Description
Homemade cottage cheese banana pudding delivers comforting sweetness with simple ingredients. Rich creamy dessert combines tangy cheese and ripe bananas for a quick, satisfying treat you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (480 ml) cottage cheese
- 1 ripe banana
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) maple syrup
- Optional: additional maple syrup for sweeter taste
- ½ tsp (2.5 ml) vanilla extract
- Sprinkle of cinnamon
- Vanilla cookies (optional)
- Whipped topping (optional)
- Banana slices (optional)
Instructions
- Preparation: Equip a high-powered blender and gather all ingredients for a swift, smooth blending process.
- Banana Breakdown: Peel and segment the ripe banana into manageable pieces to ensure effortless integration into the mixture.
- Blending Fusion: Combine cottage cheese, banana fragments, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and ground cinnamon within the blender, creating a harmonious base for the pudding.
- Transformation: Initiate blending with gentle pulses to fragment larger banana chunks, then accelerate to high speed, generating a velvety, homogeneous texture while intermittently scraping down the container’s sides.
- Serving Setup: Transfer the luscious pudding into an elegant serving bowl or distribute among individual dessert vessels, ready for immediate enjoyment or chilling.
- Embellishment: Enhance the pudding’s presentation by adorning with crumbled vanilla cookies, a delicate whipped cream dollop, and fresh banana slices for a visually striking and texturally dynamic dessert.
- Chilling Option: Alternatively, refrigerate the pudding for approximately 30 minutes to cultivate a refreshingly cool consistency, stirring gently before serving and adding optional garnishes to elevate the culinary experience.
Notes
- Maximize Banana Ripeness: Choose overripe bananas with dark spots for maximum natural sweetness and smoother blending texture.
- Blender Power Matters: Use a high-powered blender to achieve ultra-creamy consistency without lumps or uneven texture.
- Chill for Enhanced Flavor: Refrigerating the pudding allows ingredients to meld together, intensifying the overall taste profile and creating a more refreshing dessert.
- Customize Toppings Creatively: Experiment with various garnishes like granola, nuts, or chocolate chips to personalize the pudding and add exciting texture contrasts.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 350 mg
- Fat: 2 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 14 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg