Chocolate-Glazed Cottage Cheese Bars

These chocolate-glazed cottage cheese bars taste like creamy ice cream bars but pack a protein punch. Silky blended cottage cheese gets frozen into bars and dipped in a crackly chocolate-nut shell. If you love chocolate desserts, try our Chocolate Banana Mug Cake and Mini Pancho Cake, or the light Light Berry Jelly Dessert.

Ingredients

• 400 g (14 oz) soft cottage cheese (9% fat)
• 50 g (3.5 tbsp) butter, room temperature
• 20 g (2 tbsp) powdered sugar
• Vanilla extract, a pinch
• For the glaze: 100 g (3.5 oz) chocolate
• 50 g (1.7 oz) roasted nuts, chopped
• 40 ml (3 tbsp) refined sunflower oil

Instructions

1. Blend the cottage cheese, room-temperature butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla until completely smooth using an immersion blender or mixer.
2. Transfer to a piping bag and pipe into molds, or shape the bars by hand. Smooth the tops.
3. Freeze for at least 3 hours.
4. For the glaze, melt the chocolate with the oil, stir in the nuts, and dip each frozen bar. Let set.

Tips

• Blend the mixture until completely smooth — no lumps should remain.
• Work quickly when dipping so the frozen bars set the chocolate instantly.
• Store the finished bars in the freezer in an airtight container.

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Nutrition (per 100 g): 232 kcal | Protein 13 g | Fat 16 g | Carbs 9 g