No protein powder needed for this easy Chocolate Cheesecake with Cottage Cheese recipe! It’s delicious and comes with diet friendly macros.
Duration:
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Ingredients
Optional Crust
- ¼ Cup Graham Cracker – Crumbs/Crush them up
- 2 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
- 2 Tablespoons Butter – Melted
Cheesecake
- 2 Large Whole Eggs
- 1 Cup Cottage Cheese – Fat Free, Low Fat, or Full Fat all work great
- 4 Ounces Greek Yogurt – Complimenting flavor
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 5 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
- 1 Tablespoon Chocolate Chips – Melted (I like Sugar Free or Semi-Sweet)
- 1-2 Tablespoons Sweetener
Instructions
Optional Crust
-
Melt your Butter
-
Mix your Graham Cracker crumb, Cocoa Powder, and Butter together in a bowl
-
Coat your Cheesecake pan or dish with some non-stick cooking spray or line it with parchment paper
-
Press your mixed up Crust ingredients into the bottom of your pan or dish until compacted and level
-
Bake your Crust on 375F/190C for 10-15 minutes or until the edges start to look cooked
Protein Cheesecake
-
Add all of your Cheesecake ingredients into either a blender or food processor
-
Blend or process them until smooth (don’t over-mix!)
-
Pour your mix on top of your Crust or into your pan or dish (I used a 6” round pan) if you aren’t using a crust
-
Bake it on 325F/162C for around 50-60 minutes
-
Let your Cheesecake cool, wrap it up, and put it into the fridge for at least a few hours but preferably overnight (maximum cheesecake texture)
Notes
*Fat Free Cottage Cheese/Greek Yogurt
Calories in Each Slice (Makes 4) with No Crust & Semi-Sweet Chips:
- Calories: 132
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 1.2g
- Sodium: 260.7mg
- Carbs: 10.5g
- Fiber: 2.7g
- Sugar: 5.2g
- Protein: 13.5g
Calories in the WHOLE recipe with No Crust & Semi-Sweet Chips:
- Calories: 528
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Sodium: 1043mg
- Carbs: 42g
- Fiber: 11g
- Sugar: 21g
- Protein: 54g
Calories in the WHOLE recipe with No Crust & Sugar Free Chips:
- Calories: 537
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Sodium: 1053mg
- Carbs: 42g
- Fiber: 11g
- Sugar: 14g
- Protein: 54g
Calories in the WHOLE recipe with Crust & Semi-Sweet Chips:
- Calories: 906
- Fat: 42g
- Saturated Fat: 21g
- Sodium: 1245mg
- Carbs: 71g
- Fiber: 16g
- Sugar: 28g
- Protein: 61g
Calories in the WHOLE recipe with Crust & Sugar Free Chips:
- Calories: 906
- Fat: 42g
- Saturated Fat: 21g
- Sodium: 1255mg
- Carbs: 71g
- Fiber: 16g
- Sugar: 21g
- Protein: 61g
Nutrition
Calories: 132kcal | Carbohydrates: 10.5g | Protein: 13.5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1.2g | Sodium: 260.7mg | Fiber: 2.7g | Sugar: 5.2g