Description
A creamy pineapple cottage cheese smoothie made with frozen pineapple, mango, cottage cheese, protein powder, and milk. This easy tropical breakfast drink is thick, refreshing, protein-rich, and ready in 5 minutes.
Ingredients
1 cup frozen pineapple chunks
1/2 cup frozen mango chunks
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1 scoop vanilla or unflavored protein powder, about 30g
1/2 cup milk or milk alternative, plus more as needed
1 to 2 teaspoons honey, maple syrup, or sweetener, optional
3 to 4 ice cubes, optional
Instructions
1. Add frozen pineapple, frozen mango, cottage cheese, and protein powder to a blender.
2. Pour in 1/2 cup milk or milk alternative.
3. Add optional sweetener and ice cubes, if using.
4. Secure the blender lid and blend on high for 30 to 60 seconds, until smooth and creamy.
5. Check the texture. Add more milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, if the smoothie seems too thick.
6. Taste and add more sweetener if desired, then blend briefly again.
7. Pour into a glass and serve immediately.
Notes
Use frozen fruit for the thickest, frostiest smoothie.
Start with less liquid, then add more only as needed.
Vanilla protein powder works especially well with pineapple and mango.
For a tangier smoothie, replace cottage cheese with plain Greek yogurt.
For a dairy-free option, use silken tofu and a dairy-free milk.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Blended
- Cuisine: Grandma-style / Homemade
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 smoothie
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: pineapple cottage cheese smoothie, creamy pineapple smoothie, cottage cheese smoothie, protein smoothie, breakfast smoothie