Description
Bright, fresh, and incredibly satisfying, this Cottage Cheese Cranberry Orange Breakfast Bake is the perfect quick breakfast, easy recipe, and healthy snack. With a soft texture, tart cranberries, and citrus flavor, it works beautifully for breakfast ideas or even light dinner ideas.
Ingredients
1 cup cottage cheese
1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
1 tablespoon orange zest
1/4 cup orange juice
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1/4 cup melted butter
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare baking dish
2. Mix cottage cheese eggs butter orange juice zest and vanilla
3. Combine flour sugar baking powder and salt
4. Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients
5. Fold in cranberries
6. Transfer batter to baking dish
7. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes until golden
8. Cool for 10 to 15 minutes
9. Dust with powdered sugar and serve
Notes
Use room temperature ingredients for best texture
Drain excess liquid from cottage cheese if needed
Add extra orange zest for stronger citrus flavor
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
Keywords: easy breakfast, breakfast bake, cottage cheese recipe, cranberry orange bake, healthy breakfast ideas