Description
A soft, tender breakfast bake made with creamy cottage cheese, oats, crunchy pecans, maple syrup, and warm cinnamon, with all the flavor of pecan pie.
Ingredients
2 cups (450 g) cottage cheese
3 large eggs
1 cup (90 g) old-fashioned rolled oats
1/4 cup (60 ml) pure maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (55 g) chopped pecans
For the top: 2 tablespoons chopped pecans or pecan halves
To serve: 1 tablespoon extra maple syrup for drizzling
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease an 8 x 8-inch (20 x 20 cm) baking dish.
2. In a large bowl, whisk the cottage cheese, eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla until well combined. For a smoother texture, blend these in a blender or food processor.
3. Stir in the oats, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt until combined.
4. Fold in the 1/2 cup of chopped pecans.
5. Pour the mixture into the prepared dish and spread it evenly. Sprinkle the remaining pecans over the top.
6. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the top is set and golden brown and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
7. Cool for 10 minutes. Drizzle with maple syrup, cut into 8 squares, and serve warm.
Notes
Based on the Peach Pecan Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bake published by Umami (2 cups cottage cheese, 1 cup oats, 1/2 cup chopped pecans, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and a 350°F oven for 30 to 35 minutes until the top is set and golden are from the source). The peaches were left out, the 1/4 cup of honey was replaced with maple syrup for a pecan pie flavor, and the number of eggs, the vanilla, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt amounts, the 8 x 8-inch dish, the pecan topping, and the yield of 8 servings are estimates, and the recipe has not been tested.
For the smoothest, most custardy texture, blend the cottage cheese and eggs before stirring in the oats.
Let the bake rest for 10 minutes so it sets and slices cleanly.
Nutrition is an approximate estimate per serving (8 servings).
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 207
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 389mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 11g
- Cholesterol: 75mg