Desserts

Chocolate Protein Smoothie

Name: Chocolate Protein Smoothie
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup cottage cheese; 1 cup yogurt (homemade, slightly thinner than Greek yogurt); 1½ tbsp raw cacao powder; 2 Medjool dates, pitted; 1 tbsp raw honey (or slightly less if you prefer it less sweet)

Cottage cheese, yogurt, cacao and dates blended into a chilled chocolate smoothie.

Prep: 10 min
Chill: 30 min
Serves: 4

Ingredients

1 cup cottage cheese
1 cup yogurt (homemade, slightly thinner than Greek yogurt)
1½ tbsp raw cacao powder
2 Medjool dates, pitted
1 tbsp raw honey (or slightly less if you prefer it less sweet)

Nutrition

Per serving (1/4 of batch), estimated

Calories: 145 kcal
Protein: 9.0 g
Carbohydrates: 19.2 g
Fat: 4.7 g
Fibre: 1.5 g

Method

1
Add everything to a blender.
2
Blend until smooth and creamy.
3
Chill before serving.

Radhika’s Tip

Because this is naturally creamy and sweet, keep the cacao unsweetened and adjust the honey only after blending. Add berries or chia when you want more fibre without changing the chocolate profile too much.

Notes

Nutrition basis: Regular creamed cottage cheese and plain whole-milk yogurt; 2 Medjool dates. Presence of live cultures depends on the product, not the recipe. Estimates use USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy and label proxies; ingredient weights and brands vary. Total carbohydrate includes fibre.