Easy Peanut Butter Cottage Cheese Mousse (High Protein!)
Make a delicious and healthy Peanut Butter Mousse using cottage cheese! This quick, no-bake recipe blends cottage cheese, peanut butter, and sweetener until smooth and creamy.
Ingredients
(Based on 1x column, makes about 4 servings)
Mousse:
- ▢ 2 cups cottage cheese (4% or 2% fat recommended for creaminess)
- ▢ 1/2 cup peanut butter (creamy or chunky)
- ▢ 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup (adjust to taste)
- ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Garnish (Optional):
- ▢ Chopped peanuts
- ▢ Mini chocolate chips
- ▢ Sliced banana
Instructions
1. Combine Ingredients in Blender:
- Place the cottage cheese, peanut butter, honey or maple syrup, and vanilla extract into the container of your blender or food processor.
2. Blend Until Smooth:
- Secure the lid and blend the mixture on high speed until it is completely smooth, creamy, and well combined. This might take 1-3 minutes depending on the power of your appliance.
- Stop occasionally to scrape down the sides of the container with a rubber spatula to ensure everything is incorporated and there are no remaining cottage cheese curds. The final texture should be smooth like thick pudding or mousse.
3. Portion into Glasses:
- Spoon the blended peanut butter mousse evenly into four serving glasses or small bowls.
4. Chill:
- Place the serving glasses in the refrigerator and chill for at least 1 hour before serving. Chilling allows the mousse to firm up slightly and the flavors to meld.
5. Garnish and Serve:
- Just before serving, garnish the chilled mousse with chopped peanuts, mini chocolate chips, or sliced banana, if desired.
- Serve cold.