Cottage Cheese Chocolate Lava Cake

This Cottage Cheese Lava Cake is rich and fudgy with a molten centre and 14 grams of protein per serving. The recipe makes 2 ramekins, or you can bake it as one larger lava cake.

Notes From My Kitchen

Cottage cheese has quickly become one of my favourite baking ingredients. After seeing how much you all loved my Cottage Cheese Donut Holes and Cottage Cheese Cinnamon Rolls, I figured the next treat I had to make was something chocolatey and decadent.

This entire recipe comes together in a small blender or food processor, which turns the batter silky and smooth. The outside is fudgy and almost brownie-like, the middle is soft and moussy, and when you dig in with your spoon you hit a gooey pocket of melted chocolate.

This one took a few rounds of testing. My first version used more flour and came out too dense, more like a regular muffin than a lava cake. I also tried it with just 2 tbsp of sweetener, but cocoa powder can be quite bitter on its own and it wasn’t sweet enough. A total of 4 tbsp of sweetener was the sweet spot, and I’ve included an option to use sugar-free sweetener if you want to keep the sugar to a minimum.

Key Ingredients

• Cottage cheese: I use 2% cottage cheese, which I recommend over 0%. Fat in this recipe will help give a proper texture. Plain 2-5% Greek yogurt works great as a swap. Use extra cottage cheese to make my Cottage Cheese Brownie Batter or Cottage Cheese Banana Muffins.
• Flour: I use half all-purpose and half almond flour. The almond flour keeps the cake light without being too dense. I’ve also made this by swapping all-purpose flour for oat flour which works well too!
• Sweetener: I use a mix of maple syrup and coconut sugar. For a lower sugar version, replace the coconut sugar with monk fruit sweetener or erythritol.
• Oil: You can use any neutral tasting oil like avocado oil, coconut oil or olive oil or substitute with butter that’s been melted and cooled.

How To Make A Cottage Cheese Lava Cake

*This is a recipe overview. The full recipe with measurements is below in the recipe card.

Step 1: Add all the ingredients to a small blender or food processor.

Step 2: Blend to combine.

Step 3: Pour half the batter in the ramekins, then add the chocolate to the centre.

Step 4: Top with the rest of the batter and bake at 425 degrees F for 8-12 minutes.

Step 5: Remove from the oven and top with a dusting of powdered sugar if you like.

Step 6: Enjoy while still warm.

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