whatever type fits your diet. You don't taste the cottage cheese, it just gives it a rich creamy texture.
- Frozen Strawberries: I like to use frozen fruit for my smoothie for the best consistency and it keeps you from having to water down your smoothie with ice. Strawberries are the perfect fruit for a smoothie.
- Frozen Pineapple: I love a good tropical twist to anything, so I added pineapple to the smoothie too. Use the frozen pineapple chunks in the grocery store. I've included a list of other fruits that will also work in the smoothie. Banana is a good substitute for pineapple if you can't find it.
- Milk: Any type of milk will work, but I like using unsweetened almond milk. You can use soy milk, cow's milk, oat milk, or even coconut milk.
Instructions:
This is an overview of the instructions to make this Cottage Cheese Smoothie, but the full detailed printable recipe is below in the recipe card.
- Add the cottage cheese, strawberries, pineapple, and almond milk to a blender and blend until smooth. Put the liquid in the blender first to help it blend faster. I love this blender, but a Vitamix works great too.
- Check the consistency and see if you need to add more almond milk.
- Pour the smoothie into a glass and enjoy!
Variations
I love this Cottage Cheese Smoothie as written, but here are some fun variations.
- Make it with Protein Powder: Add a scoop of your favorite protein powder to get up to 40 grams of protein in the smoothie.
- Add Sweetener: Not sweet enough for you? Add a small amount of honey, maple syrup, or stevia.
- Add Greens: To get even more nutrition in this, add a handful of your favorite greens like spinach or kale.
- Add Veggies: You can also add frozen veggies like cauliflower to give it more nutrition.
- Make it a Smoothie Bowl: Add a touch less milk to give it a thicker consistency. Put it in a bowl instead of a glass and add toppings like granola, sliced banana, and coconut.
- Mix of the Fruit: You can make this with other frozen fruits like blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, bananas, mangoes, oranges.
FAQ
Storage & Leftovers
This smoothie is best enjoyed fresh out of the blender, I would not try to store the leftovers.
Is cottage cheese good in a smoothie?
Cottage cheese is amazing in a smoothie! It blends well and makes a nice, creamy, and rich base for a smoothie. It also adds a lot of protein to the recipe, without having to use protein powder. You don't even taste it!
Can I put cottage cheese in a blender?
Yes! Cottage cheese blends well and turns into a nice and creamy texture. It's a great addition to a smoothie.
Strawberry Pineapple Cottage Cheese Smoothie
I just love this Strawberry Pineapple Cottage Cheese Smoothie. It's simple, rich, and has such great flavor with the combination of strawberries and pineapple. My kids loved it I add cottage cheese to all of their smoothies. Give this a try and let me know what you think.
This recipe makes a great breakfast or snack! If you love smoothies, I have more than 20 on the site, so check out my 20+ Healthy Smoothie Ideas, including a Strawberry Basil Smoothie, Blueberry Oatmeal Smoothie, and Pina Colada Smoothie.
If you love cottage cheese cheese, also try these delicious recipes that use hidden cottage cheese! It's such a fabulous ingredient to cook with.
More Cottage Cheese Recipes to Try:
- Cottage Cheese Egg Salad
- Cottage Cheese Egg Bake
- Cottage Cheese Eggs
- Cottage Cheese Alfredo
- Cottage Cheese Toast Ideas
- Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowls
- Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough
- Cottage Cheese Ranch Dip
- Cottage Cheese Queso
- Cottage Cheese Pizza Bowl
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Cottage Cheese Smoothie
Ingredients
- ¾ cup cottage cheese
- ½ cup frozen strawberries
- ½ cup frozen pineapple
- ¾ cup almond milk
Instructions
- Add the cottage cheese, strawberries, pineapple and almond milk to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Check the consistency and see if you need to add more almond milk.
- Pour the smoothie in a glass and enjoy!
Notes
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