Citric Acid Free Pear & Cottage Cheese Fruit Cups

Creamy, cool, and naturally sweet, this fruit cup is the kind of no-fuss dish that feels indulgent without any of the usual ingredient drama. Avoiding citric acid can be trickier than it sounds — it hides in packaged cottage cheese, flavored yogurts, and even pre-cut fruit blends as a preservative. Here, every ingredient is straightforward and clean: low-fat cottage cheese, ripe pear, banana, and cantaloupe, with nothing added that you didn't put there yourself. The combination of textures is genuinely lovely — silky cottage cheese underneath, juicy chunks of melon and pear on top, and soft banana slices tucked throughout. A drizzle of honey ties everything together with gentle sweetness, while a dusting of ground ginger adds just enough warmth to make it feel a little special. Fresh mint, if you choose to use it, brightens the whole bowl and makes it look like something you'd order at a café brunch. It works equally well as a light breakfast, an afternoon snack, or a simple dessert when you want something satisfying but not heavy.

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