This creamy keto lemon cottage cheese fluff is even better than a keto cheesecake fluff recipe because it's got more protein and less carbs! Just 5 ingredients needed and you've got an amazing, quick and delicious sweet treat for your sweet tooth!
Cottage Cheese Lemon Mousse
You can call it mousse or fluff, either way, it's a decadent and satisfying keto dessert. Just 3 total g carbs with 6 g protein. All the rest of the nutritional info is below at the bottom of this page on the printable recipe card.
This is a great sugar free dessert whether you are on a low-carb diet or keto diet.
The simple ingredients required are probably already in your pantry and fridge.
Cottage cheese- Full-fat cottage cheese and make sure it's plain cottage cheese with nothing added to it like fresh fruit.
Heavy Whipping Cream- Heavy cream makes this great recipe very luscious and thick. I would not recommend swapping it with almond milk and it doesn't have enough fat and won't thicken this fluff.
Lemon Juice & Zest- I used fresh lemon juice but bottled lemon juice would work fine as well. Zest is optional to add to the mixture at the end.
Gelatin- Gelatin is a must for this recipe to become fluffy and thick. Without it you will have a loose pudding like texture. If you don't use gelatin, guar gum or xanthan gum might work but I've not tested this out in this recipe to confirm on texture.
Low Carb Sweetener- The best sugar free sweetener for any no bake cheesecake or in this case cottage cheese mixture for keto desserts is always a simple liquid low carb sweetener like vanilla stevia or lemon stevia or Monk fruit sweetener.
Powdered erythritol like Swerve confectioners, would work but just use a small amount so your mixture doesn't get dry in texture. I would not recommend granulated sweetener in this easy recipe because it won't be smooth, it will taste grainy.
I often get the question about using maple syrup in place of the low carb sweeteners I use in my healthy treats, and the answer of course is yes you can, but you will be adding more carbs and sugar to the recipe altering the nutritional info I provide fr each recipe.
Maple syrup is a better option than using white refined sugar of course but it's still sugar and can spike blood sugar which can also cause cravings.
Best Brands of Cottage Cheese
Full-fat cottage cheese is best for this, either 4% or 2% creamy cottage cheese will yield the best results.
You can find many options for 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 Lactaid is also a great brand as is the Good Culture brand.
Lactaid 4% Cottage Cheese nutritional info according to the app Cronometer in ½ 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.
Equipment Needed
Stand Mixer or hand mixer- I think a using a stand electric mixer is easier but you can certainly use a large mixing bowl and hand mixer on high speed to create that smooth texture. I don't think an immersion blender will work as well.
Blender or food processor-I start off using the blender to remove the curds in the cottage cheese before adding to the stand mixer. If you're not bothered by the curds, you can skip this step.
Not a Fan of Cottage Cheese?
If you're not a fan of cottage cheese you can swap it out with ricotta cheese. I'd recommend full fat or part skim. You will add more calories and fat but it's about the same for grams of protein.
You could probably swap the cottage cheese with plain Greek yogurt but you would not have the high protein as with using cottage cheese.
If you really don't care about the about of protein, you can swap the cottage cheese with cream cheese. This will add more carbs, fat and less protein but it will still be a delicious lemon cheesecake fluff recipe.
If you still want a fluff recipe this Chocolate Keto Fluff Recipe is a delicious keto cheesecake fluff and only needs 5 ingredients and is a no bake dessert.
Can I swap the lemon juice?
Yes if you don't like fresh lemon flavor you can swap it with lime juice and lime zest or make it citrus flavor using fresh orange juice and zest.
More Cottage Cheese Recipes
Peanut Butter Cottage Cheese Ice Cream
Strawberry Cottage Cheese Mousse
Instant Chocolate Cottage Cheese Mousse
Whipped Cottage Cheese Pudding
Keto Lemon & Lime Dessert Recipes
Keto Lemon Dessert Cheesecake Jars
Sugar Free Keto Lemon cottage Cheese Fluff
Sugar Free Low Carb Keto Lemon Cottage Cheese Fluff
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cottage cheese 4%
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 teaspoon gelatin
- 8 ounces heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon lemon stevia or vanilla stevia or your favorite low carb sweetener to taste
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest optional
Instructions
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Place the cottage cheese in a blender or food processor to remove clumps. Set aside.
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Pour lemon juice into a small saucepan and heat over low heat on the stove or place in a microwavable bowl and heat 1-2 minutes until boiling. Slowly whisk in gelatin a little at a time while continuing to whisk until it is completely dissolved and there are no lumps. Set aside to cool.
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Pour the heavy cream into a separate bowl and use an electric mixer to whip until stiff peaks. Add sweetener and vanilla extract if using.
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Add the smooth cottage cheese to the whipped cream and blend together until incorporated. Have the mixer on low speed and slowly drizzle in the cooled lemon juice gelatin mixture.
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Add optional zest if using and spoon a ½ cup of the fluff into dessert cups or use a piping bag if desired.
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Storage: Airtight container or covered in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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