What can I do with vegan cottage cheese? Need some ideas

Hi! I made a big bowl of vegan cottage cheese with silken tofu as the base, but I’m not liking it much. It tastes too much like tofu, even after adding salt and some spices. I’m thinking about how to use up this bowl of blended tofu. Maybe I could use some for baking a high-protein bread, but I’m not sure what to do with the rest.

This week I made cottage cheese with yoghurt, which turned out great, so I’ll stick with that recipe for now. But I need ideas for how to use this tofu-based version. Any thoughts or suggestions would be much appreciated!

I’ve never made vegan cottage cheese before, so my idea could be off, but maybe you could use some of it for lasagna or stuffed shells? When I was younger, my mom would mix cottage cheese with ricotta to make it more affordable.

I also use silken tofu to make a vegan Alfredo sauce. The tofu taste really fades when you heat it up.

I used to love cottage cheese before going vegan. I really miss it!

@Zephyr
Thanks! You’ve given me some good ideas.

Noor said:
@Zephyr
Thanks! You’ve given me some good ideas.

If you make the Alfredo, try roasting some garlic and onion and blending them into the sauce. It really makes it taste even better!

How about trying it in an Indian curry? I’ve had vegan versions of some curry dishes with a cottage cheese substitute, and they turned out great!

You could add some garlic and nutritional yeast and use it in lasagna like you would with ricotta.

Terry said:
You could add some garlic and nutritional yeast and use it in lasagna like you would with ricotta.

I’ve already added garlic powder, salt, and lemon juice. I might use it in lasagna, actually. Another person mentioned that too.

It might be good on top of a salad.

You could try it with fruit toppings, like pineapple mixed in.

@Sawyer
I made it following this recipe, and it turned out delicious. The firm tofu gives it those lumps. I even tried it with fruit on top, and it was great. I used strawberries, blueberries, cranberry jam, and some chocolate chips and maple syrup. https://elavegan.com/vegan-cottage-cheese/

ETA: I used Alpro Natural No-Sugar yoghurt.

@Noor
That sounds amazing, thank you! I’ve never tried it with sweet toppings before.

Sawyer said:
@Noor
That sounds amazing, thank you! I’ve never tried it with sweet toppings before.

It works so well, definitely worth trying!