Cottage Cheese + Fruit Bowls are a fast and simple breakfast recipe for baby or toddler. This easy recipe can be made in the matter of minutes and with just about any fruit you happen to have on hand. Cottage cheese has a great thick texture which makes it easy for baby to use a spoon (or their hands) to eat. Great for 9+ months.

Cottage Cheese + Fruit

A fun, simple, and easy breakfast for your baby and toddler – cottage cheese and fruit bowls.

It is filled with whole-fat cottage cheese, a sprinkle of cinnamon, and a handful of chopped fruit of your choice.

I have found that babies tend to love the tart taste of cottage cheese. But if you find it’s just a bit too intense for their growing tastebuds, I would try using frozen fruit instead of fresh in this recipe. Simply defrost any frozen fruit and save the naturally occurring juices. If the fruit is to big for the baby, take it out and give it a quick chop before returning it back to the bowl and adding the cottage cheese.

Cottage cheese has a great thick texture, which makes it easy for your baby to use a spoon (or their hands) to eat. Which makes it great for baby-led weaning, the finger food stage and toddlers!

Plus, you can use any fruit your little one prefers or that you have in your fridge – chopped strawberries, peaches, blueberries, raspberries, kiwi, cantaloupe, mango, pineapple, plums, banana, etc.

3 small bowls filled with cottage cheese an topped with chunks of fruit are lined up with spoons resting next to each bowl.

Cottage Cheese + Fruit Bowl Ingredients

  • Cottage Cheese
  • Fruit – I showed this recipe with chopped strawberries, peaches and blueberries but you can use whichever fruit your family prefers – raspberries, kiwi, banana, mango, pineapple, blackberries or cantaloupe. Just make sure to cut it into small enough pieces for your baby.
  • Cinnamon
3 small bowls filled with cottage cheese an topped with chunks of fruit are lined up with spoons resting next to each bowl.

How to Make Cottage Cheese + Fruit Bowl

  • Prep: chop some fruit into small pieces – peaches, strawberries, blueberries or whichever fruit your tot prefers.
  • Build the Bowl: spoon some cottage cheese into a bowl, sprinkle with cinnamon and then spoon the chunks of fruit on top.
  • Serve: and enjoy
3 small bowls filled with cottage cheese an topped with chunks of fruit are lined up with spoons resting next to each bowl.
3 bowls filled with cottage cheese and topped with chunks of fruit.

Get the recipe: Cottage Cheese with Fruit Bowls

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Fast and simple – this easy recipe can be made in the matter of minutes and with just about any fruit you happen to have on hand. Cottage cheese has a great thick texture which makes it easy for baby to use a spoon (or their hands) to eat.
Yield: 1 serving
Prep: 3 minutes
Author: Michele Olivier
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Baby Food
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Ingredients 

  • 1/4 cup full-fat cottage cheese
  • 1/8 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp chopped fruit, strawberries, blueberries or peaches

Instructions 

  • Spoon cottage cheese into a bowl.
  • Sprinkle with cinnamon and chopped fruit.
  • Serve and enjoy.

Notes

Sweeten it Up: if the cottage cheese is a little too tart for your little one, you can use frozen fruit instead of fresh fruit to give this breakfast a little more sweetness. Simply defrost the frozen fruit before chopping the fruit up, making sure to use both of the fruit’s natural juices and the chopped fruit when serving.
Yields: 1 serving
Age: 9+ months. I labeled this as a 9+ month recipe because I showed bigger pieces of fruit in the photos, but you can easily make this recipe for 6+ months if you chop the fruit into ‘pea’ size pieces.
COOKING WITH KIDS
You can easily have your kids help you make these bowls

TODDLERS

  • Toddlers can help lay build the bowls.
  • They can spoon in the cheese, sprinkle the cinnamon and place the chopped fruits.

KIDS

  • You can pretty much let older kids make this recipe by themselves. 
  • Using a non-sharp knife they help to cut the fruit.
  • They can spoon in the cheese, sprinkle the cinnamon and place the chopped fruits.
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 68kcal, Carbohydrates: 6.6g, Protein: 7.9g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 0.7g, Cholesterol: 5mg, Sodium: 232mg, Potassium: 68mg, Fiber: 0.3g, Sugar: 4.3g, Calcium: 43mg

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