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This No-Bake Lemon Protein Cheesecake Cup with Blackberry Chia Topping tastes like sweet, easy summer! 🍋 So simple with Blended cottage cheese, lemon juice and zest, and protein powder -- it packs in 30 grams of protein! Topped with juicy blackberries smashed with chia seeds—so fresh, so good! Perfect for a healthy dessert, post-workout snack -- even breakfast.
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Lemon Protein Cheesecake Cups with Blackberry Chia Toppin
Prep Time
5 mins
chill to set
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
 

A high-protein, no-bake dessert or post-workout snack (even breakfast) made with cottage cheese, lemon, and protein powder—topped with fruity chia “jam” featuring the season's best blackberries. Sweet, creamy, and macro-friendly!

Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: high protein, vegetarian
Keyword: blackberries, cheesecake, cottage cheese, meal prep
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 300 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1.5 cups 2% cottage cheese blended smooth
  • 1 small lemon juiced + zested (about 2tbsp juice)
  • 2 scoops vanilla protein powder 56g
  • 6 oz blackberries more or less, can also sub thawed frozen (just use a skosh less water below)
  • 2 oz water
  • 1.5 tbsp chia seeds
Instructions

  1. Mix together blended cottage cheese, lemon juice/zest, and protein powder until combined, divide among two 16-oz containers. Set in fridge while making blackberry topping.

  2. In a separate bowl or jar, mash/muddle blackberries with water and chia seeds. Let gel up for 15 min in fridge before dividing over cheesecakes!

Recipe Notes

Macros can vary based on type of protein powder used.