High Protein Pudding Recipe (Easy, Healthy Dessert!) (2024)

If you haven’t hopped on the cottage cheese trend yet, this High Protein Pudding Recipe is a great place to start! Made with just 2 ingredients and a blender, it has the creamiest consistency and is a great way to enjoy dessert without the sugar or carbs. Customize this keto dessert with flavor additions!

3 grams of Net Carbs per serving, 22 grams of protein per serving

A High Protein Breakfast or Dessert!

2024 seems to be the year of protein. With new studies showing the importance of increasing protein intake, we all need ways to sneak a little more into our days.

Cottage cheese is a great source of protein, and this pudding is the perfect healthy snack to tame your sweet tooth — in a blood sugar balanced way!

To keep this pudding keto, I use either a sugar free protein powder or a plain protein powder and sweeten it with monk fruit or allulose. Feel free to use maple syrup or honey, if that’s what you prefer!

Skip the pudding mix! Store bought mixes are thickened with corn starch and typically have added sugars and a scary ingredient list. This recipe uses protein powder to thicken it without the need for a starch.

This pudding is the ultimate easy dessert! Simple ingredients are processed for a minute or so, then the sky is the limit with fun toppings.

Low Carb Cottage Cheese

If you’re wondering Is Cottage Cheese Keto?, it is! Most brands contain less than 4 grams of carbs. It is mostly protein. Whole milk versions contain fats as well.

Adding cultured dairy products, like cottage cheese and Greek yogurt, add variety to a low carb diet. Dress them up or use them in high protein desserts to add a creamy texture!

I love the Good Culture Cottage Cheese brand. Purchasing high quality meats and dairy is a priority for me. Check out this post for more details about choosing the right brand of cottage cheese.

If you’re looking for fun treats for your low carb lifestyle, check out these Healthy Dessert Recipes.

What You’ll Need (For Vanilla Protein Pudding)

• Cottage Cheese (Is cottage cheese keto?)
• Vanilla Protein Powder (I recommend a low-carb option, like whey isolate. Experiment with different flavors of protein powder.).

OR

• Unsweetened/Unflavored Whey Protein Powder (or sub a vegan protein powder. Beware of plant based protein powders that have carbohydrates)
• Powdered or Liquid Sweetener (allulose, monk fruit sweetener, or keto maple syrup recommended)
• Vanilla Extract

Flavor Options:

Chocolate Protein Pudding Recipe: Use a chocolate protein powder + 1 tablespoon of cacao powder (or natural cocoa powder), or plain protein powder + 1 1/2 tablespoons of cacao powder.

Matcha Protein Pudding: Add 1-2 teaspoons of matcha green tea powder, to taste.

Lemon Protein Pudding: Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice plus the zest of 1 lemon.

Strawberry Cheesecake Protein Pudding: Add 2 tablespoons of freeze dried strawberries to your mixture. Using dried strawberries adds a great flavor without watering down the thick texture.

Chocolate Raspberry Protein Pudding: Add 2 tablespoons of freeze dried raspberries and use chocolate protein powder + 1 tablespoon of cacao powder.

How to Top Protein Pudding Parfaits

Choose your protein pudding flavor, then layer it up with your favorite toppings! I suggest:

• Berries (raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries are lowest in carbs)
• Keto Granola
• Nuts (walnuts, pecans, or almonds)
• Nut Butter (I love almond butter and SunButter)
• Coconut
• Sugar Free Chocolate Chips or Chopped Dark Chocolate

How to Make Protein Pudding

Step 1: Add cottage cheese, protein powder, and sweetener or flavor additions to a food processor bowl or high speed blender.

Step 2: Process mixture for 1-2 minutes, until a very smooth and creamy texture is formed. A high speed blender also works for this, but using a mixing bowl and a hand mixer will not yield the right texture.

Step 3: Allow pudding to chill for about 2 hours or overnight to fully thicken.

Step 4: Top as desired. Fresh berries and keto granola are recommended!

How to Store

Add pudding to individual airtight containers, and refrigerate overnight to thicken.

Having the pudding in individual jars makes it convenient to take out and top as desired! You can also mix different flavor additions into individual jars.

Other Keto Pudding Recipes

• Chocolate Avocado Pudding (a silky blend of avocados, cacao, and unsweetened almond milk!)
• Creamy and Smooth Chia Seed Pudding (chia seeds thicken this low carb chocolate pudding recipe made with coconut milk!)
• Lemon Chia Pudding
• Matcha Chia Seed Pudding

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