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Matcha Protein Waffles Made With Cottage Cheese

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Matcha Cottage Cheese Protein Waffles area matcha match-up made in heaven. Enjoy the benefits of matcha green tea in a filling breakfast that will fuel your morning. With 251 calories and 25g protein for a generous three-waffle stack, this is a protein breakfast idea you’ll want to put on repeat.

I upgraded my already amazing cottage cheese waffles, I make on repeat by adding a few teaspoons of matcha green tea powder to the batter.  Love the vibrant color of matcha green tea powder, and also the benefits which include non-jittery energy, anti-oxidants, metabolism support and more.

Another thing I love about these matcha waffles are that they are lightly sweet and don’t need any syrup. Of course, you can drizzle with syrup . . . but without syrup, they are perfect for taking on the go!

You are now hungry for matcha waffles!

INGREDIENT TIPS FOR PROTEIN MATCHA WAFFLES

Flour: You can make with a traditional all-purpose flour, or a gluten-free baking blend (I use Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 Gluten Free Baking Flour with great results. This recipe is not really meant for heavier alternative flours like almond flour, green banana flour, coconut flour, etc. – and thusly, those are not recommended.

Cottage Cheese: Even if you think you aren’t a cottage cheese fan, you are going to love these delicious protein waffles. The cottage cheese is blended smooth into the batter and you won’t even know it’s there – except you get a huge protein boost. I would recommend using 2% cottage cheese (or even 4%) over no-fat cottage cheese.

Protein Powder: Use the type and brand that you like – I’ve made batches with plant-based (Nuzest) and also whey protein. Both are great. Depending on the powder you “may” need to add a skosh more milk when blending the batter – it should be thicker than runnier though, so don’t over do.

Matcha: I’m a fan of Jade Leaf Matcha, it’s the #1 selling farm-direct organic Japanese matcha green tea powder in the U.S. For this recipe, I’m using the pure culinary matcha, not one of their amazing matcha latte mixes (which I do recommend for your waffle-accompanying beverage experience). Through May 10, 2024 use code NMDVIP20 to save 20% at JadeLeafMatcha.com.

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Matcha Green Tea Waffles are made with protein powder and blended cottage cheese for a protein-packed, low-cal breakfast that will satisfy you all morning. Lightly sweet with no added sugar, so no syrup needed – take on the go! Gluten-free option.
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Matcha Green Tea Waffles are made with protein powder and blended cottage cheese for a protein-packed, low-cal breakfast that will satisfy you all morning. Lightly sweet with no added sugar, so no syrup needed – take on the go! Gluten-free option.
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Matcha Protein Waffles
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 

Matcha Green Tea Waffles are made with protein powder and blended cottage cheese for a protein-packed, low-cal breakfast that will satisfy you all morning. Lightly sweet with no added sugar, so no syrup needed – take on the go! Gluten-free option.

Course: Breakfast
Keyword: cottage cheese, matcha, waffles
Servings: 3 (about 3 waffles)
Calories: 251 kcal
Ingredients
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup milk of choice
  • ½ cup 2% cottage cheese
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/3 tsp baking powder
  • ½ cup vanilla protein powder or unflavored collagen powder with a few drops of liquid stevia or monkfruit
  • ½ cup flour blend like bob’s red mill gluten blend or a traditional all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp matcha powder
Instructions
  1. Add eggs, milk, cottage cheese and vanilla to blender; blend until smooth.
  2. Add baking powder and protein powder, and matcha powder and blend until smooth.
  3. Add flour half at a time, blending and scraping down sides between.
  4. Cooking in hot waffle iron according to manufacturer’s instructions. I used a Dash mini waffle iron to make 9 waffles. A traditional 4-square iron will make about 2 big waffles (eg: 8 squares).
Recipe Notes

Lemongrass-Mint Matcha Chai Latte

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Tea is . . . my cup of tea! I love that there are so many varieties available that meet me my body where it is for the day, whether that’s requiring an instant pick-me-up, desperately craving better sleep, or feeling bloated and in need a diet detox. Plus, the world’s most popular beverage, is packed with an abundance of antioxidants (varies on the type of tea) to help boost immunity and optimize overall health and well-being.Preparing Lemongrass Mint Matcha Chia  This month, I’ve been jump-starting my mornings with Lemongrass-Mint Matcha Chai Latte, it’s a exponentially more wholesome, herbal alternative the carbonated sugar-free energy drinks I sometimes guzzle prebreakfast (we all have vices, people). After just a few sips of this steaming green goodness, I know that the cold weather, shortened daylight levels, and lengthy to-do list are going to be so much more bearable.

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3 Vibrant Greek Yogurt Dips – Beet, Turmic & Matcha

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Beet, Turmeric and Match Greek Yogurt DipsBrighten up any winter snack situation with these Vibrant Greek Yogurt Dips colorized with some of Mother Nature’s most vivid ingredients including beet powder, turmeric powder and matcha tea. No need to go all fake and freaky to create edible rainbow colors for your holiday appetizers and other fun recipes throughout the year. These natural ingredients are superfoods (typically found on the health food, spice and tea aisles) and not only pump up the pigment, but boost nutrition as well!

Beet, Turmeric & Matcha Greek Yogurt Dips are a vibrant addition to a holiday party, celebration or for home snacking! Can also be used as salad dressing, or drizzled on sandwiches, wraps, side dishes and more.

While there are lots of additional benefits, beet root powder boosts nitric oxide in your blood (helping circulation, blood pressure and stamina), ground turmeric is a spice that can help to reduce inflammation and lessen the perception of pain, and matcha tea is known to boost the metabolism, calm the mind and help protect against certain cancers.

tumeric-beet-matcha-powder The other beauty of these three Vibrant Greek Yogurt Dips is how easy they are to make – I originally created the recipes for Litehouse Foods using first their Homestyle Ranch Dip, then later the OPAdipity Greek Yogurt Dips and finally with Greek yogurt from scratch.  Using prepared dips (found in the refrigerated section of your produce department) is an “almost homemade” shortcut perfect when you need to pull together a party ASAP or at the 11th hour realize you didn’t bring a dish for the office shindig. I feel more than comfortable using the Litehouse Foods brand because they are VERY mindful to keep their products as fresh and preservative as possible.

But, knowing these dips aren’t easy for some of you to find (and that many prefer scratch recipes), I’ve written out the full preparation of the recipes (and then noted how to swap in the prepared dressings if that’s the route you choose). The base recipe is the same for all three dips, simply mix in 2 tablespoons of the chosen “superfood” ingredient and add extra garnish on top as desired!

These dips also take sandwiches, wraps, side dishes and steamed veggies to the next level with just a drizzle or dollop! Enjoy and Happy Holidays to Hue!

If you need a visual on the beet powder, ground turmeric and matcha — here are the products I used:

Beet, Turmeric and Match Greek Yogurt Dips
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Beet, Turmeric & Matcha Greek Yogurt dips
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
 
The base recipe is the same for all three dips, simply mix in 2 tablespoons of the chosen "superfood" ingredient and add extra garnish on top as desired!
Course: Appetizer, Condiment
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt (fat-content, your preference)
  • 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsely
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauces
  • 2 tablespoons Pick ONE: beet powder, ground turmeric, matcha tea
  • optional garnish: for Beet use Sriracha, for turmeric use black sesame seeds for matcha use pepitas
Instructions
  1. Add Greek yogurt to small bowl. Stir in all ingredients except for optional garnish. Let sit in fridge for an hour to overnight to let flavors mingle. Add garnish before serving.
  2. Serve with chips, crackers or veggies. Can also be used as a sauce or spread for sandwiches, wraps, side dishes, fish, chicken and more.
  3. To make with Litehouse Homestyle Ranch Dip or OPAdipity Greek Yogurt Ranch Dip, simply use 8 ounces in lieu of the Greek yogurt and spices.