5-Ingredient High Protein Chocolate Mousse

30G protein, easy, delicious and the perfect mix of crunchy and creamy!

Gluten Free. Includes dairy.

Cottage cheese really is the chameleon of cooking because it can morph into so many different yummy recipes! One of my favorite things when it comes to cooking is being able to combine simple, high protein ingredients into yummy desserts… and this high protein chocolate mousse checks that box! It comes together super quickly and tastes very yummy!

The recipe and ingredient list is below!

5-Ingredient High Protein Chocolate Mousse

(full recipe and grocery list below)

Ingredients

• low fat cottage cheese

• cacao powder

• maple syrup

• dark chocolate chips

• coconut oil

• flaky sea salt

Instructions:

1. Add the following ingredients into the food processor:

• 1 cup of cottage cheese (28g protein)

• 2 tbsp cacao powder (2g protein)

• 3 tbsp maple syrup

2. Add about 1/8 cup of dark chocolate chips and 1/2 tbsp coconut oil to a microwave safe bowl. Add to the microwave in 30 second increments until melted, and use a spoon to combine together until you have melted chocolate.

3. Add chocolate “mousse” onto a container, cover with melted chocolate, and a little bit of flaky sea salt.

4. Refrigerate for 10-20 min, break into chocolate shell and enjoy!

This dessert has 30G protein and is so yummy and balanced. I hope you try it out :)

With love,

Carolina Salazar