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Cottage Cheese Brownies

Cottage Cheese Brownies

These cottage cheese brownies prove that a genuinely fudgy, high-protein dessert needs nothing beyond four pantry staples and half an hour. You follow the smooth blended cheese, the fully cooled pan, and the drippy almond butter, and these cottage cheese protein brownies rival any flourless chocolate dessert out there. Whether you chill them into dense fudge or warm them back into gooey squares, this cottage cheese brownies recipe turns an expiring tub of cheese into the best chocolate fix in the house.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 195
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups whipped cottage cheese (See notes)
  • 1 cup almond butter
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • 2/3 cup + 2 tablespoons sugar

Equipment

  • 8x8-inch baking pan
  • Parchment paper
  • Food processor or blender

Method
 

  1. Prep the pan
    You preheat the oven to 350°F and line an 8x8-inch pan with parchment paper, leaving overhang on the edges so you can lift the whole block out later.
  2. Mix the batter
    You whisk the whipped cottage cheese, cocoa powder, almond butter, and sugar together in a large bowl until smooth and glossy, working out every single lump.
  3. Add the extras
    You transfer the batter into the lined pan and top it with extra chocolate chips, which hide any surface imperfections beautifully.
  4. Bake it up
    You bake the brownies for 25 minutes until a toothpick comes out mostly clean, remembering that gooey beats dry every single time.
  5. Cool completely
    You let the brownies cool in the pan completely before slicing, since cutting them hot produces a delicious but totally unpresentable chocolate puddle.

Recipe Notes

I like to use whipped cottage cheese as it mixes seamlessly into the batter. You can use any cottage cheese and blend it until smooth.
I added 1/2 cup chopped chocolate to the batter. Feel free to add up to one cup of your favorite mix-ins.
TO STORE : Leftover cottage cheese brownies will keep well at room temperature, covered, for up to three days. To keep them longer, cover them and store them in the fridge for up to one week.
TO FREEZE : Place the brownies in a ziplock bag and store them in the freezer for up to 6 months.