Description
Creamy chocolate cottage cheese mousse offers a guilt-free dessert for health-conscious sweet tooths. Rich chocolate flavors blend seamlessly with protein-packed ingredients, creating a delightful treat you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 tablespoons (180 grams / 6.35 oz) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup (120 ml / 4 fl oz) cottage cheese
- 12 teaspoons (36 grams / 1.27 oz) powdered sweetener of choice
- ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml / 0.08 fl oz) vanilla extract
- 1–2 tablespoons (15–30 ml / 0.5–1 fl oz) melted dark chocolate (optional)
Instructions
- Preparation: Assemble blender, cottage cheese, cocoa powder, sweetener, vanilla extract, and dark chocolate, ensuring all ingredients are at cool room temperature for optimal blending.
- Blending Base: Pour cottage cheese, cocoa powder, sweetener, and vanilla extract into the blender, pulsing on high speed until the mixture transforms into a velvety, uniform cream with no visible cheese fragments.
- Chocolate Integration: Gently stream melted dark chocolate into the blended mixture while pulsing, creating a smooth, rich texture that harmonizes all ingredients.
- Flavor Calibration: Taste the mousse and fine-tune sweetness or chocolate intensity by incrementally adding sweetener or cocoa powder to personal preference.
- Presentation: Carefully distribute the mousse into serving bowls, using a spatula to create elegant swirls or a pristine surface, then refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to enhance its creamy consistency and intensify flavor.
- Finishing Touch: Before serving, embellish each portion with a delicate cocoa powder dusting, refined chocolate shavings, or a scattering of vibrant fresh berries to elevate both visual appeal and taste complexity.
Notes
- Smooth Out Texture: Blend ingredients thoroughly to eliminate cottage cheese lumps, ensuring a velvety, consistent mousse without grainy elements.
- Temperature Matters: Use room-temperature ingredients to prevent separation and achieve a more harmonious blend, creating a silkier final texture.
- Customize Sweetness: Taste and adjust sweetener gradually, understanding that individual preferences vary and balance is key to a delectable dessert.
- Optimize Chilling Time: Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow flavors to meld and develop a rich, creamy consistency that enhances overall taste experience.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 11 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg