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I firmly believe every dinner needs to be finished with dessert. But I also often struggle to meat my protein goals. That’s why I need sweet treats like these Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Jars. Low calorie, high protein desserts you can eat a large portion of without even knowing they’re a low calorie dessert.
These no bake cheesecake jars are made with a quick blueberry jam, a whipped vanilla bean cottage cheese base, and graham cracker crumbs. They take less than 30 minutes to make, and they’re the perfect dessert to meal prep to have on hand for the week.
The key to this recipe is to blend the cottage cheese mixture until whipped and fluffy so it has a classic cheesecake texture. Like other no bake cheesecakes, it gets better as it sits in the fridge. You CAN enjoy these right away because the whipped cottage cheese is thick enough to be scoopable, but I prefer to let them set in the fridge overnight or for at least a few hours.
And the best part? You get to eat the whole jar.
Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Jars (No Bake and High Protein)
Equipment
- 1 saucepan
- 2 jars or containers
Ingredients
- 1 graham cracker
- ½ cup blueberries (fresh or frozen; see Note 1)
- 1 cup cottage cheese (I use 2%, but any percentage works)
- 2 tbsp lemon juice, from one medium lemon
- 1 tsp lemon zest, from one medium lemon
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
Instructions
- In a food processor, pulse the graham cracker into crumbs then set aside
- Wipe the food processor clean then add the blueberries and blend until pureed, adding 1 tbsp of water if needed (see Note 1)
- Transfer the puree to a small saucepan
- Bring to a simmer over low heat then cook for 20-25 minutes or until thickened to a jam consistency and the liquid has evaporated
- Wipe the food processor clean again then add the cottage cheese, lemon juice, lemon zest, maple syrup, vanilla bean paste and protein powder
- Combine the cottage cheese, lemon juice, lemon zest, maple syrup, vanilla bean paste and protein powder
- Blend for 1-2 minutes or until whipped, thick and fluffy
- Assemble the cheesecake jars: divide the graham cracker crumbs and the cheesecake filling among two jars or containers, then top with the blueberry jam
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours to set (you can eat them right away, but I prefer to chill them a few hours to overnight)
Notes
Nutrition
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