Gooey Cottage Cheese Blondies Easy Protein Dessert

These Cottage Cheese Blondies are my new favorite dessert when I want something easy, high protein, and actually satisfying. They’re soft, rich, perfectly sweet, and made with wholesome ingredients like full-fat cottage cheese, drippy peanut butter, almond flour, and a little maple syrup or coconut sugar.

If you loved my cottage cheese brownies, you need to make these next! That brownie recipe has become such a favorite, and after testing that recipe over 10 times to get the texture just right, I wanted to create a blondie version for anyone who wants a high protein treat without the chocolate-heavy vibe of fudgy brownies.

These blondies are simple and fast, perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth and getting your protein in on the go!

Why You'll Love This Recipe

• They’re high protein. Between the cottage cheese, nut butter, and optional vanilla protein powder, these blondies have more protein than your average brownie recipe or blondie recipe.
• They’re made with wholesome ingredients. No artificial sweetener, no weird fillers, and no need for all purpose flour.
• They’re easy. All you need is a food processor or high-speed blender, a large mixing bowl, and an 8x8 baking dish.

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Cottage Cheese Blondies Ingredients & Tested Substitutions

• Full-fat cottage cheese. Use full-fat for the best texture. Blend it in a food processor or high-speed blender until smooth before mixing it into the batter.
• Drippy peanut butter. This is important. A natural, pourable peanut butter works best here. If your peanut butter is thick, the batter will be too dry. Almond butter or cashew butter can work too as long as they’re drippy.
• Almond flour. Almond flour keeps these blondies gluten free and soft. I have not tested this recipe with oat flour, coconut flour, or all purpose flour, so I would not swap it.
• Coconut sugar. Coconut sugar adds sweetness without refined sugar. You could also test maple syrup, though the texture may be a little softer. I have not tested granulated sweetener in this recipe.
• Vanilla protein powder. Optional, but great for extra protein. I like Devotion Nutrition for a whey protein option or Equip Foods for a vanilla protein powder with minimal ingredients. You can use code PRETTYDELISH at both brands to save!
• Chocolate chips or chopped chocolate. Use your favorite chocolate chips or baking chocolate. I like using Hu Kitchen chocolate gems for a refined sugar free option.
• Vanilla extract. Adds extra richness and flavor.
• Pinch of salt. Helps balance the sweetness.

Cottage Cheese Blondies Step by Step Instructions

1. Prepare to bake. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8x8 baking dish or prepared baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.

2. Blend the cottage cheese. Add the cottage cheese to a food processor or high-speed blender and blend until smooth.

3. Mix the batter. Transfer the blended cottage cheese to a large mixing bowl. Add the peanut butter, almond flour, coconut sugar, vanilla protein powder if using, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt. Mix until fully combined. Fold in the chocolate chips. The batter will be very thick.

4. Bake. Scoop the batter into the prepared baking pan and press it down evenly with the back of a spatula. Bake for 20-25 minutes for softer blondies, or closer to 30 minutes if you want them more firm and cakey.

5. Cool and slice. Leave the blondies in the pan to cool completely in the fridge before slicing into squares. This helps them set (they're very gooey!)

Expert Tips & Tricks

• Blend the cottage cheese until completely smooth before adding it to the batter. Do not skip this step otherwise your blondies will have a lumpy texture.
• This is a thick batter, much thicker than most brownie recipe batters. That is exactly what you want, so don't worry!
• Use parchment paper in your prepared baking pan so the blondies lift out easily.
• For extra insurance, lightly coat the parchment paper with cooking spray.
• Once they are baked, I recommend chilling them in the fridge for 20 minutes to firm up as they are quite soft & gooey.

How to Store Cottage Cheese Blondies

Store these blondies in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. You can also keep them on the counter for a day or two, but I prefer the texture chilled because they firm up a bit more and get nice and chewy.

If You Liked This Recipe You Might Also Enjoy

Assuming you're a cottage cheese fan (and who isn't?!) here are some more of my favorite ways to use cottage cheese:

• Fudgy Brownies
• Single Serve Pizza Bowls
• 3 Ingredient High Protein Queso Dip
• Cottage Cheese Ranch Dip
• Chocolate Mousse
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream
• Easy Cozy Lasagna Soup
• High Protein Mac & Cheese
• Or check out this post for 20+ of my favorite high protein cottage cheese recipes!

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