Low Carb Keto Cottage Cheese Strawberry Mousse
This easy keto strawberry mousse cottage cheese recipe is incredibly thick with a delicious creamy texture and has 9 grams of protein and just 4 grams net carbs per serving.
Low Carb Keto Strawberry Mousse Recipe
If you’re looking for ways to increase your protein intake, cottage cheese is an excellent source of protein and is super versatile for savory and sweet recipes.
The best part about this simple recipe is that even if you’re not quite a fan of cottage cheese, I can honestly say this creamy dessert doesn’t even taste like you’re eating cottage cheese.
The texture completely changes and the strawberry flavor is all you’ll taste in this creamy mousse.
As a nutritional therapy practitioner I know the importance of daily protein intake and as someone who has been sugar free for 17 years now, I also know that protein satiates like no other macronutrient.
It also helps when you’re sweet tooth is craving a sweet treat and you want to stick to your keto diet or low carb diet goals. I personal consumption of daily protein is anywhere from 100-125 grams.
Lactaid 4% Cottage Cheese nutritional info according to the app Cronometer in 1/2 cup serving has 13 g protein, 5 g total grams of carbs, 5 g fat and 110 calories along with a good amount of calcium, potassium and sodium.
My printable recipe card is at the bottom of this blog post.
Low Carb Strawberry Mousse
This easy recipe requires just 5 simple ingredients:
Cottage Cheese, 4%, small curd
Strawberries- fresh or frozen
Heavy Cream
This is a perfect keto-friendly dessert to share with family and friends and easy enough for any busy weeknight!
Users on Tiktok- make it using full-fat cottage cheese and a sweetener of choice and then you can add other add-ins like fresh fruit or almond butter or natural peanut butter.
The only thing that didn’t work for me was that many are using maple syrup or honey to sweeten the cottage cheese mixture. I use a keto-friendly sweetener, and avoid all artificial sweeteners.
BEST COTTAGE CHEESE BRANDS
Full-fat cottage cheese is best, either 4% or 2% cottage cheese will yield the best results.
You can find many options for plain cottage cheese at your local grocery store, but specific brands vary in taste and texture.
I don’t recommend fat free cottage cheese because it won’t be as satisfying as full fat cottage cheese or as creamy. I like to use lactose free cottage cheese since my daughter and I both have lactose intolerance.
The brand I like best is Green Valley organic, but the Lactaid brand is also a great brand as is, the Good Culture brand.
Can frozen strawberries be used instead?
I understand when it’s not strawberry season it’s easier to just use frozen strawberries.
I would recommend using less than I did with fresh, maybe just 3/4 cup, only because once the frozen strawberries thaw a bit, you may end up with a very loose mousse.
You may also want to use more gelatin to keep this low-carb strawberry mousse nice and thick in texture.
Can I swap the strawberries?
Yes you can use any fresh berries you like if you don’t want to use strawberries. Low carb berries like raspberries, blueberries, or blackberries would be wonderful as well!
Can I replace the cottage cheese?
You could replace the cottage cheese with full fat plain Greek yogurt or even plain Ricotta cheese but please not the nutritional information will change and will not yield the same amount of protein as using cottage cheese.
Can I use an immersion blender?
I’ve not tested this recipe using an immersion blender but I am skeptical it will work as well as a blender or food processor.
Do I need the collagen?
You could leave this out, it does provide added protein and does help thicken but since we are using gelatin to thicken this mousse, collagen peptides could be skipped.
I do still recommend though to increase your gelatin to 2 teaspoons if you choose to leave out the collagen. Increasing the gelatin would also require doubling the water amount to dissolve the gelatin.
Do I need the gelatin?
Yes, absolutely gelatin is needed in this recipe because the pureed strawberries make the cottage cheese mixture very loose.
If you leave out the gelatin you will just end up with a strawberry smoothie, not a keto strawberry dessert airy mousse.
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Low Carb Keto Cottage Cheese Strawberry Mousse Recipe
Low Carb Keto Cottage Cheese Strawberry Mousse
Ingredients
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 cup strawberries or 128 grams
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 3 tbsp collagen peptides (20 grams)
- 1 teaspoon gelatin
- 3 tbsp water
Optional
- 1 tsp berry extract
- 1-2 tsp Berry liquid stevia or vanilla stevia
Instructions
- Add cottage cheese and strawberries to a high powered blender or food processor, blend until smooth.
- Add gelatin powder and water in a small bowl and heat until dissolved. Set aside.
- Add heavy cream, collagen and optional ingredients to the blender and blend until smooth. Taste and adjust sweetener.
- Drizzle in gelatin and blend once more until incorporated.
- Pour into 4 serving glasses and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or more.
Notes
Nutrition
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
I was just wondering, since you used Lactaid cottage cheese, what did you use in place of regular heavy cream? I’m looking forward to trying this recipe. It sounds delicious!
I tolerate heavy cream without issue since it’s very low in lactose. You could swap it with unsweetened coconut milk.
The strawberry mousse recipe states that the recommended collagen peptides is 1 scoop = 27grams, yet the label states that 3 Tablespoons = 20g. What am I not understanding?
Thanks! They changed their product from no longer having scoops in the container. I’ve updated it with the measurements they have.
I did not add collagen because I did not have any but will add protein powder when I make again. Did not add gelatin. Did not add water. Instead, ground 1 teaspoon chia seeds. Added to heavy cream and let it sit. This acts as a thickener. Also, added powdered monk fruit – Lakanto. 2 Tablespoons for added sweetness. A fun little dessert!
Thanks for sharing!
I don’t use artificial sweeteners. Could you please explain why natural sweeteners like honey or maple syrup didn’t work in this???
I don’t use artificial sweeteners. I use stevia, monk fruit, and allulose and all of them are natural and not to be confused with artificial sweeteners like Splenda, aspartame or saccharin. Honey and maple syrup are not naturally sugar free though better than using white refined sugar yes but will spike blood sugar. Another reason honey and maple syrup wouldn’t be a good choice here is because they are liquid forms of sugar and will effect the final outcome and texture making this not a mousse but more of a smoothie.
How long will this last in fridge ?
At lest 3 days in the fridge.
Have you ever tried this with a pump of strawberry Skinny Syrup instead of the stevia drops?
No sorry I don’t use those syrups.
Hi there,
Is there a substitute for the collegen peptide please? Thanks you for sharing!
If you remove it you may need to add something like gelatin or it will be loose.
What type of cottage cheese? Dry curd? Or creamed cottage cheese?
I’ve never tried a dried curd cottage cheese. The only kind I have is a creamy cottage cheese.
Dear Brenda,
I made this recipe but I found it a bit gritty. Wondering if it is the cottage cheese or perhaps the collagen powder. Sweetener I used were stevia drops.
What did I do wrong?
Greetings from the other side of the pond
Could be the cottage cheese and collagen didn’t get well combined. What did you use to blend?
I uses my food processors on the highest speed. For about 3-4 minutes.
This really only takes five minutes and it is delicious! No one could believe that there was cottage cheese in it. A keeper for sure. Thanks Brenda for all the great recipes.
Thanks Wendy!
As usual, Brenda, another winner!!! I don’t bother with individual dishes. I just stick it all in a bowl and dish it out from there…delish for breakfast!!!
Thank you Linda!
your link to the berry extract says it’s currently unavailable. Do you have an alternate?
I made this yesterday and it was DELICIOUS! I made it just as written! YUMMMM-0!
Thank you!
I made the Strawberry mouse and it was delicious. I used chocolate collagen because thats what I had. TYSM for this great idea. It really is so good.
Thanks Cheryl!
This is extraordinarily delicious! Don’t let the cottage cheese scare you! You can’t taste it and there aren’t any curds! It’s creamy and wonderful!
Thank you so much!
Hi,
thanks for the recipe, it was super yummy and easy enough to make. would I be able to use a little xanthan gum and water in place of the gelatin?
You could use xanthan gum, probably could just skip the water as that was to make the gelatin bloom.