High-Protein Recipes (For Every Meal of the Day!)

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By Lee Funke

12/28/2025

The team and I have been creating high-protein recipes for over a decade on Fit Foodie Finds, so it’s about time I rounded them all up for you in one place. I love prioritizing protein at every meal, and there are so many sweet and savory high-protein recipes to choose from on my site.

In this post, I’m sharing my top high-protein recipes — both sweet and savory, for every meal of the day.

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  • Breakfast
  • Lunch & Dinner
  • Snacks
  • Dessert

Breakfast

From my incredible two-ingredient protein bagels to overnight oats to cottage cheese baked eggs , the options are truly endless when it comes to high-protein breakfast recipes on Fit Foodie Finds.

A close-up of a slice of crumb cake with a raspberry filling and a drizzle of raspberry sauce on top. Dustings of powdered sugar are visible on the surface. - 6

Raspberry Cottage Cheese Breakfast Cake Recipe

Close-up of three bagels topped with sesame seeds and other seasonings on a beige plate. - 7

Two-Ingredient Air Fryer Protein Bagels

A waffle topped with a dollop of butter is surrounded by sliced bananas and strawberries on a dark surface. - 8

Strawberry Banana Cottage Cheese Waffles Recipe

A baked egg muffin with a bite taken out, showing a fluffy texture and cheese inside, topped with chopped green onions on a white plate. - 9

Cottage Cheese Baked Eggs Recipe

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Blended Baked Oats – 3 Ways

Protein-packed oatmeal pancakes with blueberries on a plate. - 11

Cottage Cheese Pancakes

a bowl of oatmeal topped with fruit and nuts. - 12

Protein Overnight Oats

Lunch & Dinner

You won’t find any boring high-protein lunch and dinner recipes here! My cashew crunch edamame salad packs 30g of protein per serving, and my buffalo chicken burritos have 32g of protein per burrito. Yum, yum, yum.

A bowl of salad with quinoa, edamame, onions, cucumbers, carrots, cashews, and green onions, topped with a creamy dressing. - 13

Cashew Crunch Edamame Salad Recipe

A stack of homemade flour tortillas rests on a striped kitchen towel. - 14

Protein Tortilla Recipe

A baked dish topped with melted cheese, garnished with sliced avocado and fresh herbs, next to tortilla chips. - 15

Ground Beef Cottage Cheese Queso Recipe

Baked dish with melted cheese and six pepperoni slices, garnished with basil, in a white ceramic bowl on a textured surface. - 16

Cottage Cheese Pizza Bowl Recipe

A plate of golden-brown cottage cheese gnocchi topped with fried sage and grated cheese, accompanied by a gold fork. - 17

Cottage Cheese Gnocchi Recipe

A plate with ground beef, diced sweet potatoes, shredded cabbage, red onions, and pickle slices. - 18

Sloppy Joe Bowls Recipe

Close-up of savory pastry rolls topped with shredded cheese and herbs, arranged in a metal basket lined with white parchment paper. - 19

Garlic Parmesan High Protein Rolls

Two hands hold a halved breakfast burrito filled with scrambled eggs, cheese, onions, green peppers, and orange bell peppers. - 20

High-Protein Buffalo Chicken Burritos Recipe

A plate of pasta with parmesan cheese and parsley. - 21

Cottage Cheese Alfredo

Snacks

Protein balls , protein bars , protein muffins and even protein banana bread ! I hope you love these high-protein snack recipes as much as I do.

Close-up of a carrot muffin with a crumbly topping and white icing. One muffin has a bite taken out, revealing a moist interior with visible carrot pieces. - 22

Cottage Cheese Carrot Cake Muffins

Assorted muffins topped with shredded coconut, chocolate chips, and raspberries in paper liners. - 23

Whipped Cottage Cheese Muffins Recipe

A slice of banana bread on a plate with a fork. - 24

Protein Banana Bread

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Cake Batter Protein Balls

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Peanut Butter Protein Balls Recipe

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Homemade Protein Bars

Dessert

There are so many great ways to incorporate protein into sweet treats! From my peanut butter chocolate chip protein cinnamon rolls to my blueberry cheesecake protein popsicles , you really can’t go wrong with any of these high-protein dessert recipes .

A hand holds a large round sugar cookie with colorful sprinkles mixed in and a small cluster of sprinkles on top. - 28

High-Protein Small Batch Sugar Cookies

Close-up of cinnamon rolls topped with icing and sprinkled with brown sugar, with chocolate chips scattered on a white plate. - 29

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Protein Cinnamon Rolls (Small Batch)

Three creamy blueberry popsicles with purple swirls are arranged on a light surface, surrounded by scattered blueberries and crumbled cookie pieces. - 30

Blueberry Cheesecake Protein Popsicles Recipe

Pieces of chocolate bark topped with peanuts, colorful candies, raisins, and sea salt on a white plate. - 31Close-up of a person holding a halved chocolate bar with layers of wafer and caramel filling visible inside. - 32

Protein Peanut Butter Twix Bars Recipe

A chocolate-glazed donut with chocolate sprinkles, surrounded by chocolate chips and peanuts on a white surface. - 33

Peanut Butter Protein Donuts Recipe

A bowl of chocolate chihuahua with a spoon. - 34

Protein Puppy Chow

Chocolate mousse in jars with whipped cream and raspberries. - 35

Protein Chocolate Mousse

A stack of chocolate brownies on a plate. - 36

Flourless Peanut Butter Protein Brownies