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These Cottage Cheese Pizza Buns will satisfy all your pizza cravings in under 30 minutes and are packed with 18 grams of protein per serving. They make an easy lunch or snack are meal prep-friendly and can be customized with your favourite toppings!
Recipe Highlights
- Healthier pizza option: These have all the classic pizza flavours you love on a light fluffy cottage cheese bread.
- High in protein: 18 grams of protein each (or more if you add pepperoni on top!)
- Quick and easy: One bowl for the dough, no yeast, and no rolling!
- Great for meal prep: Make a batch and reheat through the week.
- Customizable: Top with whatever you like! Pepperoni, veggies, extra cheese etc.
Cottage cheese dough has been having a moment (though I honestly think it’s here to stay), and for good reason. It comes together fast and bakes up soft and fluffy. These Cottage Cheese Pizza Buns are one of my favourite ways to use it! Cottage Cheese is also great in my Cottage Cheese Banana Muffins and Oat Flour Cottage Cheese Pancakes!
The dough comes together in one mixing bowl and is just SO much easier to make than a traditional pizza dough. Think of these as high-protein personal mini pizzas. Perfect for lunch, an after-school snack, or whenever a pizza craving hits! They’re great on their own or served with a side of Kale White Bean Salad.
These pizza buns remind me of when my Grandma used to make me pizza on english muffins, so they always make me so happy when I make them and my entire family loves them. I hope you do to!
For more cottage cheese recipes also try my Cottage Cheese Mac and Cheese ready in 15 minutes and my Cottage Cheese Queso for an easy snack!
Ingredient Notes
Cottage cheese: Not only does this add protein but it adds moisture and structure without any noticeable cottage cheese flavour. You can blend the cottage cheese if you prefer a smoother texture but I honestly don’t bother for this recipe, it’s just as great not blended! Use extra cottage cheese to make a batch of Blueberry Cottage Cheese Muffins!
Flour: All-purpose flour works well. You can swap with a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend if needed.
Apple cider vinegar: This is my “secret ingredient” that helps activate the baking powder for a better rise. White vinegar works as a substitute.
How To Make Cottage Cheese Pizza Buns
*This is a recipe overview. The full recipe with measurements and instructions can be found below in the recipe card.
Step 1: Mix the egg and cottage cheese together in a mixing bowl.
Step 2: Add the flour, baking powder and spices.
Step 3: Mix together then divide the dough into four portions and flatten on a baking sheet.
Step 4: Spread pizza sauce on the dough.
Step 5: Add cheese and toppings.
Step 6: Bake at 400° F for 18-24 minutes.
How To Store
Store leftover pizza buns in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat in the oven or toaster oven at 350°F for 5 to 8 minutes until warmed through. The microwave works in a pinch but the base won’t crisp up.
Jess’s Tips
- Strain the cottage cheese if needed: if your cottage cheese is very watery, strain it to remove some liquid. This technique is also great to do for my Cottage Cheese Chocolate Mousse for a healthy dessert!
- Don’t overwork the dough. Mix just until it comes together. Overworking it makes the buns dense.
- Flatten them evenly: Aim for an even thickness so they bake consistently.
- Go easy on the sauce: Too much sauce makes the base wet and soft.
- Add your favourite toppings: try pepperoni, sausage, veggies or for a fun twist you can try Mediterranean toppings like I add to my Mediterranean Pizza!
Frequently Asked Questions
Not at all. Once baked the cottage cheese blends completely into the dough and you’d never know it’s there. It just makes the buns soft and chewy!
Yes! Let them cool completely, then freeze in a single layer before transferring to a freezer bag. Reheat from frozen in a 350°F oven for about 10 to 12 minutes.
You can swap out 1/3 cup of the flour for almond flour. If you swap all the flour for almond flour the dough will be quite fragile and hard to pick up.
Try These Cottage Cheese Recipes Next!
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15-Minute Cottage Cheese Mac And Cheese
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Cottage Cheese Pizza Buns
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutues
- Yield: 4 servings
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: high protein
Description
These cottage cheese pizza buns come together in just 30 minutes and have 18 grams of protein each!
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup cottage cheese (I use 2%)
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Optional toppings
- Pepperoni
- Bell pepper
- Mushrooms
- Onions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Whisk egg, then add cottage cheese and apple cider vinegar and whisk to combine.
- Mix the flour, baking powder, garlic powder, salt, and Italian seasoning together.
- Mix wet and dry ingredients together until a dough forms. The dough should be a little soft, not like a springy bread dough.
- Divide the dough into 4 portions, then add each portion to the baking sheet. Using your hands flatten dough portions into circles, about 1/2 inch thick. (I find it helpful to lightly wet your hands to prevent the dough from sticking to them!)
- Add the pizza sauce (about 2 tablespoons each), shredded cheese and any additional toppings you’re using.
- Bake for 18–24 minutes until bubbly and golden.
- Let cool slightly and enjoy.
Notes
Strain the cottage cheese if it’s very runny.
Reheat in the oven or air fryer at 350 degrees until warmed through. You can also reheat in the microwave but they won’t be crispy.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 2g
- Fat: 11g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 18g
