Craving dessert? My Sugar-free Chocolate Chip Cottage “Cheesecake” is a smart, no-added-sugar, single-serve solution to soothing a sweet tooth. And, it’s loaded with more than enough protein to stand alone as a quick meal thanks to cottage cheese and collagen powder (193 calories, 11g carb, 29.5g protein per serving).
The secret to making a high-protein cheesecake dessert is to process cottage cheese in the blender until creamy. I also add a serving of collagen hydrolysate powder to up to protein and reap the additional health benefits — for me particularly that is joint and bone health as well as overall wellness.
This is a single-serve dessert recipe, which is nice when I want a healthier dessert and want to stay out of my hubby and kid’s ice cream and Oreos, lol! However, if you want to meal prep a few (it will keep for several days in an air-tight container), simple multiply the ingredient list by however many servings you need.
As for the collagen, I used the Collagen Hydrolysate from Great Lakes Wellness– I used the vanilla flavor, but unflavored works too, just add a splash of vanilla extract and a packet or two of stevia for sweetness. I’ve been using this brand for three years, and love it – you can use my discount code THEFITFORK10OFF to save 10% on your order.
Sugar-free chocolate chips are also key – you just toss them right in the blender with the collagen cheesecake mixture and they chop up into smaller bits.
YUM, hope you enjoy this high protein cheesecake dessert! It makes a great post-workout snack as well as bed time snack. In fact, dairy products contain help to encourage sleep (tryptophans!) . . . and collagen has been show to support a good night’s rest too. And the protein helps to keep you satiated through the night and support muscle recovery/gains – so win-win for this collagen cheesecake with cottage cheese!
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This sugar-free cheesecake dessert features blended collagen and cottage cheese to create a high-protein, lower carb healthy dessert with no added sugar. Great for post workout snack or bedtime snack.
- 2/3 cup 2% cottage cheese
- 2 tbsp. vanilla collagen powder if substituting plain collagen, add 1 little packet stevia and 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp sugar free chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp sugar-free chocolate syrup
- 1 small strawberry, diced
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Add cottage cheese and collagen to blender, process. Mixture will be thick and you will have to stop blender once or twice to scrape down sides — keep blending until smooth.
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Add chocolate chips to this mixture and blend for 30 seconds or until they are chopped up a bit.
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Spoon 1/2 of the cheesecake mixture into a small container, drizzle with chocolate sauce. Add remaining cheesecake mixture on top and add diced strawberry and extra chocolate chips if desired.
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To make more than one serving, multiply recipes accordingly. Will keep in fridge, covered, for up to 3 days.
