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Fruit Salad Tacos with Honey Whipped Cottage Cheese

June 27, 2016 9 Comments

Fit more protein, calcium, and fresh fruit into your morning routine with these easy, healthy breakfast tacos slathered with honey whipped cottage cheese and piled high with fruit salad.

Fruit Salad Tacos with Honey Whipped Cottage Cheese

Last weekend Alex taught Owen the word ‘hangry.’ As of late, Owen has been refusing to eat breakfast, and then he inevitably has a meltdown around noon. It doesn’t matter what we offer him, from simple things like a hardboiled egg or a carton of yogurt, to homemade French toast or waffles with maple syrup. He might eat a bite or two of whatever we put in front of him, but it mostly remains untouched and ends up in the garbage.

In an effort to get him back on track, I’ve been dreaming up new and fun recipes to try and entice Owen to eat his most important meal of the day. First up are these fruit salad tacos with honey whipped cottage cheese.

Sweet, creamy, and loaded with a veritable rainbow of fresh fruits, how could he refuse?

Honey Whipped Cottage Cheese

I made these tacos over the weekend, but they are also totally doable on a weekday. It all starts with the honey whipped cottage cheese. Just throw some regular cottage cheese into a blender or food processor with a big drizzle of honey, a splash of vanilla, and a few gratings of orange zest and blend until it’s creamy, thick, and smooth.

Fruit Salad Tacos with Honey Whipped Cottage Cheese

Then slather it inside a tortilla and top with all the fruits your little heart desires. I used cantaloupe, kiwi, blueberries, and strawberries. A note: I diced my fruit pretty finely, like a chunky salsa. I mean we are making tacos, after all!

These fruit salad tacos are a really fun and festive kid-friendly breakfast. And (shhh!) they are also super healthy. They are refined sugar-free, and cottage cheese is loaded with calcium and protein. I wanted to use whole wheat tortillas but our supermarket was all out. If you can get your hands on them, definitely use them instead of the white flour kind.

Fruit Salad Tacos with Honey Whipped Cottage Cheese

Fruit Salad Tacos with Honey Whipped Cottage Cheese
2016-06-26 21:53:31
Serves 4
These easy fruit salad tacos make a really fun kid-friendly breakfast. Cottage cheese packs loads of protein and calcium, too!
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For the honey whipped cottage cheese
  1. 2 cups cottage cheese
  2. 2 tablespoons honey
  3. 2 teaspoons freshly grated orange zest
  4. 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
For the tacos
  1. 1 cup diced strawberries
  2. 1 cup diced cantaloupe
  3. 1 cup diced kiwi (about 2)
  4. 1 cup blueberries
  5. 8 (6-inch) flour tortillas, preferably whole wheat
Instructions
  1. To make the honey whipped cottage cheese, combine the cottage cheese, honey, orange zest, and vanilla in a food processor and process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl. (Cottage cheese mixture can be made a few days ahead and stored in the fridge.)
  2. Combine the strawberries, cantaloupe, kiwi, and blueberries in a medium bowl. Working with one tortilla at a time, spread with a thick layer of the cottage cheese mixture and fill with about 1/2 cup fruit salad.
By Turnip the Oven
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Fit more protein, calcium, and fresh fruit into your morning routine with these easy, healthy breakfast tacos slathered with honey whipped cottage cheese and piled high with fruit salad.

Filed Under: Breakfast Tagged With: cottage cheese, Fruit, tacos

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Comments

  1. Megan Marlowe says

    June 27, 2016 at 9:58 am

    Lucy, these look delicious. A perfect way to start or end the day!

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  2. Elizabeth says

    June 27, 2016 at 12:28 pm

    Such a genius breakfast idea! I’m always looking for creative ways to eat cottage cheese and I think this one tops the list! Have to try it soon!

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    • Lucy Baker says

      June 27, 2016 at 12:39 pm

      Thanks Elizabeth! I love cottage cheese and my son does too (it’s one of the few healthy breakfast foods he actually gets excited for)!

      Reply
  3. Karly says

    June 27, 2016 at 1:53 pm

    I need this in my life right meow! I have been missing all these amazing fruits after being in the hospital with the kids for a week. Gimme all the freshness!

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  4. Lisa | Garlic + Zest says

    June 27, 2016 at 2:39 pm

    That’s a great idea! Did you little guy like them?

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    • Lucy Baker says

      June 27, 2016 at 2:41 pm

      He did! He loves cottage cheese and anything with berries 🙂

      Reply
  5. Gwen @simplyhealthyfamily says

    June 27, 2016 at 3:14 pm

    I feel ya! Only 1 of my 4 kids is not a picky eater! That would ALL gobble these up tho!!

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  6. Kelly @ TastingPage says

    June 27, 2016 at 4:54 pm

    How fun is this? I think this is a great way to get kids to eat more fruit!

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  7. Kate says

    June 28, 2016 at 12:11 pm

    What a genius idea! My kids are going to be in heaven when I make these for them!

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