If you are like me and baking isn’t your forte, it’s great to have alternatives for homemade sweet treats. And this healthy four ingredient no-bake chocolate treat is the perfect solution! Only four ingredients and ready in minutes (no cooking required), this healthy sweet treat makes for a great snack or dessert when you are on a wellness journey. This chocolate treat is a cross between a mousse and a pudding, so I wasn’t sure what to call it; but I do know one thing, that it is absolutely delicious. You can eat this treat as is, or you can use it as a dip for fruit. You can also layer it into a parfait with berries and top with whipped cream.
What you’ll need to make this healthy four ingredient no-bake chocolate treat
The beauty of this recipe is that it only requires 4 ingredients, most of which you might have on hand.
- reduced fat cottage cheese
- This is my favorite brand: Cottage Cheese – Good Culture
- pure maple syrup
- I do not recommend using sugar free here, since pure maple syrup is used as the sweetening agent for this recipe
- If you want to keep this recipe lower WW point, you can swap the maple syrup out for sugar free alternatives
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- vanilla extract
How to make this recipe
This recipe is beyond easy to make; no cooking required. All you need to do is add the four ingredients into a blender or food processor and whip them for several minutes, until all of the curds in the cottage cheese are broken down and the mixture is silky in consistency.
To serve, you can eat this delicious treat on its own, or you can layer it in a parfait with fruit and whipped topping, or you can serve it as a dip with pretzels, fruit, etc.
Healthy Four Ingredient No-Bake Chocolate Treat
Equipment
- food processor or blender
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups reduced fat cottage cheese
- 3 tbsp maple syrup, pure, not sugar free
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder, unsweetened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a food processor or blender, and blend.
- Blend for a few minutes or until all of the curds of the cottage cheese are broken down and the texture is silky.
- Enjoy on its own, or with fruit layered in a parfait, or as a sweet "dip."
Notes
Nutrition
If you like this recipe, you might also enjoy these recipes. They are also chocolate based and higher in protein than a traditional dessert:
Viral Cottage Cheese Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Healthy Chocolate Frosty Protein Smoothie
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This recipe was super easy and FUN to make … a sweet treat with a decent amount of protein and great flavor is a welcome addition to SweetSavoryandSteph.com’s “recipe book”. But I’m still a fan of Steph’s blueberry Cobbler!
So yummy and simultaneously rich but light. A treat but not too sweet. Exactly what I was looking for!!
I made a different receipt before but with fat free cottage cheese to keep the points low. And I added lakanto powdered sugar. I am looking forward to trying this
So yummy! Wish I had strawberries to dip in. My isn’t as thick looking, but wonder if it’ll thicken up from being in the fridge or maybe I’ll try to freeze it
I just made this and put in my ice cream maker. OMG! So good and I am so excited, this has so many possibilities. I’ll report back later when I do other things with it too.
Steph…..thank you so much for making these recipes which makes my life easier.
Tastes just like a melted Frosty! I cannot wait to dip strawberries in this, but was great in its own!
I don’t know what magic this is to make cottage cheese taste like chocolate mousse but I am in awe! This was so so good and I found it hard to stop with just one serving!!
I’ve already sent this to two other people and plan on having it again later. It’s a perfect way to satisfy the sweet tooth while stil staying in macros! Thank you!!
This was sooo good!! You would never know cottage cheese was in it!
My daughter had some too and used it to dip strawberries in it. This is a must make!
Healthy way to satisfy your sweet tooth!
Amazing dessert, super easy and delicious. Love the low points of it. Thanks Steph another great recipe.
Delicious, especially with strawberries! The second time I made it I added 1/2 – 1 Tbs of sugar free pudding mix. Totally upped the thickness and chocolateness!
Wow! Maybe the best way to have cottage cheese ever! I can see this with sliced bananas or chocolate chips or blueberries added. What a great afternoon treat. Thank you!
I made this and oh my, shockingly good 😊
It had the look and texture of a frosty. But…. it tasted like cottage cheese. I added more cocoa and maple syrup but it was still tart and tasted like cottage cheese. Yuk for me.
This is not very good. I added another Tbs. of cocoa then some agave. Still not great. It tasted better after I added a big spoonful of plain yogurt. I’ll stick with tofu chocolate pudding.
Made the recipe exactly as instructed and it was on the bland side. Wish it had more taste to it. Texture is very mousse like.
Amazing. Tastes like chocolate cheesecake in smooth pudding form. I added a tiny bit of stevia after tasting the original recipe to make it less sour. But the original recipe reminds me of cheesecake for sure. Thank you for sharing!
So good! I was out of Maple syrup, so I used allulose and a little bit of water.. It turned out great!
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