Cottage Cheese Chocolate Mousse
Recipe from Hungry Healthy Happy by Dannii · original post · full recipe on hungryhealthyhappy.com
A high protein chocolate mousse made by blending cottage cheese, cacao, maple syrup and vanilla until smooth.
Ingredients
- fat-free cottage cheese220 g
- cacao powder20 g
- maple syrup30 ml
- vanilla extract5 ml
- dark chocolate — optional, for the topping20 g
Method
- Put the cottage cheese, cacao powder, maple syrup and vanilla extract into a blender and blend until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed. This takes about 45 seconds.
- Pour into serving glasses.
- For the optional topping, melt the dark chocolate and drizzle a thin layer over the mousse. Refrigerate until set.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegan
Silken Tofu Chocolate Mousse
- 220 g Silken tofu instead of fat-free cottage cheese
- 20 g Dairy-free dark chocolate instead of dark chocolate
Blend the silken tofu with the cacao, maple and vanilla exactly as before; chill for at least an hour so it sets firmer.
Dairy-free
Silken Tofu Chocolate Mousse
- 220 g Silken tofu instead of fat-free cottage cheese
- 20 g Dairy-free dark chocolate instead of dark chocolate
Blend the silken tofu with the cacao, maple and vanilla exactly as before; chill for at least an hour so it sets firmer.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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Woolworths NZBest choiceyou pay $33.88 · 80% spare
$6.76
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New Worldyou pay $26.47 · 76% spare
$6.23
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Pak'nSaveyou pay $14.38 · 49% spare
$7.39
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$3.38a serve
from $3.38 a serve at Woolworths NZ · 4 of 5 ingredients priced
About $6.76 of ingredients used for 2 serves.
$33.58 across 2 shops · 4 of 5 items priced · $1.70 more for bigger packs, 80% spare for later
Woolworths NZBest choice$6.76
missing 1 item
you'll pay $33.88 · 80% of it spare
New World$6.23
missing 2 items
you'll pay $26.47 · 76% of it spare
Pak'nSave$7.39
missing 3 items
you'll pay $14.38 · 49% of it spare
Buy at Woolworths NZ$24.09
cacao powder
$11.20
need 20 gMacro Organic cacao powder 250g
Woolworths NZ$11.20·Pak'nSaveN/A·New WorldN/A
maple syrup
$9.40
need 30 mlWoolworths maple syrup 250ml
Woolworths NZ$9.40·New World$4.72/100ml$9.99·Pak'nSaveN/A
dark chocolate
$3.49
need 20 gCadbury old gold chocolate block dark chocolate 70 165gclosest match
Woolworths NZ$3.49·Pak'nSave$2.64/100g$6.59·New World$4.24/100g$6.99
Buy at New World$9.49
fat-free cottage cheese
$2.24/100g
need 220 gPams Tasty Cheddar Cheese 100g$9.49closest match
New World$2.24/100g$9.49·Pak'nSave$3.12/100g$7.79·Woolworths NZ$9.79
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- vanilla extract · 5 ml