No-Bake Chocolate Orange Protein Cheesecake

Feb 10

This no-bake chocolate orange protein cheesecake (a spin on the viral Japanese cheesecake) is creamy, indulgent, and packed with protein, without the effort of baking or the stress of traditional dessert macros. Made with blended cottage cheese (good culture, duh), Clean Simple Eats vanilla protein powder (code “balancedwithbritt” for 10% off!), and chocolate Simple Mills Sweet Thins, it has that light, fluffy “Japanese cheesecake” texture while still fitting into a calorie deficit.

Perfect for a high-protein dessert, late-night sweet tooth, or when you want something that feels indulgent but still supports your goals.

Ingredients

1 (16-oz) container 2% Good Culture cottage cheese
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1 tablespoon sugar-free maple syrup
3 tablespoon-ish orange juice (i squeezed 1/2 a small orange!)
Zest of 1 orange
Pinch of sea salt
8-10 Simple Mills Chocolate Sweet Thins

Instructions

Add the cottage cheese, the vanilla protein powder, sugar-free maple syrup, orange juice, most of the orange zest, and sea salt to a high-speed blender or food processor and blend until completely smooth and creamy. Add back into your cottage cheese container.
Gently press in the chocolate Sweet Thins (reserve a small amount for crushed topping if desired).
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight for best texture. You can also freeze for 30 minutes if you want it super fast!
When ready to eat, top with more orange zest and crushed sweet thins.
Scoop into 4 servings and enjoy chilled.