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Upgrade your after school snacks or dessert with this easy, 5-ingredient cottage cheese fruit dip. A high protein snack or dip, this healthy fruit dip is a filling snack option and great for entertaining!

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We like to low-key entertain neighbors and friends, and I love to make healthy yet delicious options on those occasions. It’s fun to offer new options that people haven’t tried before!

Sweet potato meatballs, stuffed mini peppers and of course, this whipped cottage cheese fruit dip.

You can make a fruit dip with cottage cheese in minutes and then just keep it in the fridge until you’re ready to serve it.

It’ll keep for up to three days, but I promise, it’ll be gone shortly after you put it out.

At a party, you have your chips and salsa, and then you have your healthy fruit dip – both amazing in their own ways.

Making a dessert with cottage cheese is a great way to add in more protein. This cottage cheese fruit dip is one of our favorite healthy snacks or desserts.

It can even be a healthy bedtime snack for kids if you want to go that route.

Why You’ll Love This Cottage Cheese Fruit Dip

• Easy snack plate – This cottage cheese snack idea is perfect for a snack plate! Pair it with fruit, crackers, graham crackers, etc. A fun snack for after school or healthy dessert idea! You can even add chocolate to make a chocolate cottage cheese pudding.
• Ready in minutes– Just add your five ingredients to a high speed blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Magic!
• High in protein – This dip with cottage cheese boasts nearly 30 grams of protein total. So, it’s not one that you’ll need to keep munching on to fill up. Even one serving size (there are about 4 servings) offers about 7 grams of protein, more than a hard boiled egg.
• Great for entertaining – Just put your simple fruit dip with cottage cheese out, and give people options for pairing. Fruit, crackers, graham crackers work great. For a fun twist, serve our cottage cheese pumpkin dip in the fall.

Why We’re Using Cottage Cheese

Cottage cheese works perfectly in this healthy dessert dip because it whips up magnificently in a food processor. It becomes very smooth and creamy, making it the ideal dip!

It also works great in cottage cheese pumpkin pancakes this way.

Cottage cheese can take on many flavors, from sweet to savory. Plus, it’s a great way to have a high protein dip option, to pair with fruit, pretzels, crackers and more.

I will say, after testing this recipe several times, I prefer it with honey the most. The honey blends seamlessly and creates an almost frosting texture.

Fun Fruit Dip Variations

• Wanna make a chocolate version? Add some cocoa powder and chocolate chips!
• Would you like a peanut butter cottage cheese dip? Add this PB2 powder.
• Prefer to add some healthy fats? Try adding a scoop of chia seeds, hemp seeds or flax seeds.

There are so many fun optional topping ideas, like nuts, seeds, chocolate chips, sprinkles, crushed graham crackers, etc.

A Cottage Cheese Dip for Fruit Made in Minutes

There’s no chopping or preparation involved. Just add your ingredients to a food processor and blend until smooth.

It usually takes a few minutes for me, to get all of the cottage cheese chunks out. Don’t be afraid to go on high – you want it to be the perfect consistency.

If you let it go long enough, it becomes more like a whipped cottage cheese dip for fruit – so creamy!

Just store it in a tupperware container for up to 3 days in the fridge.

What to Serve Alongside

Whether you’re serving a girl dinner, snacking on apps, or just saving this for dessert, here are some great pairing options.

• Fruit – berries, grapes, watermelon, pineapple, cherries
• Crackers or graham crackers – Depends on if you like salty or sweet!
• Fruit pizza – Fun for another healthy dessert pairing!
• pretzels
• rice cakes
• Mini pancakes or sweetpotato pancakes
• pita chips or cinnamon pita chips
• spread it on toast or cherry oatmeal muffins
• rice cakes

Servings 4

Cottage Cheese Fruit Dip

Sarah Schlichter, MPH, RDN

Upgrade your after school snacks or dessert with this easy, 5-ingredient cottage cheese fruit dip. A high protein snack or dip, this healthy fruit dip is a filling snack option and great for entertaining!

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Prep Time 3 minutes mins

Cook Time 0 minutes mins

Total Time 3 minutes mins

Ingredients  

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• 1 cup cottage cheese – I prefer 4% milkfat
• 3-4 Tbsp honey or maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 ripe banana, optional

Instructions 

1. Add your ingredients to a food processor and blend* until it reaches desired level of smoothness.
2. Serve immediately with fresh fruit, crackers, pretzels, etc.

Notes

*It usually takes a few minutes for me, to get all of the cottage cheese chunks out. Don’t be afraid to process on high – you want it to get to the perfect consistency!

After testing this cottage cheese dip with both honey and maple syrup, I very much preferred honey!

 

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 111kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 7gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.04gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 231mgPotassium: 191mgFiber: 1gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 42IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 0.2mg

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