🍫 High-Protein Chocolate Cottage Cheese Cake

🥣 Ingredients (8 servings)

• 1½ cups low-fat cottage cheese
• 2 large eggs
• ⅓ cup maple syrup or honey (or sweetener of choice)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¼ cup oat flour (or blended oats)
• 1 scoop (25–30g) chocolate or vanilla protein powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• ¼ cup dark chocolate chips (optional but recommended)

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line or grease an 8-inch cake pan.
2. Add cottage cheese, eggs, sweetener, and vanilla to a blender. Blend until completely smooth.
3. Add cocoa powder, oat flour, protein powder, baking powder, and salt. Blend again until thick and smooth.
4. Stir in chocolate chips.
5. Pour into pan and smooth top.
6. Bake 28–35 minutes until center is just set (slightly fudgy is perfect).
7. Cool at least 20 minutes before slicing (it firms up as it cools).

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📊 Macros (Approximate per slice, 8 slices)

• Calories: 170–190
• Protein: 12–15g
• Carbs: 15–18g
• Fat: 6–8g

(Protein depends on powder used.)