Jump To Recipeby Liz Thomson
April 12, 2023This post may contain affiliate links.
This creamy chocolate pudding is secretly healthy! It’s made with cottage cheese, banana, and peanut flour for an easy, high-protein treat!
So many of you have asked for a chocolate version of my cottage cheese ice cream, which is what inspired this recipe! I found it easier to make chocolate pudding, so you donโt have to wait for it to freeze. This reminded me a little bit of my avocado smoothie, but in this case, the creaminess comes from cottage cheese.
Even though this cottage cheese pudding tastes like dessert, it’s healthy enough for breakfast! This recipe makes 2 servings, and each serving has 16g of protein! The cottage cheese has lots of protein and then I added peanut flour to thicken the consistency and add a tasty peanut butter flavor. I added a drizzle of peanut butter on top but it would also be good with vegan Nutella. You’re going to love this healthy treat!
Ingredients and Substitutions
Cottage cheese: I used 4% milkfat, but 2% would be fine. I don’t recommend fat-free cottage cheese in this recipe.
Peanut flour: This is just defatted peanut flour made by grinding roasted peanuts and removing most of the oil content. It adds lots of protein without a lot of fat and calories.
Banana: If you have a very ripe banana, you might not need as much sweetener.
Cocoa powder: Unsweetened cocoa powder adds a delicious chocolatey flavor.
Almond milk or dairy milk: I used almond milk, but any kind of milk is fine!
Honey: Adjust the sweetener to taste. I’ve also used stevia and it worked great!
What is Peanut Flour?
Peanut flour, or peanut butter powder, is made by pressing the oil out of peanuts and grinding them into flour. PB2 started making it in 2007 and since then many other brands have popped up. You can even find it at places like Trader Joe’s and Aldi. If you have trouble finding it in stores, you can always order it from Amazon. If you don’t have peanut flour, substitute with half the amount of peanut butter. (So, for this recipe, use 2 tablespoons of peanut butter.)
How to Make Cottage Cheese Pudding
originally posted April 12, 2023 (updated January 11, 2024)by Liz Thomson categories:Dessert25 comments
I recently started using cottage cheese in different dessert recipes. Although this was delicious, it was a bit too chocolaty for me. Next time I would use less cocoa powder.
I never thought adding cottage cheese on pudding would work but it did. The combination of all the ingredients fits so well plus it’s really healthy. I made this as dessert for the recent party we had and everyone loved it. It’s a new addition to my list of healthy desserts now. Thank you!
I recently started using cottage cheese in different dessert recipes. Although this was delicious, it was a bit too chocolaty for me. Next time I would use less cocoa powder.
Can applesauce be used in place of a banana?
This was such a decadent treat! I’ve never used cottage cheese this way before, but it worked like charm. Thanks!
I never thought adding cottage cheese on pudding would work but it did. The combination of all the ingredients fits so well plus it’s really healthy. I made this as dessert for the recent party we had and everyone loved it. It’s a new addition to my list of healthy desserts now. Thank you!