High Protein Velvety Chocolate Pudding
This high-protein sweet treat is made with cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, protein powder and sweetened with honey. It has a velvety rich texture and is full of chocolatey flavor making it the perfect healthy snack. The best part is comes together in a couple of minutes with only an hour of chill time, making it the perfect make-ahead dessert to snack on all week long.
This chocolate protein pudding is a great way to get a protein boost and satisfy your sweet tooth at the same time. It’s creamy, has 32 g protein per serving and has traditional pudding texture.
For more easy desserts, try mini strawberry cheesecakes, Greek yogurt banana bread and Chocolate Chipless Cookies.
Why you’ll love this recipe
- Minimal simple ingredients.
- 32 grams of protein per serving.
- Makes 2 large servings of pudding.
Ingredients and Substitutions:
These are the main ingredients and substitutions. See the recipe card below for the full ingredients list and instructions for this chocolate protein pudding recipe.
- Low-Fat Cottage Cheese: you can also use full-fat for a richer pudding.
- Non-fat Plain Greek Yogurt: adds extra protein and makes the pudding creamy. You can use full-fat Greek yogurt for an even creamier pudding.
- Chocolate Protein Powder: use your favorite brand you love the flavor of. I am using PEScience Chocolate Truffle which has the perfect amount of sweetness, use code OHSNAP to save.
- Honey: or maple syrup.
- Cocoa Powder: this gives the chocolate
Variations
- Add a drizzle of homemade peanut butter syrup or almond butter.
- Play with different flavors of protein powder. You can make vanilla pudding with vanilla protein powder, mint chocolate pudding with mint protein powder, birthday cake, or instant pudding mix like pistachio pudding, etc.
- Add chocolate chips for extra chocolatey!
- For a thinner consistency add unsweetened almond milk or coconut milk.
- Add chia seeds for a fun texture.
Dietary Modifications
- This recipe is gluten-free if using a gluten-free protein power.
How to make this high protein pudding recipe (a step-by-step visual guide):
Step 1: add everything to a blender
Add everything to a blender or food processor and blend for at least 5 minutes to get the right texture. Make sure the cottage cheese is no longer chunky or chalky. You may need to stop and push the sides down with a rubber spatula while blending to get everything to combine.
Add everything to a blender or food processor (image 1).
Blend for at least 5 minutes to get the right texture (image 2). Make sure the cottage cheese is no longer chunky or chalky. You may need to stop and push the sides down with a rubber spatula while blending to get everything to combine.
Step 2: add to pudding cups and chill
Split evenly between two small pudding cups (image 3) and let set in the fridge for at least one hour before enjoying.
Step 3: add favorite toppings and enjoy
Top with fresh berries, whipped cream and your favorite toppings or enjoy as is right out of the fridge.
Expert Tip!
Make a double batch. Half chocolate and half vanilla to snack on all week.
Recipe FAQs
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Yes! Use your favorite protein powder to play with pudding flavors. Omit the cocoa powder and use vanilla protein for a vanilla protein pudding. Be sure to note that if you’re using a protein powder that is not very sweet you will need to increase the sweetness with honey!
Turn it into 4 snack pack sizes. This recipe is written to give you two hefty servings of pudding but if you want smaller and half the calories and protein just turn it into 4 minis.
Add all of the pudding to a large bowl and let it chill in the fridge, you can then scoop directly from that when you’re ready to enjoy some pudding.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese 220g
- 1/2 cup 0% plain greek yogurt 112g
- 1 scoop chocolate protein powder PEScience Chocolate Truffle
- 2 Tbsp. honey
- 1/2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions
- Add everything to a blender and blend for at least 5 minutes until fully combined and the cottage cheese is no longer chalky. You may need to stop and push the sides down the a rubbed spatula while blending to get everything to combine.
- Split evenly between two small pudding cups and let set in the fridge for at least one hour before enjoying.
- Top with fresh fruit, whipped cream and your favorite toppings or enjoy as is right out of the fridge.
Notes
- Important! The sweetness of your protein powder will make a difference. If you’re using a protein powder that is not very sweet you will want to increase the honey. I am using PEScience Chocolate Truffle which has a perfect amount of sweetness, use code OHSNAP to save.
- Want it lower calorie and similar to a snack pack size? Make into 4 servings.
- You can use 1 tbsp. of honey and taste to see if you need to add the other 1 tbsp. Depending on the sweetness of your protein powder this can be adjusted.
- Nutritional information is an estimate and will vary with substitutions.
What’s your estimate of the serving size for the nutritional info? I made my first batch today and it’s good; needs some tweaking as our protein powder is unsweetened. Thank you for sharing!
Written as 2 servings so I don’t have a gram per serving since it’s just 2, just split what you end up with. Unsweetened protein powder will definitely need some tweaks! Glad you liked it though.
I’m anxious to try, sounds delish…any idea of the measurement amount of protein powder in your scoop? My powder comes with a very large scoop in the bag. TY!
Mine is typically 31g
Tried and loved it! Thanks!
Can I substitute the cottage cheese for anything?
Holy jeeeeez this is AMAZING!!! I tried it using dark chocolate collagen peptides rather than the PEScience, don’t do that. Definitely buy the protein powder, it’s KEY!! I did sub the cocoa powder for the peptides and that worked well. So so so so so freaking good!!!! So creamy and thick!!! Will be making this daily!! Absolutely love your recipes!!!!
Thank you!! I totally agree, the protein powder is the key here!!
Can I skip the honey and use stevia drops or sugar free maple syrup?
You could but it won’t taste nearly as good as honey will.
Great alternative! Good taste.