American · dessert, snack

High-Protein Cottage Cheese Chocolate Mousse

Name: High-Protein Cottage Cheese Chocolate Mousse
Total time: 70 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 250 g (1 cup + 2 tbsp) cottage cheese, full-fat (as in the video) or low-fat; 1½ tbsp (7.5 g) cocoa powder; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp (30 g) chocolate chips, preferably no-added-sugar; a few cacao nibs, to serve (optional)

High-Protein Cottage Cheese Chocolate Mousse — from Clean & Delicious's cooking video

Watch how it’s made · 9:45

Video by Clean & Delicious on YouTube · Open on YouTube

70 minServes 2239 kcal a serve

Vegetarian
Gluten-free ingredients
Nut-free

Contains: Milk. Check labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes.

A chocolate dessert with about 16 g protein per pot, mostly from the cottage cheese. Made with no-added-sugar chocolate chips, as the cook does, it has under 10 g sugar a pot.

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Ingredients 5

250 g (1 cup + 2 tbsp) cottage cheese, full-fat (as in the video) or low-fat
1½ tbsp (7.5 g) cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp (30 g) chocolate chips, preferably no-added-sugar
a few cacao nibs, to serve (optional)

Method

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Put the cottage cheese, cocoa powder and vanilla in a food processor or high-speed blender. 1:16
Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave in 20–30 second bursts, taking them out while a few shapes still show, then stir until smooth. 2:10
Add the melted chocolate and blend, scraping down the sides, until completely silky with no white flecks. 2:49
Spoon into two small (4 oz) jars, tap out any air pockets and chill for at least 1 hour (or make it the day before) so it sets into a thick mousse. Top with a few cacao nibs. 5:28

Tip. Time includes 1 hour chilling; eat it straight away for a softer pudding. Low-fat cottage cheese gives a lighter, pudding-like mousse. For a sweeter mousse, 1–2 tbsp maple syrup adds 6–12 g sugar a pot.

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One serve gives you 1 of 2

Energy239 kcal1,000 kJ

Protein16 g32% of a day

Fibre3.2 g11% of a day

Carbohydrate14 g11 g net · 7.3 g sugars5% of a day

Fat13 g6.7 g saturated17% of a day

Sodium400 mg17% of a day

Where the energy comes from one serve

Net carbs 20%
Protein 28%
Fat 52%

Low carb: under 26% of the energy is from carbs.

Vitamins & minerals % of a day, one serve · tap for more

Selenium High25%

14 µg a serve, mostly from cottage cheese (88%). Part of the body's antioxidant enzymes and needed for thyroid hormones. Seafood, eggs, meat and Brazil nuts are rich sources.

Vitamin B12 High24%

0.6 µg a serve, mostly from cottage cheese (93%). Keeps nerves and blood cells healthy. Found almost only in animal foods and fortified foods (some plant milks, nutritional yeast), so vegans need a reliable source.

Magnesium Source17%

70 mg a serve, mostly from chocolate chips (49%). Takes part in hundreds of reactions — energy, muscles, nerves, blood sugar and bones. Nuts, seeds, legumes and whole grains are good sources.

Iron Source15%

2.8 mg a serve, mostly from chocolate chips (64%). Carries oxygen in your blood. Iron from plants absorbs better with vitamin C in the same meal — lemon, tomato or capsicum.

Zinc Source13%

1.4 mg a serve, mostly from cottage cheese (35%). Needed for immunity, wound healing, taste and growth. Meat, seafood, legumes, seeds and whole grains supply it.

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Calcium9%

122 mg a serve, mostly from cottage cheese (85%). Builds bones and teeth and helps muscles and nerves work. Dairy, calcium-set tofu, sardines with their bones and some greens supply it.

Potassium7%

310 mg a serve, mostly from cottage cheese (41%). Balances sodium to help control blood pressure and keeps muscles and nerves working. Beans, potatoes, leafy greens and fruit are rich sources.

Vitamin A5%

47 µg a serve, mostly from cottage cheese (99%). Keeps eyes, skin and the immune system healthy. Orange vegetables and dark greens give beta-carotene, which the body turns into vitamin A.

Folate4%

17 µg a serve, mostly from cottage cheese (89%). Needed to make DNA and new cells — especially important before and in early pregnancy. Legumes and leafy greens are rich sources.

Vitamin B64%

0.1 mg a serve, mostly from cottage cheese (85%). Helps turn food into energy and make brain messengers. Chickpeas, fish, poultry, potatoes and bananas are good sources.

Omega-32%

0 g a serve, mostly from cottage cheese (75%). Omega-3 fats support the heart and brain. Oily fish give EPA and DHA; walnuts, flax, chia and canola give ALA, which the body converts only a little.

Vitamin D1%

0.1 µg a serve, mostly from cottage cheese (100%). Helps you absorb calcium for bones and supports muscles. Few foods have much — oily fish, eggs, UV-exposed mushrooms, fortified milks. Sunlight is the main source.

Vitamin E1%

0.2 mg a serve, mostly from cottage cheese (50%). An antioxidant that protects cell membranes. Nuts, seeds and plant oils such as olive oil are the main sources.

Vitamin K1%

1.4 µg a serve, mostly from chocolate chips (79%). Needed for blood clotting and bones. Leafy greens and herbs are very rich in it. If you take warfarin, keep your intake steady and talk to your doctor.

Vitamin C0%

0 mg a serve. An antioxidant needed for collagen, immunity and iron absorption. Long cooking destroys some, so raw herbs, citrus and capsicum help.

Estimated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central values; % of a day uses the food-label daily values. How this works

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