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Cottage Cheese with Pineapple and Honey, school snacks recipes easy
Brittany Stage

Cottage Cheese with Pineapple and Honey

Creamy full-fat cottage cheese topped with sweet pineapple and a drizzle of honey comes together in about two minutes. It is a protein-packed school snack that genuinely satisfies kids between meals.
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Total Time 2 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 175
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup full-fat cottage cheese small curd works best
  • 1/2 cup crushed pineapple canned, drained very well, or fresh pineapple chunks
  • 1 tbsp honey or to taste
  • 1/8 tsp cinnamon optional, to add warmth or replace honey
  • 1 pinch kosher salt optional, brightens the flavor

Equipment

  • small bowls or snack containers
  • fine mesh strainer or colander

Method
 

  1. If you are using canned pineapple, drain it through a fine mesh strainer and press down gently with a spoon to squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Watery pineapple will make the cottage cheese soupy within a few minutes, so this step matters.
  2. Spoon 1/2 cup of cottage cheese into each small bowl or snack container. Spread it out slightly so there is room for the toppings.
  3. Spoon about 1/4 cup of the drained pineapple over the cottage cheese in each bowl. If using fresh pineapple, cut it into small chunks so it is easy to eat with a spoon.
  4. Drizzle about 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of honey over each serving. Adjust to your kids' taste. If you are skipping the honey, add a small pinch of cinnamon instead for flavor.
  5. Add a tiny pinch of salt if you like. It sounds odd over fruit but it actually makes the pineapple taste brighter and the cottage cheese taste less bland. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to eat.

Notes

For lunchbox packing, store the cottage cheese and pineapple in separate containers and combine at school. This keeps the texture right even after a few hours in a bag.