This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Friendship Dairies for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.
This cottage cheese smoothie bowl is packed with lots of protein and fruity goodness. It’s a hearty snack that will help fuel your day.
I’m excited to be working with Friendship Dairies cottage cheese on their Fuel Your Fancy Contest. The protein in cottage cheese is higher than you might think – it’s enough to fuel you to do the things you love.
For a chance to win $5,000 in the Fuel Your Fancy Contest, simply take a photo of something you love to do and upload it at fuelyourfancy.com. You can also follow Friendship Dairies on Twitter or Instagram and share your photo using the hashtag #FuelYourFancy. The dates of the contest are August 15 to September 11, 2016.
I can’t enter the contest myself, but I’m sharing a photo I might use if I were able to enter. One of my favorite things to do is get outside for a walk or hike somewhere beautiful with my family. Whether it’s a hiking path, a beach, or our local wildlife sanctuary, my family knows that if the afternoon plans are up to me, those are the places where we’ll usually end up.
Whenever I go out for a hike, I need a big snack before I go. I have a crazy metabolism that burns through food more quickly than I’d like, so I’m always trying to come up with new snack ideas. And the one thing that makes the best snacks? Protein.
These delicious, fruity smoothie bowls are full of protein because of the cottage cheese. Each ½ cup serving of Friendship Dairies 4 percent cottage cheese has 14 grams of protein. The nuts on top of each smoothie bowl add even more protein, and the collection of fruits in this recipe make it a great healthy snack.
The protein in the cottage cheese isn’t the only thing that makes it ideal for a smoothie bowl. The smoothie mixture needs to be extra thick to allow the additional toppings to sit nicely on top of the smoothie. The natural thickness of cottage cheese gives the smoothie bowl the structure it needs to keep the toppings from falling through the smoothie to the bottom of the bowl.
What activities do you love to do? Share them using #FuelYourFancy, and you may win $5,000 to do a little more of your favorite things!
Cottage Cheese Smoothie Bowl
Ingredients
For the Smoothie
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 cup pitted cherries
- 1 cup raspberries
- 2 tbs maple syrup if needed
For the Toppings
- ¼ cup chopped pecans
- 1 tbs shredded coconut
- ¼ cup sliced strawberries
- ¼ cup blueberries
Instructions
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In a blender or food processor, combine the cottage cheese, banana, pitted cherries, and raspberries until smooth. Taste the mixture and see if it needs the additional maple syrup. (This will depend on the ripeness of your banana, cherries, and raspberries.) Add it if needed, then briefly blend again.
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Transfer the mixture to 2 bowls. Top each smoothie with the strawberries, blueberries, pecans, and coconut. Serve immediately.
Cottage Cheese Smoothie Bowl Price Breakdown
This recipe costs a total of $5.25 to make, or $2.63 per serving. Try this delicious cottage cheese smoothie bowl to give yourself the extra energy you need to do the things you love!
Friendship Dairies cottage cheese is so versatile. You can use it, The Original Superfood, as a base for all different kinds of dips, smoothies, and spreads. Visit the Friendship Dairies website for more recipes and videos featuring their delicious cottage cheese.
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