I was nearly out of groceries last week and found myself scrounging through the cupboards to find something I could use to make a quick Fuel Pull lunch. I had planned to blend up the bit of cottage cheese I had left in the fridge with some frozen berries for a bowl of Cottage Berry Whip…. but I was out of berries.
I spotted the defatted peanut flour, added it to the cottage cheese with a bit of xylitol and pulsed it up in the blender until it was smooth. I couldn’t believe it! Those three ingredients together tasted so much like the rich, fat-based filling of our favorite Peanut Butter Cheesecake, except now I was enjoying a Fuel Pull! Even our oldest son, who I usually make the cheesecake with in mind, licked the spatula clean and said, “This tastes like my birthday cake!”
I knew immediately that this was going to be a regular thing for me, especially since it can be enjoyed in every fuel setting. By itself, it’s delicious…
…with a raspberry sauce made by boiling a cup of raspberries and a tablespoon of xylitol together, then pressing through a sieve, it’s incredible! Peanut butter and jam in a bowl, Baby! (And it’s still a Fuel Pull!)
Or, if you’d like to turn the Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bowl into an E, it makes a perfect dip for apples.
Would you rather have an S? Mix some Lily’s chocolate chips into your Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bowl and top with whipped cream!
This Peanut Butter Cheesecake in a bowl is a Trim Healthy Mama Fuel Pull that only requires 3 ingredients and 5 minutes to make! 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bowl | THM: S, E, FP
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This is AMAZING! I just made a half of recipe. Im having a snack with celery but I have to say, it is BEST eaten just by itself. Sooo creamy & flavorful. Thanks once again Jacinda. I can’t believe a FP can taste THIS good!
So glad you enjoyed it, Debbie!
Just made this with my newly purchased peanut flour from THM! Perfect for a little treat!! Thank you! So easy and quick!
Amazing!!! I made it for breakfast for me (The lone THMer in the house) with apple. I didnt get much of it. My kids (1&3) inhaled it!!
Crazy how those 3 ingredients together can be so good, right?! Glad it went down well!!
Hi, so I’m still trying to figure out the THM thing and am not sure how this is a fuel pull. I halfed the recipe…..My 1c of cottage cheese (1% ) had 12 g carbs, 2 g fat, my powdered peanut butter has (1/4c) has 10 g carbs and 3 g fat, and the xylitol brought the carbs up another 12 g’s. I added some Lily’s choc chips which was another 8 g carbs and 4 g fat. Now I’m looking at over 30 g carbs and 10 g fat…..what am I missing?
Hi Sharon, to find your net carbs, you subtract the fiber and the carbs from your sugar alcohols. That should bring it down a bit!
Sharon, I think the keys are serving size , the brands of cottage cheese and peanut flour you use, and whether you add extras. The recipe calls for 2-3 servings, so 3/4 c. serving works for fuel pull. My 1.5% cottage cheese has only 8 grams of carbs/cup – or 6 for 3/4 cup, and 2.25 g. of fat for 3/4 cup. 6 TBS of THM peanut flour has only 3 net g. of carbs and about 2.5 g of fat, so that results in a fuel pull of less than 10 g. of carbs and less than 5 g. of fat, total. As the recipe notes, adding the chocolate chips raises the fat levels, making it an s. (the carbs in the sugar alcohols don’t count, as Jacinda noted).
Plus if I am correct, you dont count the carbs in your main source of protien. So the carbs in the cottage cheese wouldnt count either.
Are you using peanut butter powder are peanut flour? They are different.
I went back to look at recipe to see how many servings… recipe said 2-3 servings. I think I’d probably try to portion it into three servings which should for sure bring it down to FP.
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This is delicious! Thank you so much for sharing
So I only have 2% cottage cheese. What does that make this?
This would still be a Fuel Pull. 🙂
Thanks!
Do you buy a particular brand of cottage cheese? I find the taste varies so much from brand to brand.
Can you replace the cottage cheese with Greeks yogurt? Would that work? I don’t like cottage cheese lol…
Not a fan of peanut butter in food, can I use protein powder?
I’m not sure how protein powder would taste in it, but you could try! Other people have used a bit of cocoa powder/espresso powder for a java flavor.
Hi Jacinda, if I only have 2% Daisy Cottage cheese will it still be FP using the first 3 ingredients
Could I make this in advance and save to eat throughout the week?
I am looking over the 3 ingredient peanut butter cheesecake bowl recipes. I cannot have anything peanut. Do you think another type of flour, like almond could be used instead?
Thank-you for this recipe! It is such an easy thing to throw together for a quick dessert if the kids are having an ice-cream treat, and I’m feeling deprived. Also it is perfect to throw in hubby’s lunch the next day with either an apple or some dark chocolate pieces.
Anyone have any success freezing this in small portions? I’m thinking frozen pops for summertime…??
We regularly freeze Plain Greek yogurt or cottage cheese for dessert
I’m a non-purist THM. Made this for breakfast today after seeing it posted on Facebook. I halved the recipe and used only 1 tsp off Pyure. Definitely delish! I had 2% cottage cheese in hand, so mine was an E. I topped with two large sliced strawberries and a dollop off fatfree Reddi-Whip. Too rich to finish— will enjoy as a snack or dessert later!
I tried this but my blender wouldn’t mix it, had to add a little almond milk, which let it finally mix but ruined the consistency. oh well
This is the second time I’ve tried this recipe & it’s really soupy. Is it supposed to be or am I doing something wrong?
My blender wouldn’t mix this so I’ll have to try a food processor next time( what blenders do you all use that it mixes this)? It’s really yummy though! Question: how much should be a serving? Thank you!
Can you tell what brand of cottage cheese you use? I’ve tried 2 brands and the end result is drinkable.
I bought my 1% cottage cheese at Aldi’s and mine turned out thick. I added a dash of vanilla to mine, too. YUMMY quick treat.
I make this all the time and absolutely love it! My favorite FP snack/dessert. Thank you so much!
Sounds delicious! Trying it this afternoon.
How long do you think this would last in the fridge if I made it and portioned it out into 3s?
Thanks!