Today, I’m participating in a fun blogger event — the Secret Recipe Club. How does it work? Every blogger is secretly assigned another blog + chooses a recipe from that blog to make. On reveal day (today!), all of our posts go up at the same time, + everyone gets to see who was assigned to their blog, which recipe they chose, + how it turned out. Fun, huh?
I was assigned Natural Noshing, a fantastic blog full of tons of amazing-looking recipes. (Seriously, I bookmarked 9 recipes to try!) I decided to make Nora’s Five-Minute Strawberry Cheesecake Mousse, because it looked scrumptious, I had all the ingredients on hand, and it sounded like something that Fearless Baby would love. So, during Baby’s naptime, I quickly put it together, and sampled a bowl. It was excellent – light, wonderfully refreshing, and delightfully creamy. I loved the flavor of the chocolate shavings with the creamy mousse, so I decided to take it one step further and make a delicious parfait by layering it with chocolate pudding. Mmm. As I suspected, Fearless Baby loved it! And since it’s full of healthy stuff, I felt good about her eating it, too. And for those with dietary restrictions, it’s gluten-free, grain-free, + vegetarian as well. Whoop!
Thank you to Nora for introducing me to this AMAZING mousse + to the Secret Recipe Club for connecting me, yet again, with fantastic bloggers + amazing recipes! For all my previous Secret Recipe Club recipes, click here – there are TONS of awesome ones!
Five-Minute Strawberry Cheesecake Mousse
serves 1-2, adapted from Natural Noshing
Ingredients
3/4 cup cottage cheese
1/4 cup fresh strawberries, coarsely chopped
1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 tsp honey or agave nectar OR 1 packet of stevia
1/2 oz dark chocolate, for shavingDirections
Add all ingredients to the bowl of a small food processor or high-powered blender. Process or blend until smooth, about 60-90 seconds. Garnish with shaved dark chocolate (if desired) and serve immediately.
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I’ve never made anything like this before – looks lovely!
This is such a refreshing and healthy dessert!
Sounds delicious. No wonder Fearless Baby (and you) loved it!
did you say FIVE MINUTES???? Oh, that is too good to pass
great pictures, loved this post!
What a refreshing and tasty summery dessert! Great pick this month!
This recipe looks like it might be a good way to first try cottage cheese!
I love this idea for a healthy snack. I always have cottage cheese on hand and I think the raspberries I have would work in this too.
I agree, Danielle – I think raspberries would be a great substitute!
I LOVE recipes like this and it looks so pretty too! Karen
So glad you enjoyed this! Super easy snack or dessert
love the parfait idea! Happy reveal day!
Believe it or not, I just recently started eating cottage cheese. I had an unnatural fear of it for many years
I love the idea of making a mousse with it! Kind of like cheesecake?
Yesssss this looks so good!!
I don’t like cottage cheese but my fiance does and he has a wicked sweet tooth, this would be perfect for him!!! Plus the baby would love it too!
PS- I had you this month
xox
Yum! This looks awesome and I love that it’s also healthy! You could eat it for dessert but also a snack or even breakfast!
Jess, I ate it for a late breakfast/mid-morning snack the other day! No shame. =)
Cottage cheese! Never would have thought of that. I need to try this soon; I still have strawberries in the freezer!
What a fab dessert for summer, and I bet that you could also make it with ricotta cheese. The Italians make something similar using instant coffee granules and ricotta.
Adri, I am SO intrigued by the version with ricotta and coffee – going to look that up now!
I always forget about cottage cheese. What an interesting way to make a mousse. I love the strawberry with shaved chocolate flavor combo. Great pick this month 😉
Welcome to SRC. Great post and great recipe choice
Oh my word – that looks divine. I need to try this asap
Happy reveal day!
This looks fabulous for a quick and easy dessert. Seriously, what’s not to love about “five minute” anything. Even better when it looks like this. I can’t wait for strawberry season to arrive now.
Love this fabulous recipe. Pinned
Such a simple but FULL of flavour dessert – thanks for making my mouth water 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Oooh, I love this! I’m always looking for ways to make cottage cheese tastier. Can’t wait to try this!
This sounds and looks so amazing. Especially since it only takes a few minutes!
That looks so delicious and sounds so easy!!! I may actually eat cottage cheese!! =)
What a great dessert for kids and adults, very impressive!!!
Dessert in 5 minutes sounds like a great idea! Glad it was a crowd pleaser. Happy Reveal Day!
Yum! I have actually had my eye out for a good strawberry mousse!
what a great dessert! love that it’s quick & healthy. definitely a winner!
YUMMY! Sounds perfectly simple and really good
How deliciously clever is THAT! Great SRC pick.
This mousse looks wonderful and you had me at 5 minute! Ha.
What a wonderful ecipe! I love the pretty color – looks so yummyand summery! That’s awesome that fearless baby loved it too – such a tasty and healthy dessert
Can’t wait to try this for my lil guy too 