Whipped Cottage Cheese (Sweet or Savory)
Posted: 01/21/25
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Think you don’t like cottage cheese? Wait until you try it like this! Whipped cottage cheese is a creamy, dreamy, luxurious version of a traditionally unattractive cheese, flavored with your favorite add-ins and served with veggies, fruits, toast, or crostini.
What We Love About This Recipe
- Turning cottage cheese into whipped cottage cheese is so ridiculously simple, and yet it makes such a dramatic difference! By whipping cottage cheese, it goes from lumpy and wet to fluffy, creamy, and velvety smooth.
- This will convert even the staunchest cottage-cheese-haters. I promise, if you think you don’t like cottage cheese, give it a try like this just once.
- Whipped cottage cheese is super versatile! You can flavor it any way you like, and don’t even get me started on all the ways you can serve it or use it in a recipe!
Chef’s Tips
- You’ll get the best results from a full-fat cottage cheese, but a reduced-fat version will work. Fat-free cottage cheese won’t become as creamy as we want, so I’d avoid it if possible.
- I use a food processor when I make whipped cottage cheese, but you can use a standard blender, a high-speed blender, or an immersion blender and get the same great results!
Recipe Variations & Serving Suggestions
- Spread sweet whipped cottage cheese on a warm slice of toast and top it with your favorite jam or preserves.
- Enjoy the savory version as a dip with pickles or cucumber slices, radishes, strips of bell peppers, baby carrots, or crisp broccoli.
- Drizzle a little extra honey over the top and serve with apple slices, peach slices, grapes, or raspberries.
- Go Mediterranean and replace the chives with olive oil, fresh dill, and a little lemon juice. You can even toss in sun-dried tomatoes if you want! Serve with naan or pita bread, cherry tomatoes, and zucchini.
- Eat it by the bowl, topped with crunchy granola and bright strawberries. Feel free to add chia seeds, too!
- Blend the cottage cheese with ranch seasoning for a delicious Super Bowl dip. Just add your favorite potato chips!
- Slather whipped cottage cheese on a tortilla then add your favorite sandwich ingredients and wrap it all up together.
More Dips and Spreads We Love
- Crockpot Queso Dip
- Fried Pickle Dip
- 4-Ingredient Chili Cheese Dip
- Loaded Baked Potato Dip
- Crockpot Spinach Artichoke Dip
- 4-Ingredient Avocado Crema
- Homemade Buffalo Ranch Dressing
- Black Eyed Pea Hummus
- Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Dip
- 2-Ingredient Cream Cheese Pepper Jelly Dip
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Whipped Cottage Cheese (Sweet or Savory)
Transform ordinary cottage cheese into a rich, creamy, velvety dip or spread you can enjoy absolutely any way you like!
servings
Ingredients
For the Whipped Cottage Cheese
- 16 ounces cottage cheese full-fat preferred
- 1 pinch kosher salt plus more to taste
For Savory Whipped Cottage Cheese (All Optional)
- 1 tablespoon fresh chives or 1 tablespoon fresh dill, or mix of both
- ½ tablespoon minced fresh garlic approximately 1 large clove
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt more or less to taste
For Sweet Whipped Cottage Cheese (All Optional)
- 1-2 tablespoons honey
Equipment
- Food processor or blender
- Silicone spatula
- serving bowl
Instructions
For Savory Whipped Cottage Cheese (Optional)
- Add 16 ounces cottage cheese and 1 pinch kosher salt to food processor. Process cottage cheese until completely smooth, pausing food processor to scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
- Once cottage cheese is smooth, add 1 tablespoon fresh chives, ½ tablespoon minced fresh garlic, and ½ teaspoon kosher salt to food processor. Process cottage cheese until ingredients are fully incorporated and mixture is smooth.
- Taste cottage cheese and adjust ingredients as desired, processing any added ingredients until smooth.
For Sweet Whipped Cottage Cheese (Optional)
- Add 16 ounces cottage cheese and 1 pinch kosher salt to food processor. Process cottage cheese until completely smooth, pausing food processor to scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
- Once cottage cheese is smooth, add 1-2 tablespoons honey, to taste. Process cottage cheese until honey is fully incorporated.
- Taste cottage cheese and add honey or salt if desired. Process cottage cheese again to incorporate any added honey or salt.
To Serve
- When satisfied with flavor of whipped cottage cheese, transfer mixture to serving bowl. Serve with preferred veggies or fruits, crackers, or crostini.
Notes
- Leftovers: Refrigerate whipped cottage cheese in an airtight container up to 2 days. Stir well before serving.
Nutrition Information
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 74kcal | Protein: 8g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Total Carbs: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Net Carbs: 3g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 245mg | Potassium: 79mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 0.1mg
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.
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