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Chocolate Cottage Cheese Mousse

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Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 1
Calories: 290
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
  • 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1.5 tbsp honey or maple syrup
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt
  • Optional toppings: fresh raspberries a dusting of cocoa powder, a few dark chocolate chips

Method
 

  1. Add the cottage cheese, cocoa powder, honey, vanilla extract, and pinch of salt to a blender or food processor.
  2. Blend on high for 45–60 seconds until completely smooth and no cottage cheese curds remain. Scrape down the sides once halfway through and blend again.
  3. Taste and adjust — add more honey if you want it sweeter, or a little more cocoa for a deeper chocolate flavour.
  4. Transfer to a small glass, ramekin, or dessert bowl.
  5. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes to firm up slightly — this gives it a proper mousse-like set.
  6. Remove from the fridge and top with fresh raspberries, a dusting of cocoa powder, and dark chocolate chips if using.
  7. Serve immediately from the fridge.

Notes

Cottage cheese in a large tub is one of the cheapest high-protein bases available anywhere, and blending it smooth is the single technique that unlocks its potential as a dessert ingredient. Unsweetened cocoa powder from a standard baking container costs very little per serving and keeps for months. Honey provides sweetness and costs pennies per tablespoon when bought in a larger jar rather than single-serve sachets. A handful of fresh raspberries adds colour and freshness for almost nothing when bought in season.