Whipped Cottage Cheese Lemon Mousse
With just three simple ingredients and a few minutes in the blender, you can create a light and airy mousse that's bursting with bright and zesty lemon flavor. Cottage Cheese Lemon Mousse is the ultimate snack - it's nourishing and filling enough to satisfy your cravings after a workout, but also elegant and delicious enough to impress your dinner guests.
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 305kcal
Ingredients
- 500 grams cottage cheese 2%
- 3 tbsp pure maple syrup
- zest from one lemon
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- If you prefer a thicker mousse, place 500 grams of cottage cheese in a strainer lined with cheesecloth over a bowl and refrigerate overnight to drain off excess whey. This step is optional.
- Add the cottage cheese, lemon juice, lemon zest and maple syrup to a high-powered blender. Blend on high for 30 seconds until completely smooth.
- Taste the mousse and adjust the sweetness or tartness to your liking. If you want it sweeter, add a little more maple syrup. If you want it more tart, add a little more lemon juice.
- Transfer the mousse into two small dessert bowls. Enjoy right away, or if you prefer to have it cold, chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
- If you don't have a high-powered blender, you can use a food processor. You may need to blend longer to achieve a creamy consistency.
- You can use the excess whey to kick start fermentation projects like fermented onions.
- For a professional-looking presentation, you can transfer the mousse to a piping bag and pipe it into dessert cups or ramekins.
- You can make the mousse a day ahead of time. Store the mousse covered in the fridge.
Nutrition
Calories: 305kcal | Carbohydrates: 29.4g | Protein: 34.4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3.1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 1019mg | Potassium: 311mg | Sugar: 18.9g | Calcium: 193mg | Iron: 1mg