Homemade Cottage Cheese Chips

These high protein cottage cheese chips are crispy, crunchy, and super easy to make in the oven. Made with just one main ingredient (yep—cottage cheese!), they’re the perfect healthy and low carb snack when you’re craving a salty low carb snack. My husband keeps requesting I make these!

We're showing you all of the tips and tricks to get these to actually turn out, plus sharing tons of cottage cheese chip seasoning ideas you can use to mix and match for a little variety in your life.

We recently made 6 batches of these chips testing a variety of brands, chip sizes, parchment papers, and seasonings to show you how to get them perfect on the first try!

High-protein eating has become hugely popular online, especially creative ways to use cottage cheese to boost protein in everyday simple dishes. We’ve been sharing easy, high-protein low carb recipes since 2018, and our one-ingredient cheese crackers made with sliced cheese slices and easy baked parmesan crisps have been reader favorites for years.

So, of course, we had to try it with cottage cheese too — and it turns out, it makes a crispy, crunchy, no-carb snack you’ll love!

You’ll Love These Oven Baked Cottage Cheese Chips!

• High in protein – Over 14g per serving (in 10 chips), depending on the size.
• Crispy + satisfying – That salty crunch totally hits the spot when you're trying to cut back on packaged salty snacks.
• Simple ingredients – All you need is cottage cheese and a few spices.
• Low carb and gluten free – Great for macro-friendly snacking or keto too.

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Ingredients You’ll Need

Our easy cottage cheese chips are basically a one ingredient chips recipe but it's easy to alter the flavors by sprinkling them with your favorite seasonings.

• 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese (4% small curd preferred) - Good Culture works the best since it's higher in protein and has less moisture, but we tested this with the store brand 4% variety (Whole Foods) and it still worked well.

Cottage Cheese Chips Seasoning Ideas

We've made many batches with a variety of seasonings, here are some of our favorites you can mix and match:

• Everything bagel seasoning
• Ranch seasoning
• Shredded Parmesan cheese — makes the chips extra crispy!
• Salt and black pepper
• Garlic powder & onion powder
• Dried onion flakes - these also make the chips crisper
• Italian seasoning
• Store-bought blends — like McCormick’s Garlic Herb (so good!)
• Trader Joe’s Dill Pickle seasoning — tangy and unique
• TJ’s Chili Onion Crunch — sprinkle before baking for a spicy kick
• Tajin - for a slightly spicy lime twist
• Hot honey drizzle — a touch of sweet heat (add after baking!)

How to Make Cottage Cheese Chips in the Oven

Step 1: Prep

Set your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. (Skip the silicone mat and foil—the chips won't crisp as well.) Make sure the cottage cheese is well drained, otherwise it'll cause the crisps to spread on the pan.

Step 2: Spoon + flatten

Drop about 1 tablespoon of cottage cheese per chip onto the parchment paper. Use the back of the spoon to gently spread into a thin circle.

Step 3: Season

Sprinkle with any seasoning you like such as everything bagel seasoning, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, dried onion flakes, smoked paprika, and any other spices or toppings you love.

Step 4: Bake

Bake for 30-35+ minutes, or until golden brown around the edges and dry in the center. Check the chips after 25 minutes and keep a close eye on them, the % of protein, how much you flatten the chips, and the cottage cheese brand can impact the cooking time.

Let the cottage cheese chips completely cool on the baking sheet to make them easier to remove. They'll continue to crisp as they cool down. Enjoy!

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Storage and Reheating

• Best eaten the same day for peak crispiness.
• Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 1–2 days.
• To refresh: pop them back in the oven for a few minutes to crisp up again or air fry them on 370F.

Helpful Tips

Here are a few things that can impact your recipe results. We've made many batches of these chips to troubleshoot and fix them so they can turn out great for you on the first try!

• Oven: Most ovens are slightly off on cooking time. The best way to check this is with an inexpensive oven thermometer you just leave in your oven at all times.
• Baking rack: Make sure it's in the center. If the rack is too close to the heating element, it can cook the cottage cheese faster than it can crisp (causing burnt cheese chips). We also recommend turning the baking sheet halfway during the baking time for even cooking!
• Parchment paper: Brand matters here, some are more non-stick than others. We used Amazon parchment paper (the white parchment in photos, and it worked super well). We also used a high quality natural parchment paper that isn't as non-stick. Reynolds and Costco also make great parchment paper brands.
• Cottage cheese: I hate to say it, but Good Culture gives the best results here. It's more expensive than other brands and it's often sold out since it's higher in protein and has a richer flavor than many other brands. We made the chips with Good Culture brand and a generic grocery store 4% brand and the generic brand spread too much on the pan and the cheese burnt (it cooked way faster than GC).
• Moisure: Drain off any excess liquid in the cottage cheese starting. This helps the chips bake up crisp, not soggy and spreading. We didn't have to drain GC brand but did with any other brand we tested.
• Cooling time: Let the cottage cheese chips cool at least 10 minutes. Not only do the chips get crispier when cooled, they're easier to peel off of the parchment paper.

FAQ's

Can I use blended cottage cheese?

Yes! Blended cottage cheese work really well in this recipe, and honestly will give you an even crisper chip. Using an immersion blender to blend the cottage cheese works better than a blender.

Why are my cottage cheese chips not crispy?

Cottage cheese chips won't crisp up if there's too much moisture in the chips. Be sure to drain the cottage cheese well before making these. It's also possible the chips needed to cook longer for a crisper crunch. Adding a spinkle of parmesan cheese will also make these crispier chips.

If the chips are light colored, they will be a softer chip. Out of all of the batches we cooked, the chips that were totally brown (but not yet burnt) turned out the best crispness wise.

How do I keep my chips from burning?

Cottage cheese chips can overcook and burn quickly for a variety of reasons. The less protein in the cottage cheese, the faster they cook in the oven (meaning brand can impact results). Different seasonings can also impact the cooking time. Adding parmesan makes the chips crispy but it also causes the chisp to cook faster compared to other seasonings.

Here's a photo of our very first cottage cheese experiment! You can see how wildly different chips turned out. The burnt chips on the left used a generic cottage cheese brand and cooked faster than the chips on the right made with Good Culture brand.

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