Chocolate Cottage Cheese Mousse Toast with Air Fryer Bananas
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This protein chocolate cottage cheese mousse Toast with Air Fryer bananas has quickly become one of my favorite morning staples. The cottage cheese gets whipped into a light, creamy mousse that you’d never guess was packed with protein. Topped with warm, caramelized banana slices cooked in the air fryer, all piled on thick-cut sourdough toast. It is the perfect family friendly breakfast for busy mornings.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Quick and Easy: This is a no cook breakfast that comes together in 15 minutes. A simple yet satisfying start to the day on busy mornings.
Protein: The cottage cheese helps pack some protein! This breakfast has about 29 grams of protein per serving.
Flavorful: The cottage cheese chocolate mousse add is sweet and chocolatey while the caramelized bananas offer a rich and deep flavor that goes so perfectly with the chocolate. And adding some almonds (or another nut) gives texture to this creamy toast.
What I Love:
- Tastes like dessert while secretly packing some protein! The chocolate cottage cheese mousse taste a lot like chocolate pudding, but with simple ingredients. And it is family friendly, making it great option to make for the whole family.
Ingredients and substitutions
Cottage Cheese: You can use your favorite cottage cheese brand to make the the chocolate mousse.
Honey: Adds sweetness to the whipped cottage cheese and helps caramelize the bananas.
Vanilla: Adds to the flavor of the cottage cheese mousse.
Cocoa Powder: Makes the chocolate mousse!
Banana: You will need one banana.
Oil: A little bit of high heat oil is used on the bananas to cook them in air fryer. Avocado oil is my favorite.
Cinnamon: Helps adds to the flavor of the bananas.
Sourdough bread: A hearty slice of toasted sourdough bread holds all the goodness. You can use another bread, just make sure it is hearty enough to hold up to all the toppings. Some good swaps are ciabatta bread, or a rustic bread loaf.
Almond slices: This is optional but adds to the texture of the toast. You can use almond, walnuts or pecans.
How to make this cottage cheese toast
- To make the chocolate cottage cheese mouse, combine the cottage cheese, honey, cocoa powder and vanilla extract into a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth. Taste and adjust to personal preference with cocoa powder and honey. Set aside until ready to build the toast.
- To make the air fryer banana, preheat air fryer to 375 degrees. Slice the bananas on a piece of parchment paper. Drizzle over oil and honey. Evenly sprinkle over the cinnamon. Place in the air fryer, on the parchment paper, for 7-10 minutes. Be sure the parchment paper is small enough that it does not touch the heating elements in the air fryer. If you do not have parchment paper, slice the banana in half lengthwise, drizzle with oil, honey and cinnamon and cook directly in the air fryer until golden brown.
- To build the toast, spread the cottage cheese chocolate mousse over the a slice of toast bread. Top with the cooked banana. Sprinkle over almond slices or nuts of choice and enjoy!
Sara’s Tip
No air fryer? No problem. You can caramelize the bananas in a pan on the stove. Just add the oil (or a pat of butter) to a skillet over medium heat. Add in the banana slices and sprinkle over cinnamon and drizzle over honey. Toss to coat. Let the bananas cook on one side for about 4 minutes. Flip and cook the other side. Remove from heat and top over your cottage cheese chocolate mouse toast!
Recipe FAQs
Can I meal prep this toast?
You can make the cottage cheese chocolate mouse in advance to save time. Just follow the directions for the chocolate mouse, and store in an air tight container in the refrigerator up to 3 days. Wait to make the bananas until ready ready to eat.
Do I have to use cottage cheese?
No, you can swap the cottage cheese for Greek yogurt if you wish. Cottage cheese typically has more protein per serving compared to Greek yogurt, but it is an delicious and healthy option if you do not have cottage cheese.
How much protein does this have?
The amount of protein per serving will vary slightly depending on the cottage cheese you choose and sourdough bread slice. But you can estimate that around 20-30 grams of protein. Not bad for a no cook breakfast!
If you give this recipe a try, let me know your thoughts in the comments below. I appreciate your feedback.
And be sure to tag me on Instagram so I can see your toast creations.
If you love to make toast for breakfast, check out all my toast recipes to inspire you to turn your sourdough bread into an easy and delicious breakfast.
From my kitchen to yours, happy toasting. I hope you love this chocolate cottage cheese mousse toast with air fryer bananas as much we do.
Chocolate Cottage Cheese Mousse Toast with Air Fryer Bananas
Ingredients
- 2/3 C. Cottage cheese
- 1 Tbsp. Honey (plus more to drizzle over banana)
- 1/4 tsp. Vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp. Cocoa powder
- 1 Banana
- 1 tsp. high heat oil (avocado or grapeseed)
- 1/4 tsp. Cinnamon
- 1 slice Sourdough bread (toasted)
- Almond slices (optional)
Instructions
- To make the chocolate cottage cheese mouse, combine the cottage cheese, honey, cocoa powder and vanilla extract into a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth. Set aside until ready to build the toast.
- To make the air fryer banana, preheat air fryer to 375 degrees. Slice the bananas on a piece of parchment paper. Drizzle over oil and a little honey. Evenly sprinkle over the cinnamon. Place in the air fryer, on the parchment paper, for 7-10 minutes. Be sure the parchment paper is small enough that it does not touch the heating elements in the air fryer. If you do not have parchment paper, slice the banana in half lengthwise, drizzle with oil, honey and cinnamon and cook directly in the air fryer until golden brown.
- To build the toast, spread the cottage cheese chocolate mousse over the a slice of toast bread. Top with the cooked banana. Sprinkle over almond slices or nuts of choice and enjoy!
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Nutrition
The nutrition facts provided are calculated using a third-party tool and are estimates only. Actual nutritional content may vary based on the ingredients and brands you use, as well as portion sizes. For accurate results, please consult a registered dietitian or nutritionist.
