2 Ingredient Healthier Cottage Cheese Fudge
This cottage cheese fudge is soft and creamy. It needs just 2 ingredients and doesn't require any refined sugar, butter or oil.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (226g) cottage cheese, 4%, brought to room temperature, see note before starting
- 2 cups (310g) dark chocolate chips, 60% cocoa , see note before starting
Instructions
- Line a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan or 8 x 4 inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Add cottage cheese to a high powered blender and blend until completely smooth. Stop and scrape your blender a few times with a spatula to help the blender blend. Make sure your cottage cheese is room temperature before blending it. If the cottage cheese is too cold, it will cause the chocolate to seize.
- In a large microwave-safe mixing bowl, add chocolate chips. Heat in 15-30 second intervals, stirring in between with a spatula, until chocolate is completely melted and smooth. Transfer the melted chocolate to the blender with the cottage cheese.
- Blend cottage cheese and chocolate for a few seconds until completely smooth and uniform, scraping down the sides of the blender as needed. The mixture will be very thick.
- Transfer your mixture into your prepared loaf pan. Use your spatula to smooth and even the surface. If desired, you can make a wavy pattern on the surface of the fudge using your spatula.
- Place fudge into the fridge for a few hours until set (about 2-3 hours). Cut the fudge into bite-sized pieces (approximate 1 inch squares or a little smaller). Store uneaten fudge in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer.
Notes
- Chocolate note: This fudge should be made with dark chocolate chips that contain around 60% cocoa. If it is less than 60%, the fudge may be too soft. You can use higher than 60% but your fudge will be firmer and less sweet. In general, you want to use chocolate that contains lecithin. Lecithin helps the chocolate stay smooth and the fudge stay creamy. However, if you want to avoid lecithin, the one brand I've had success with is Hu dark chocolate* (which doesn't contain lecithin and is also dairy free and sweetened with unrefined coconut sugar.) I have not had success with Enjoy Life brand, a popular brand that doesn't contain lecithin. When I tested this with Hu dark chocolate, I used 2 cups (281 grams).
- Cottage cheese note: You want to use a brand of cottage cheese that blends well so that the cottage cheese is completely smooth. Some brands that are very thick, like Good Culture, don't blend completely smooth easily. I used Amazon Grocery cottage cheese* for this recipe.
- *These product links are affiliate links. This means I earn a commission from qualifying purchases.
Serving: 1piece, Calories: 69kcal, Carbohydrates: 6g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 5g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Sodium: 29mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 5g, NET CARBS: 5
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. This is not a comprehensive list of all the nutrients in the recipe (i.e., does not include vitamins, cholesterol, etc). I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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