Cottage Cheese Toast Is the Ultimate Protein Power Snack To Satisfy Cravings: 5 Easy Topping Ideas
Add cottage cheese toast to your list of tasty and speedy snack recipes, especially for back to school!
When you’re short on time, the answer to a speedy and scrumptious treat is simple: cottage cheese toast. It’s made by smearing your favorite toast with cottage cheese and topping it with ingredients — that’s it. You can go the sweet route with sliced fruit and a drizzle of maple syrup, or savory with smashed avocado, olive oil and everything bagel seasoning. This toast delivers on flavor and provides a nice dose of protein to boost your daily intake. (No wonder cottage cheese toast creations are going viral on TikTok!) Here’s the scoop on this loaded toast along with five flavor ideas worth trying.
The perks of making cottage cheese toast
This toast is unlike any morning toast thanks to the addition of cottage cheese. The dairy superfood acts as a creamy spread, similar to cream cheese, though it contains fewer calories and more protein. Two tablespoons of low-fat cream cheese can contain 36 calories and 5 grams of protein, while the same amount of regular cream cheese contains 91 calories and 2 grams of protein. Incorporating dairy protein into a balanced diet is associated with aiding weight loss, muscle health and a reduced risk of chronic diseases. In addition to its health benefits, cottage cheese boasts a slightly salty and tangy flavor — which complements both sweet and savory toast toppings.
Chef’s secret to evenly browned slices of toast
When making toast, placing the bread in a toaster may be your first instinct. But, it can leave you with dry and unevenly browned toasted. The easy fix: Toast it on the stove instead. This method from Thee Burger Dude’s YouTube Channel involves placing the bread in a skillet with melted butter and putting a panini press (or small skillet) on top. The press is key for giving the bread more contact with the buttered pan so it develops a fully browned crust. Here’s a step-by-step guide on toasting bread on the stove using this easy method.
- Heat two tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium heat.
- Once melted, swirl butter around the pan to cover the surface. Place one or two slices of bread (any type) in the fat.
- Put your press on top of the slices and cook for 10 to 20 seconds. (Note: Avoid smashing down on the slices once the press is on top.)
- Flip the bread and continue cooking, without the press, until the underside is golden brown.
- Cool slightly on a wire rack before serving.
Bonus trick for a velvety cottage cheese spread
Although you can spoon the cheese straight from the tub onto your toast, blending it creates an extra creamy spread. All you need to do is place your desired amount of cottage cheese into a blender and blend until the curds are broken up. Then, smear the smooth and fluffy mixture onto the toast for a luxurious cottage cheese toast.
5 Tiktok-approved cottage cheese toast ideas
Now’s the fun part: using your taste buds to create the ultimate cottage cheese toast for a snack! Start with these five easy and flavorful ideas from TikTok creators.
1. Cottage Cheese Avocado Toast
@eatpayylove hoping on the cottage cheese trend with this delicious avocado toast😍
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2. Tomato, Balsamic and Basil Cottage Cheese Toast
@reem.beydoun truly don’t know what i would do if i didn’t like cottage cheese
3. Fig and Honey Whipped Cottage Cheese Toast
@eatpayylove fig toast 🤩
4. Chili Crisp and Honey Cottage Cheese Toast
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5. Pizza Cottage Cheese Toast
@toasted.table Replying to @kristen36is10 this is my new favorite toast ever. EVER. #cottagecheese #cottagecheesetoast
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