Here’s a light, creamy, and refreshing protein dessert you’ll love 🍋✨
🍋 Cottage Cheese Lemon Mousse
Creamy • Fluffy • Refreshing • High-Protein
This lemon mousse is silky smooth, naturally tangy-sweet, and packed with protein. Perfect as a quick dessert, summer treat, or healthy snack.
⏱ Time & Yield
Prep: 5 minutes
Chill: optional 15 minutes
Serves: 2–3
🛒 Ingredients
- 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
- 2 tbsp Greek yogurt (optional, for extra creaminess)
- 1–2 tbsp honey, maple syrup, or monk fruit sweetener
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- ½ tsp lemon zest
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder (optional, for extra protein)
Optional toppings: berries, crushed nuts, coconut flakes, lemon zest
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Add all ingredients to a blender or food processor.
2️⃣ Blend 30–60 seconds until completely smooth and fluffy.
3️⃣ Taste and adjust sweetness or lemon.
4️⃣ Chill for 10–15 minutes for thicker mousse, or enjoy immediately.
🥗 Nutrition (per serving, approx – without extra toppings)
- Calories: ~120–150
- Protein: ~14–20 g
- Carbs: ~6–8 g
- Fat: ~2–3 g
✔ high protein
✔ gluten-free
✔ low sugar
✔ no bake
✔ great for weight management
💡 Tips & Variations
- Extra fluffy: fold in 2 tbsp whipped cream
- Keto/low carb: use monk fruit + heavy cream instead of yogurt
- Frozen mousse: freeze 1 hour for lemon ice-cream texture
- Crust idea: spoon into almond-flour crust cups
- Meal prep: keeps 2–3 days in fridge
