Baked Cottage Cheese Fries (Printable Version)
Crispy, high-protein cottage cheese fries baked to golden perfection — a healthier snack or side.
# What You Need:
→ Main
01 - 2 cups (450 g) full-fat cottage cheese, well-drained
02 - 2 large eggs
→ Dry Ingredients
03 - 1/2 cup (60 g) chickpea flour or gluten-free flour
04 - 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
05 - 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
06 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
07 - 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
→ For Baking
08 - Olive oil spray
# How-To:
01 - Preheat your oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - Place the cottage cheese in a blender or food processor and blend until mostly smooth.
03 - Transfer the blended cottage cheese to a bowl. Add eggs, chickpea flour, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper. Mix thoroughly until a thick batter forms.
04 - Spread the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet, forming a rectangle about 1/2-inch thick.
05 - Bake for 30 minutes or until firm and golden around the edges. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
06 - Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, slice the baked mixture into fry shapes.
07 - Carefully separate and arrange the fries on the baking sheet. Lightly spray with olive oil.
08 - Return to the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes for extra crispiness, turning once halfway through if desired.
09 - Serve warm with your favorite dipping sauce such as marinara, ranch, or Greek yogurt dip.
# Expert Hints:
01 -
- They pack thirteen grams of protein per serving, which means you can eat a whole tray and still feel pretty good about your life choices.
- The outside gets genuinely crispy in the oven, not the sad kind of crispy that collapses the second you bite into it.
02 -
- If you skip draining the cottage cheese, your batter will be too wet and the fries will spread into a flat, sad pancake instead of holding their shape.
- The first bake is about setting the structure, and the second bake is where the actual crisp happens, so do not rush or combine these steps.
03 -
- Press the cottage cheese slab firmly and evenly when spreading it on the pan because thin spots will burn before thick spots set.
- Let the fries sit for two minutes after the final bake before serving because they crisp up even more as they cool slightly.