Tahini-Honey Cottage Cheese Bowl

By Ali Slagle

Updated Jan. 13, 2026

Tahini-Honey Cottage Cheese Bowl
Andrew Bui for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Kaitlin Wayne.
Total Time
10 minutes
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
5 minutes
Rating
4(15)
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A few choice additions can make the common breakfast of fruit and cottage cheese anything but ordinary. Drizzles of tahini and honey give the bowl a rich, nutty, savory and creamy edge, while toasted sesame seeds double down on the sesame flavor and add a delicate crunch. It’s hard to think of a fruit that wouldn’t be good here: Pile on bananas, berries, stone fruits, melons, apples and pears, grapes, citrus, persimmon or pomegranate seeds. 

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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings
  • 16ounces (2 cups) cottage cheese
  • 2cups cut fruit
  • 8teaspoons well-stirred tahini
  • 8teaspoons honey
  • 2teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
  • Flaky salt
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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

259 calories; 11 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 3 grams monounsaturated fat; 3 grams polyunsaturated fat; 28 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 15 grams sugars; 15 grams protein; 608 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Divide the cottage cheese among four bowls. Top with the fruit, then drizzle each bowl with 2 teaspoons each tahini and honey. Sprinkle with the sesame seeds and a small pinch of salt.

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Comments

S

I like cottage cheese and I am always looking for new and interesting breakfast ideas. This fit the bill nicely. Fast and tasty. Good effort to reward ratio! I will be putting this into the breakfast rotation.

Gretchen

This really elevated my usual mundane cottage cheese breakfast. I’m definitely adding this to my breakfast options.

GG

Really tasty quick recipe. If anyone is in the UK, I cannot recommend the Longley Farm cottage cheese brand enough!

BJ

I can't wait to try this. It would make a great dinner or lunch as well as breakfast. But I will ease up on the almost 4 teaspoons of honey and skip the flaky salt to keep sodium in check.

Lizalu

Honey + tahini = halvah. I added it to my strained yogurt. Yum

Lee Rogers

For the US cottage cheese - Good brand.

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