Apple Pie Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowl

This Apple Pie Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowl with honey butter apples is a quick, protein packed, cozy way to start the day.

This cozy cottage cheese breakfast bowl feels like dessert but is secretly healthy and packed with protein. Warm cinnamon honey butter apples melt into creamy maple cottage cheese, creating the perfect mix of sweet, spiced, and rich flavors. It’s the kind of breakfast that feels indulgent yet fuels your morning in the best way.

A drizzle of that golden honey butter on top and a sprinkle of chopped pecans add crunch and warmth to every bite. It’s simple enough for weekday mornings but special enough to crave again and again. Each spoonful balances creamy, nutty, and buttery sweetness—proof that a healthy breakfast can still taste like comfort food.

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Apple Pie Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowl

This Apple Pie Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowl with honey butter apples is a quick, protein packed, cozy way to start the day.

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Ingredients

Serves 1 bowl

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The cottage cheese base:

• ▢ 1 cup cottage Cheese
• ▢ 1/8 cup maple syrup or honey
• ▢ Dusting of cinnamon 

The apples:

• ▢ 1 honeycrisp apple
• ▢ 2 tbsp butter
• ▢ 1 tbsp hot honey 

The rest:

• ▢ 1/3 cup chopped pecans (or nut of choice)
• ▢ Granola of choice 

Instructions 

• Prepare the apples: Melt butter and hot honey in a pan. Slice apples and add to pan. Cook on medium heat until apples soften, about 2-3 min. Careful to not leave them cooking for too long, you don’t want them to get too mushy.
• Combine maple syrup, cottage cheese and cinnamon in a bowl. 
• Add apples and spoon over a little of that honey butter overtop. Sprinkle with granola and chopped pecans. Enjoy! 

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