Description
Creamy no-bake peanut butter and cottage cheese bites topped with caramel and sea salt. High-protein, easy, and perfect for snacking!
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup cottage cheese
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ½ cup natural peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of sea salt
- ½ cup caramel sauce (for topping)
- Flaky sea salt (for garnish)
Instructions
- Blend cottage cheese, peanut butter, syrup, vanilla, and salt until smooth.
- Mix in oats and let sit 5 minutes.
- Roll into 12 balls and chill.
- Top with caramel and sea salt.
- Chill again before serving.
Notes
- Use full-fat cottage cheese for extra creaminess.
- Chill caramel slightly before topping for better texture.
- Oats can be pulsed or left whole based on texture preference.
- Store in fridge up to 5 days or freeze for longer.
- Add mix-ins like chocolate chips or coconut for variety.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes prep
- Chill Time: 30 minutes chill
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Healthy Treats
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bite
- Calories: Approx. 150 kcal
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 3mg
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