Gluten Free Cottage Cheese Blondies
These easy cottage cheese blondies are soft, satisfying, and packed with protein. Made with almond flour, peanut butter, and cottage cheese, they’re a simple gluten free dessert for when your sweet tooth hits.
Equipment
- Food processor or blender
- 8x8 baking pan
- Silicone Spatula
- Large Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 16 ounces full-fat cottage cheese
- 1 cup drippy peanut butter
- 1 ½ cups almond flour
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder optional
- 3 tablespoons chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract optional
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- 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.
- Blend the cottage cheese. Add the cottage cheese to a food processor or high-speed blender and blend until smooth.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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!)
Notes
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. Tried this recipe?Mention @prettydeliciouslife or tag #PDLrecipes!