Description
This high-protein Cottage Cheese Chocolate Mousse is a creamy and rich dessert with a light texture, made without heavy cream.
Ingredients
Scale
- 340 g (12 oz; about 1 1/2 cups) cottage cheese
- 30 g (1/4 cup) plain unsweetened cocoa powder
- 56 g (2 oz) dark chocolate, melted and cooled
- 60 ml (1/4 cup) maple syrup or honey
- 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 large egg whites (about 60 g) or 60 ml (1/4 cup) aquafaba
- 15 ml (1 tbsp) neutral oil or melted unsalted butter
- Optional: 1 scoop (20–25 g) unflavored whey protein
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate by chopping it and placing it in a heatproof bowl. Melt gently over a saucepan of simmering water or in the microwave, stirring until smooth.
- Blend the cottage cheese, maple syrup, cocoa powder, vanilla, neutral oil, and salt in a high-speed blender until smooth.
- Temper in the melted chocolate by streaming it into the blended mixture while the blender runs on low.
- Whip the egg whites or aquafaba with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
- Fold in one-third of the whipped whites to loosen the base, then fold in the remaining whites until no streaks remain.
- Portion the mousse into serving dishes and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
Notes
Make-ahead: Prepare the mousse up to 24 hours in advance and chill. Use pasteurized egg whites or aquafaba if serving to vulnerable guests.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 14g
- Cholesterol: 35mg