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2 Ingredient No Bake Healthier Cottage Cheese Chocolate Cake

This healthier cottage cheese chocolate cake doesn't require any baking. It is just 2 ingredients and doesn't require any flour, eggs, refined sugar, butter or oil.
Servings: 14 slices
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups + 1 tbsp (410g) cottage cheese, 4%, brought to room temperature, see note
  • 2 3/4 cups (442g) dark chocolate chips, 60% cocoa, see note before starting

Instructions
 

  • Spray the interior of a 7-inch springform pan with cooking oil spray. Line the bottom with a parchment round. Also line the sides with long strips of cut parchment paper.
  • Add cottage cheese to a blender and blend until completely smooth. You do need to make sure it is completely smooth and no little chunks of cottage cheese remain, otherwise you’ll see the little cottage cheese chunks in the final cake.
  • Add chocolate chips to a large microwave safe bowl. Microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring in between with a spatula, until the chocolate is completely melted and smooth. Alternatively, you could do this over low heat in a double boiler on the stove.
  • Add the cottage cheese to the melted chocolate and mix until uniform and no cottage cheese streaks remain. I did a combination of using a whisk and a spatula to mix. Your mixture will be thick, like a chocolate pudding consistency.
  • Transfer the mixture into the prepared cake pan and smooth the top with an offset spatula.
  • Put in the fridge to set, around 3-4 hours or overnight. Once cake is set, carefully release it from the cake pan and peel off the parchment paper. If desired, you can frost the cake or decorate it with fresh fruit before serving. I share the ganache frosting I used in the notes section. Use a large sharp knife to cut the cake and wipe the blade after each cut. I recommend cutting thin slices because this cake is very rich. Store any uneaten cake in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer.

Notes

  • Dark chocolate note: This cake should be made with dark chocolate chips that contain around 60% cocoa. If it is less than 60%, the cake may not set. You can use higher than 60% but your cake will be firmer and less sweet. I used Ghiradelli chocolate chips* (Ghiradelli chips contain refined sugar; if you need the cake to be without refined sugars, use a chocolate sweetened with unrefined sugar). In general, you want to use chocolate that contains lecithin. Lecithin helps the chocolate stay smooth. 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 sweetened with unrefined coconut sugar.) I have not had success with Enjoy Life brand, a popular brand that doesn't contain lecithin.
  • 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. Make sure to use 4% cottage cheese. Low fat cottage cheese is too watery and can cause the chocolate to seize. You also need to make sure the cottage cheese is room temperature. If it is still cold when added to the chocolate, it will cause the chocolate to seize.
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  • Optional ganache frosting:
    • 1 cup dark chocolate chips
    • 1/2 cup (4 fluid ounces) canned coconut milk or heavy cream
    • Add chocolate chips to a medium bowl and set aside. Heat coconut milk or heavy cream in a small pot or pan over medium low heat. Heat until simmering. Pour hot coconut milk/heavy cream over chocolate chips. Let sit for 60 seconds then gently mix until chocolate is completely melted.
    • Frost over the surface of the cake.
  • Estimated nutrition does not include frosting.
Serving: 1slice, Calories: 197kcal, Carbohydrates: 18g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Sodium: 101mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 14g, NET CARBS: 16
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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