Cottage Cheese Cheesecake Bars (Simple Protein Cheesecake Bars)
Craving dessert on your diet? These easy, high-protein cottage cheese cheesecake bars are made with simple ingredients and blend up creamy and delicious — about 13g protein per bar.
Ingredients
- For the Optional Crust:
- 6 sheets graham cracker
- 3 tablespoons butter melted
- For the Cheesecake Bars:
- 1 ½ cups cottage cheese
- ½ cup rolled oats
- 2 large whole eggs
- 2 scoops protein powder about 60g per scoop; make sure it tastes good
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 ounces Greek yogurt
Instructions
- The crust is optional — skip it to lower the carbs and calories. If your protein powder isn't very sweet, add a little sweetener to taste. Scoop sizes vary; 2 scoops here is about 60g each. Easily change up the flavor with different protein powder and Greek yogurt flavors. For a chocolate twist, add cocoa powder to the crust and top with chopped dark chocolate. Blend the filling fully smooth so there are no cottage cheese lumps. Macros per bar without crust: 100 calories, 12.6g protein, 8.3g carbs, 1.8g fat, 3.2g sugar. Per bar with crust: 187 calories, 13.3g protein, 17.2g carbs, 7.2g fat, 6.1g sugar. Store in an airtight container in the fridge; great for meal prep.
Notes
The crust is optional — skip it to lower the carbs and calories. If your protein powder isn't very sweet, add a little sweetener to taste. Scoop sizes vary; 2 scoops here is about 60g each. Easily change up the flavor with different protein powder and Greek yogurt flavors. For a chocolate twist, add cocoa powder to the crust and top with chopped dark chocolate. Blend the filling fully smooth so there are no cottage cheese lumps. Macros per bar without crust: 100 calories, 12.6g protein, 8.3g carbs, 1.8g fat, 3.2g sugar. Per bar with crust: 187 calories, 13.3g protein, 17.2g carbs, 7.2g fat, 6.1g sugar. Store in an airtight container in the fridge; great for meal prep.