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Ginger-Honey Peach Cottage Cheese Parfait

Creamy whipped cottage cheese with a hint of lemon layers with juicy skillet-warmed ginger-honey peaches and fresh basil for a bright, silky, no-crunch breakfast.

Ginger-Honey Peach Cottage Cheese Parfait

Ingredients

  • 3 cups680 gCottage cheese, 2%
  • 4 medium600 gPeachessliced into thin wedges
  • 2 tbsp40 gHoneydivided
  • 1½ tbsp grated8 gFresh gingerpeeled and finely grated
  • 1 tbsp15 gLemon juicedivided
  • 1½ tsp3 gLemon zest
  • 1 tsp4 gVanilla extract
  • 2⅛ tsp10 gUnsalted butter
  • 2½ tbsp leaves4 gFresh basilthinly sliced

Steps

  1. Prepare first: slice the peach, grate the ginger, zest the lemon and slice the basil.
  2. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the ginger and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
  3. Add the peach, half of the honey and half of the lemon juice. Cook, stirring gently, for 4 to 5 minutes until the peaches are tender and glossy with a light syrup. Transfer to a bowl and let cool for about 20 minutes.
  4. While the peaches cool, blend or whisk the cottage cheese with the remaining half of the honey, the remaining half of the lemon juice, the lemon zest and the vanilla until smooth and fluffy.
  5. Spoon half of the whipped cottage cheese into four glasses, then top with half of the ginger peaches and their syrup.
  6. Add the remaining half of the whipped cottage cheese, then the remaining half of the peaches.
  7. Scatter the basil over each parfait and serve.

Contains: Milk.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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