Chocolate Chip “Cookie Dough” recipe

This no-bake dessert is something I learned in a cooking class at Skyterra. When I first heard about it I was quite skeptical…but if you do some google searches there are a decent number of “cookie dough” recipes. Why, you might be asking yourself, is cookie dough in quotes? Because this stuff is made with cottage cheese. Before you poo poo it like I did, let me tell you it isn’t pretty good…and I presume it is better for you than eating raw cookie dough…

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup cottage cheese
• 1 T water
• 1 3/4 cup almond flour (or 3/4+ cup coconut flour)
• 3 T maple syrup
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp. almond extract
• pinch of salt
• 1/2+ c chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate)

Steps

1. Blend cottage cheese and water together in a bowl using immersion blend until smooth
2. Add all other ingredients. Mix with a rubber spatula until combined
3. Taste and make any necessary changes.
4. Refrigerate until ready to serve

Thoughts –

I couldn’t find almond flour, so I substituted coconut flour. From research, it appears I stumbled upon a healthier option by using coconut flour. Technically the substitution should have been a 1:4 ratio, so I should have done 7/8 cup…but 3/4 cup was close enough. The coconut flour gave a hint of coconut, but wasn’t overwhelming. I initially used only 2 T of syrup…the recipe from Skyterra had 1 T of molasses and 2 T of syrup, but I didn’t have (and didn’t want to buy) molasses, so I winged it. After tasting I threw another T of syrup in for 3 T in total. I used a 1/2 tsp measurer for the almond extract…and I think I ended up with closer to 1/2 tsp because it was pretty almond-y. Next time I might leave out or be a little more strict. I needed a smidge more salt to get the nice mix of salty/sweet.

Overall – My niece politely ate some of it, then only ate the chocolate chips. My nephew ate all of it and didn’t complain. My sister ate it, but she said she struggled because she knew it was cottage cheese. My brother-in-law ate it and provided no comments.

I’ll probably make again…debating in my mind if this is better for you or not. I mean..I would never serve raw cookie dough as a dessert. But if you have a sweet tooth, it’s a quick and protein packed good choice.

UPDATE

I made this last night with almond flour last night and 1 T sorghum + 2 T maple syrup instead of 3 T maple syrups. I have to say the almond flour does make a difference. Now I’m wondering if that is done just to make this gluten-free. It looks like I’ll have to make it again.