White Chocolate and Berry Cottage Cheese Bark
This super creamy and refreshing white chocolate pudding cottage cheese bark is a fun high protein snack, especially for the summer months. The tangy cottage cheese combined with the white chocolate makes each bite taste like cheesecake with bits of strawberries and white chocolate chips. It's a delicious way to increase overall protein intake and a healthy, functional snack.
Servings 8 servings
Calories 74kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups 2% cottage cheese or higher milkfat %
- 4 tablespoons milk of choice to prevent blender from getting stuck
- 2 tablespoons Instant White Chocolate Pudding Mix or sub with preferred flavor
- 1/4-1/2 cup fresh strawberries, diced or thawed frozen berries
- 2 tablespoons white chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons honey taste test and add more to your preference
- 1-2 scoops vanilla or unflavored protein powder optional
Instructions
- Add cottage cheese, milk, protein powder, honey and Instant pudding mix to a high-speed blender. Blend or puree until smooth and creamy. Add 1-2 tablespoons of milk if the blender gets stuck. Note: I added 1/4 cup of thawed mixed berries which is why the color of the bark is pink-ish. You don't have to do this OR you could swirl in the juice from frozen berries into the bark after it is spread on the parchment.
- Taste test. Add more honey if needed.
- Pour the cottage cheese mixture onto a small 7 x 9" sheet pan lined with parchment paper or spread out on half of a larger baking pan. Spread the mixture out using a spatula, about 1/4-1/2 inch thick. Gently tap the sheet pan on the counter to even it out.
- Evenly distribute the white chocolate chips and diced strawberries/berries - pressing the chocolate and strawberries into the cottage cheese mixture.
- Refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
- Cut into 9-12 pieces. Store in the freezer in an airtight container or freezer bag for up to 3 months! If the bark has been frozen for awhile, let it thaw out at room temperature for 5-10 minutes before eating. Once it does thaw out, though, it gets messy fast!
Notes
- For best results (however not necessary), separate rows of cottage cheese bark by parchment paper to prevent them from sticking together.
- Sub the cottage cheese with vanilla Greek yogurt for a sweeter taste - and no need to blend! Just add the ingredients in a bowl and whisk together.
- For a dairy-free option, select a higher protein plant-based cottage cheese like Kite Hill. Omit the white chocolate chips.
- To make it gluten-free: the Jello-O White Chocolate flavor is gluten-free. Most white-chocolate chips are as well.
- You could try different flavors of Jell-O Instant Pudding Mix. Cheesecake would be delicious!
Nutrition
Calories: 74kcal