Cottage Cheese Pumpkin Toast {Meal Prep, High Protein}

A slice of toast topped with sliced banana, whipped pumpkin and cottage cheese, chopped pecans, and a drizzle of maple syrup on a white plate.

Cottage Cheese Pumpkin Toast {Meal Prep, High Protein}

A super simple yet flavorful breakfast idea with cozy fall and winter flavors! The best part? The base can be prepped in advance - so all you have to do is toast some bread, spread it on, and assemble in less than 5 minutes! It's a higher protein, easy breakfast option.

Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword fall breakfast, healthy high protein and fiber breakfast

Prep Time 5

Total Time 6 5

Servings servings

Calories 385kcal

Author Alex Evink, MS, RD

Ingredients

Single Serving:

1/2 cup 2% milkfat cottage cheese
1½ tablespoons 100% pure pumpkin puree
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice
1 slice of Private Selection Whole Wheat Wide Pan Bread or your preferred bread
1-2 tablespoons chopped pecans
1-2 tablespoons maple syrup
Banana slices optional

Meal Prep Whipped Cottage Cheese

24 ounces 2% milkfat cottage cheese
1/2 cup 100% pure pumpkin
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and/or pumpkin pie spice plus more for topping
2 tablespoons chia seeds or 3-4 Tbsp. for a thicker (cream cheese like) texture
To serve: Private Selection 100% Whole Wheat Wide Pan Bread, banana, chopped pecans, maple syrup

Instructions

To Meal Prep (Whipped Cottage Cheese)

Add an entire container of cottage cheese with pure pumpkin puree and cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice to a high speed blender. Blend until smooth and creamy.
Stir chia seeds into the blender then use a spatula to pour the mixture back into the cottage cheese container. Can also stir the chia seeds in after you transfer the cottage cheese back to the container. Allow to refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
When ready to assemble, toast one slice of wide pan bread. Spread 1/2 cup of the cottage cheese mixture to the bread, then add banana slices, more pumpkin pie spice, chopped pecans, and a really good drizzle of maple syrup.
Give the cottage cheese mixture a really good stir prior to use. Store the cottage cheese/pumpkin puree in the fridge for up to a week!

For a Single-Serving:

Toast a slice of whole wheat bread. Spread 1 1/2 tablespoons of pumpkin puree on the toast. Then, add 1/2 cup of cottage cheese on top. Sprinkle with pumpkin pie spice. Then, top with two tablespoons of chopped pecans and a drizzle of maple syrup. Enjoy!

Notes

The blended cottage cheese mixture will thicken in the fridge the longer it sits. Easily adjust the consistency by adding a little milk to make it thinner or add 1-2 tablespoons of chia seeds and let refrigerate for a thicker consistency.
To increase the protein content, stir 1/2 cup of the whipped cottage cheese mixture with one scoop of protein powder in a small bowl before adding to the toast!
Sprinkle with brown sugar for additional sweetness. This is a good idea if you omit the banana, which adds a lot of natural sweetness.

Nutritional information is just an estimation and individual ingredients and preparations may lead to slight discrepancies.

One piece of toast, 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, 2 tablespoons pumpkin, slice of bread, 2 tablespoons of chopped pecans, (tablespoon) drizzle of maple syrup: 385 calories, 14 grams of fat, 621 mg sodium, 20 grams of protein, 6.4 grams of fiber, 21.9 grams of sugar, 44 grams of carbohydrates.

If you stir in a scoop of protein powder with the whipped cottage cheese, it's about 480 calories and 45 grams of protein!

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