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.
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Aldi UKyou pay £6.65 · 77% spare
£1.55
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Morrisonsyou pay £9.25 · 74% spare
£2.36
missing 2 items
Sainsbury'syou pay £6.90 · 16% spare
£5.79
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Asdayou pay £3.00 · 37% spare
£1.89
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Tescoyou pay £2.50 · 12% spare
£2.20
missing 4 items
£0.78a serve
from £0.78 a serve at Aldi UK · 4 of 5 ingredients priced
About £1.55 of ingredients used for 2 serves.
£8.45 across 2 shops · all 5 items priced · £0.09 more for bigger packs, 79% spare for later
Aldi UK£1.55
missing 1 item
you'll pay £6.65 · 77% of it spare
Morrisons£2.36
missing 2 items
you'll pay £9.25 · 74% of it spare
Sainsbury's£5.79
missing 3 items
you'll pay £6.90 · 16% of it spare
Asda£1.89
missing 4 items
you'll pay £3.00 · 37% of it spare
Tesco£2.20
missing 4 items
you'll pay £2.50 · 12% of it spare
Buy at Aldi UK£6.65
fat-free cottage cheese
£3.50/1kg
need 220 g2 × Emporium Squeezy Cheese 0.14kg£0.49
Aldi UK£3.50/1kg£0.49·Tesco£10.00/1kg£2.50·Sainsbury's£8.57/1kg£3.00·Asda£8.57/1kg£3.00·Morrisons£3.00·
OcadoN/A
cacao powder
£9.89/1kg
need 20 gReady, Set…cook! Garam Malasa Powder 0.09kg£0.89
Aldi UK£9.89/1kg£0.89·TescoN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
maple syrup
£1.60/100ml
need 30 mlSpecially Selected Maple Syrup 250ml£3.99
Aldi UK£1.60/100ml£3.99·Sainsbury's£15.60/1kg£3.90·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
vanilla extract
£2.08/100ml
need 5 mlThe Pantry Madagascan Vanilla Extract 38ml£0.79
Aldi UK£2.08/100ml£0.79·Morrisons£4.45·TescoN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Morrisons£1.80
dark chocolate
£1.80
need 20 gMorrisons Dark Cooking Chocolate 150g
Morrisons£1.80·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A