2 Ingredient Cottage Cheese Fudge

Learn how to make our 2 ingredient cottage cheese fudge that's smooth, rich, and chocolatey with a surprisingly high protein boost. We give you lots of variations to level up the flavor!

This 2-ingredient cottage cheese fudge is pure magic—just blend up creamy cottage cheese and stir it into melted chocolate chips. That’s it! You get all the rich, chocolatey indulgence of classic fudge but with a boost of protein that's amazing as either a high protein snack or dessert.

As a lifelong cottage cheese hater, blending cottage cheese makes an enormous difference in recipes! I think most people have an issue with the texture, and it's not really about the taste. You can't taste the cottage cheese at all and it makes a fabulous substitute for whipping cream or higher fat dairy in recipes.

You can use either semi sweet chocolate chips or for a lower carb sugar-free option, Lily's chocolate chips are amazing!

Want more high protein cottage cheese recipes? You'll want to try our chocolate peanut butter cottage cheese fudge, blueberry cottage cheese breakfast bake, and cottage cheese overnight oats.

Why You’ll Love This Easy Cottage Cheese Fudge

• High protein + easy – Just 2 core ingredients and a blender!
• Meal prep friendly – Store in the fridge or freezer for the week.
• Kid-approved – Tastes like dessert, not cottage cheese.
• Low carb option – Make it low carb, sugar-free, or keto friendly by swapping the chocolate chips.

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Ingredients You’ll Need

At it's core, you seriously only need 2 ingredients for this recipe..the cottage cheese and the chocolate. Adding sweetener, vanilla, or flakey sea salt are totally optional.

• Cottage Cheese – We recommend 4% milkfat for the creamiest texture and best flavor. Good Culture brand gives you extra protein (19g per ½ cup).
• Chocolate Chips or crushed chocolate making bars – Semi-sweet chips melt smoothly and taste balanced or use milk chocolate. Use Lily’s for a low carb/keto version. We don't recommend dark chocolate! It's too bitter for this recipe unless you're planning to sweeten it.
• Maple Syrup or Sweetener – Optional, but helps balance bitterness depending on your chocolate.
• Vanilla Extract – Optional - Adds depth and dessert-like flavor.
• Sea Salt – Optional - Just a pinch enhances the sweetness.

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How to Make Cottage Cheese Fudge

1. Melt the chocolate chips: Use a microwave or double boiler until completely smooth. We used a microwave. Add the chocolate to a small glass bowl and stir every 30 seconds, it took 1 ½ minutes to totally melt the chips in our microwave.
2. Combine: Add the cottage cheese and melted chocolate to a blender, food processor, or use an immersion blender. Puree until smooth. Mix in optional ingredients during this step if you're adding any.
3. Chill: Spread into a parchment-lined loaf pan, cover with plastic wrap, and freeze for 3-4 hours.
4. Slice & enjoy: Cut into 10 squares and store in the freezer. You can let them defrost slightly before eating. Enjoy! These are seriously addictive!

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Recipe Tips

• Texture tip: Use full-fat cottage cheese for a silky result. Non-fat can make the fudge grainy or it won't firm up as well.
• Sweetness fix: If using dark chocolate, you’ll want to add maple syrup or monk fruit to balance the bitterness. So if you want the 2 ingredient cottage cheese fudge version, don't use dark chocolate chips.

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Cottage Cheese Fudge Flavor Variations

• Peanut Butter Swirl – Drizzle in a swirl of melted peanut butter before freezing.
• Mint Chocolate – Add a drop of peppermint extract and use part mint chocolate chips or crush them on top at the end.
• Espresso Fudge – Add ½ teaspoon instant espresso powder.
• Coconut Chocolate – Fold in shredded coconut before chilling.

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Can I make 2 ingredient fudge with cocoa powder?

There's a viral AI 2 ingredient fudge with cocoa powder making the rounds on social media, we tested it and honestly spit it out. These fake recipes often look delicious but the results don't match since they weren't tested by a human. Cocoa powder is very bitter on its own and you'd have to add at least some sweetener to make it eatable.

FAQ

Do these taste like cottage cheese?

You cannot taste the cottage cheese at all! Blending completely changes the texture and it provides the creamy base needed for fudge recipes. This honestly tastes like a lighter and healthier chocolate fudge.

Can I use dark chocolate chips?

Yes, you can use dark chocolate chips but you’ll likely want to sweeten it a bit whether you use sugar or a sugar-free sweetener.

Can I store this in the fridge?

The chocolate cottage cheese fudge will not full set when stored in the fridge. You must store this in a freezer. It's the type of recipe you eat from frozen or let it sit out a bit for softer fudge squares.

More high protein cottage cheese recipes

• Cottage cheese queso dip
• Scrambled eggs with cottage cheese
• High protein buffalo chicken dip
• Blueberry cheesecake overnight oats
• Green chili chicken cottage cheese casserole
• cottage cheese flatbread

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