Black Forest Cottage Cheese Mousse
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This Black Forest Cottage Cheese Mousse is incredibly rich and decadent!
It’s gluten free, refined sugar free, and the homemade cherry compote allows this wholesome dessert to pass for a fun and spooky Halloween treat!
This might be the most fun and spooky way to hit those protein targets!
THESE are the storage jars I use for my cottage cheese mousse recipes!
Doesn’t it resemble that of a Vampire dessert!?
Halloween themed or not, this dessert is delicious, helps you hit those protein goals, and makes for a great grab and go breakfast for the week!
Why You’ll Love This Black Forest Cottage Cheese Mousse
- It’s gluten free, refined sugar free, and yes, that bright red is all natural!
- It’s packed with protein
- The cottage cheese mousse takes just minutes to make
- The homemade cherry pie compote is so simple, and soo much better for you than the high fructose corn syrup filled canned stuff
- Bonus – the cherry pie compote easily resembles a gooey vampire blood, making this one pass for a fun Halloween treat!
- The cottage cheese mousse can also be altered to the flavor of your choice. Check out my Strawberry Shortcake Cottage Cheese Mousse Cups, or my simple Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse Cups!
Key Ingredients
- Cottage Cheese – it does not matter if you like cottage cheese or not! Once blended until smooth the chunky texture is gone. When blended with a fat source, like the nut butter, and the added thickness from the protein powder, this mousse gets incredibly thick and creamy, and thickens even more overnight! Use full fat for the creamiest ice cream texture
- Almond butter – adds to the creaminess while adding to the rich taste
- Chocolate Protein Powder – Adds a boost of protein as well as delicious chocolate flavor
- Black Cocoa Powder – rich in taste, and adds that deep black hue for the classic black forest look
- Medjool date syrup – adds sweet without adding refined table sugar. Pure maple syrup will also work
- Cherries – I prefer frozen here because there are more juices released
- Arrowroot flour – thickens the liquid of the cherry compote for a gooey pie-like topping
How to Make Black Forest Cottage Cheese Mousse
- Blend cottage cheese ingredients together until smooth, scraping the sides as needed
- Optionally, fill the bottoms of your storage jars with crushed gluten free chocolate cookies (I like Simple Mills)
- Pour cottage cheese mousse overtop
- Refrigerate at least a few hours, or overnight for optimal thick texture
- Make cherry pie filling by combining cherries, lemon juice, and pure maple syrup in a sauce pan
- Heat over low-med heat until just slightly starts to boil
- Mix arrowroot and water together in a separate bowl
- Once the cherry mix is warm, add the arrowroot mixture and stir
- It will thicken right away
- Pour overtop chilled cheesecake jars, and enjoy!
- Even with the cherry topping these can be stored in the airtight container in the fridge up to 3 days
I love how easy it to just add all of the filling ingredients to a blender, mix, and pour!
Variations for Dietary Preferences
- Cottage Cheese – while this is the base of the recipe, you can make a thick and creamy vegan mousse by using coconut cream and a plant based protein powder
- Chocolate protein powder – you can omit this and simply add 2 tbsp of cocoa powder for the chocolate taste
- Almond butter – you can sub for any nut butter of choice, or leave it out if need be. It adds a bit to the thickness
- Medjool date syrup – can easily be subbed for maple syrup or sugar free syrup
- Arrowroot flour – can be subbed for tapioca or cornstarch
If you make this Black Forest Cottage Cheese Mousse I’d love to your thoughts! Or tag me on social media so I can see your creations!
Ingredients
- 16 oz Cottage Cheese
- 3 tbsp Almond Butter
- 1/4 cup Medjool Date Syrup
- 1/3 cup Chocolate Protein Powder save $ with code colleenF10
- 2 tbsp Black Cocoa Powder
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Cherry Compote
- 1 cup frozen cherries
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 tbsp arrowroot flour + 2 tbsp water
Instructions
- Blend cottage cheese ingredients together until smooth, scraping the sides as needed
- Optionally, fill the bottoms of your storage jars with crushed gluten free chocolate cookies (I like Simple Mills)
- Pour cottage cheese mousse overtop
- Refrigerate at least a few hours, or overnight for optimal thick texture
- Make cherry pie filling by combining cherries, lemon juice, and pure maple syrup in a sauce pan
- Heat over low-med heat until just slightly starts to boil
- Mix arrowroot and water together in a separate bowl
- Once the cherry mix is warm, add the arrowroot mixture and stir
- It will thicken right away
- Pour overtop chilled cheesecake jars, and enjoy!
- Even with the cherry topping these can be stored in the airtight container in the fridge up to 3 days
Notes
THESE are the storage jars I use for my cottage cheese mousse recipes!