This Cottage Cheese Overnight Oats recipe with strawberries is prepped in less than 5 minutes so you can have a healthy, high-protein breakfast ready to go in the morning that tastes like cheesecake!
It's been one month since I graduated from nutrition school. Now that I have my weekends back from studying, I don't know what to do with myself.
It's not that I don't have a zillion things to do like cleaning, laundry, groceries, killing black willows in the garage, but who wants to spend all weekend doing that? BLAH!!! Having my weekends back has given me time to create more healthy recipes.
I'm a big fan of making high protein low calorie overnight oats or chocolate protein chia pudding for a quick and easy, protein focused breakfast!
Overnight Oats with Cottage Cheese
This cottage cheese and oatmeal recipe has fewer oats than a traditional overnight oats recipe making them higher in protein and more filling. So you still get that creamy, chewy texture, but with a thicker, more dense and filling consistency.
I called this recipe overnight oats, but technically you can make it either way - overnight or on the fly. I recently found the best containers for overnight oats!
Unlike traditional overnight oats that need to soak several hours, you don't need to soak these because the cottage cheese is thick enough to soak up the oats instantaneously.
So if you're short on time, or don't have time to meal prep these are for you! Great for breakfast or an afternoon snack. That's actually my favorite way to eat them.
The recipe's made with just 4 ingredients - cottage cheese, gluten free oats, almond milk and strawberries. Easy, simple, oh, and did I mention D-E-LICIOUS???
I know. It's an odd combination, but have you ever noticed that weird food combinations are the best? This is one of them! There's just something about the natural sweetness of fruit that pairs so well with cottage cheese. It's so yum!
I don't post recipes I don't eat myself, and this is one I've been eating on repeat lately along with yogurt cookies with strawberries, low fat strawberry shortcake, and my yummy strawberry bread with fresh strawberries. Trying to use my ripe summer strawberries!
More Healthy Cottage Cheese Recipes
- Healthy Banana Protein Pudding
- Cottage Cheese Pancakes
- Cottage Cheese Waffles
- Cottage Cheese Cookies
- Cottage Cheese Aflredo
- Cheesecake Overnight Oats
Cottage Cheese Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups cottage cheese low fat
- 1/2 cup Gluten Free Rolled Oats or regular oats
- 1/3 cup unsweetened almond milk or milk of choice
- 1 cup strawberries chopped, fresh or frozen
Instructions
- Stir all ingredients together in a mixing bowl.
- Divide the mixture evenly between two mason jars or meal prep containers.
Notes
- This recipe can be made overnight or the same day. The longer it soaks the better it is though!
I used Lactaid for a lactose free cottage cheese.
Nutrition
What size mason jars would best use for this recipe? I currently don’t have any but was wanting to get some for this kind of situation. Also, would yogurt be a good substitute for cottage cheese? I sometimes get tired of eating lots of cottage cheese. I do not like Greek yogurt either. I know, I’m different. Lol
I used a 16 inch mason jar for this recipe, but you don't need to buy a mason jar to make the recipe. Any container would work. And yes, you can eat yogurt in place of the cottage cheese. I would try a lightly sweetened yogurt that's high protein like Oikos vanilla or another fruit flavor. Plain yogurt isn't all that tasty.
Does this work with steel-cut oatmeal?
Yes it will!
do you have to use gluten free oats?
Nope, you can use regular oats.
Can I use coconut milk?
Yes any milk will work.
Can this be heated like regular overnight oats? I like mine warmed!
Would you like cottage cheese heated? I would not so I personally wouldn't heat it. But if you would enjoy it, then you could heat it.
Can these remain in the refrigerator an extra day or two?
Yes, I'm sure you could do that.
Thanks for the recipe. Great idea to give a plus and variety to my overnight oat.
Glad you liked it Marta!
I used to make these alllll the time! They were great for when I was competing because I needed the protein from the cottage cheese. I need to get back on my cottage cheese kick. I wish I could find the salt-free in San Diego.
Yes, you should! Perfect for recovering from that surgery. Wishing you fast healing!
Ii totally agree overnight oats are not filling enough when made without protein and some healthy fat! I like to eat mine as a snack too!!!! Happy Monday!
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