Carrageenan Free Golden Raisin Cottage Cheese Fruit Cups
Creamy, fruity, and just sweet enough, these little cups are the kind of snack or light meal that feels indulgent without any of the heaviness. The cottage cheese base gets a warm lift from freshly grated ginger and a drizzle of honey, making it taste far more interesting than plain curd straight from the container. Golden raisins add little bursts of sweetness throughout, while cool honeydew and ripe banana on top bring a refreshing contrast in every bite. Carrageenan is a common additive in many dairy products — including cottage cheese — used as a thickener or stabilizer, so label-reading can feel like a full-time job. Choosing a low-fat cottage cheese that skips that ingredient is the key move here, and the recipe keeps everything else naturally whole and simple, so there's nothing hidden to worry about. No thickeners, no gums, no mystery stabilizers — just real food assembled in minutes. It's a genuinely satisfying option whether you're building a quick breakfast, an afternoon snack, or a light dessert that doesn't require turning on the oven.
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4 servings
- 2 cups low-fat cottage cheese
- ½ cup golden raisins
- 2 medium ripe bananas, sliced into rounds
- 1 ½ cups honeydew melon, cut into ½-inch cubes
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- 2 tsp honey
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a mixing bowl, stir together the cottage cheese, grated ginger, and honey until evenly combined.
- 2
Fold in the golden raisins until distributed throughout the cottage cheese mixture.
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