Description
This pumpkin mousse makes a great little treat for the pumpkin season that’s both comforting and kind to your carb count. It’s a simple mix of cottage cheese, pumpkin, and spices whipped into a fluffy delight you can enjoy anytime. The pumpkin mixture is in 4 nice portion control sizes. Give it a try—you might find it’s the easiest way to bring a bit of cozy fall flavor into your day without any fuss.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup full fat cottage cheese
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 2 tbsp unsweetened almond milk or heavy cream for classic keto
- 3 tbsp collagen peptides
- 1.5 teaspoons gelatin
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla stevia
- 1/2-1 tsp pumpkin liquid stevia or your favorite low carb sweetener to taste
- 2 tbsp my keto homemade granola recipe optional topping
Instructions
- Add cottage cheese and pumpkin to a food processor, blend until smooth or use a large bowl and electric hand mixer to blend.
- Sprinkle gelatin powder over almond milk in a small bowl and heat in microwave for 30 seconds, stir until dissolved. Set aside.
- Add collagen and pumpkin spice, vanilla extract and sweetener to the processor and process until smooth. Taste and adjust sweetener of choice before proceeding.
- Drizzle in gelatin and blend once more until incorporated.
- Pour into 4 serving glasses and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or more. If overnight, cover with plastic wrap.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Notes
- 5 g net carbs.
- MMM™ Approved!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 107 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 213 mg
- Fat: 3 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Cholesterol: 9 mg