Whipped Cottage Cheese Dip
Best Whipped Cottage Cheese Dip Recipe – It’s easy to turn rich and tangy cottage cheese into a creamy, delicious, and high-protein snack dip with only 3 simple ingredients!
Why We Love This High-Protein Snack Recipe
Why is it so hard to find healthy satisfying snacks? Today we’re mixing things up by puréeing low-fat cottage cheese into a creamy flavorful dip for veggies and low-carb crackers.
Whipped Cottage Cheese is like a sour cream-based dip recipe, yet with much more protein! Here we go the more savory route by adding fresh herbs on top. However, it’s wonderfully easy to customize this dish with other savory or even sweet add-ins.
Ingredients You Need
- Cottage cheese – your choice of 4% or 2% good culture cottage cheese
- Lemon – freshly zested
- Garlic – no need to mince, simply peel the clove
- Salt and pepper – a bit of each to taste
Keep reading with our favorite ideas for optional savory and sweet add-ins!
How to Make Cottage Cheese Dip
Open a container of high-protein cottage cheese and dump it into a fine mesh strainer. Tap the strainer over the empty container to remove as much excess liquid as possible. Then dump the drained cottage cheese into a food processor or high powder blender.
Add the lemon zest, garlic clove, ½ teaspoon of salt, and ¼ teaspoon of black pepper. Add 1 to 3 teaspoons of additional fresh herbs if desired.
Cover and purée until the cottage cheese is smooth with a creamy texture.
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Scoop the dip into a bowl, cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Recipe Variations
Blend in and/or top the whipped cottage cheese dip with your choice of chopped fresh herbs. Dill, thyme, parsley, and basil are all bright and delicious!
Give the dip a kick of spicy heat by blending in or topping the dip with crushed red pepper flakes or other spices like hot paprika or cayenne pepper.
Try a sweet version! Omit the garlic and add ½ – 2 teaspoons of low-carb or alternative sweetener… Like erythritol, stevia, maple syrup, or a drizzle of honey. Consider adding a splash of vanilla extract to the dessert cottage cheese mixture. You can also sprinkle on a bit of cinnamon and/or add mini chocolate chips.
Serving Suggestions
Serve the whipped cottage cheese dip cold with your favorite dippers. We love crunchy fresh veggies like carrot sticks or baby carrots, celery pieces, cucumbers, mini bell peppers, and cherry tomatoes.
For some carb-ish crunch, consider pairing it with crackers (regular or low carb), bagel chips, or pita chips. Our Low Carb Cauliflower Crackers and Keto Almond Flour Crackers are super easy and delicious!
If enjoying as a sweet dip, I suggest serving with Cinnamon Chips, cinnamon pita chips, or fresh fruit and berries. Hearty fruits like strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, pineapple or melon chunks, and grapes are all great for dipping.
Frequently Asked Questions
The consistency is smooth and creamy, like a traditional sour cream dip. It isn’t very thick, so it’s great for dipping rather than scooping.
This dip has a lovely flavor that is lightly tangy, and the savory garlic and bright lemon really come through. Whipped cottage cheese dip is rich and delicious, without being too heavy.
This typically is the result of the cottage cheese not being drained well. Take the time to strain the cheese before pureing!
No, while they are similar they are not technically the same. Ricotta has smaller lumps and is mildly sweet. Whipped cottage cheese, on the other hand, is almost entirely smooth and naturally is more on the salty side.
Store the dip in an airtight container and keep it in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days.
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Whipped Cottage Cheese Recipe + Video
Ingredients
- 24 ounce cottage cheese 4% or 2%
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 small clove garlic
- Salt and pepper
- Optional Add-Ins: fresh dill, thyme, basil
Instructions
- Open a container of cottage cheese and dump it into a fine mesh strainer. Tap the strainer over the empty container to remove as much excess liquid as possible. Then dump this drained cottage cheese into a food processor.
- Add the lemon zest, garlic clove, ½ teaspoon of salt, and ¼ teaspoon of black pepper. Add 1 to 3 teaspoons of additional fresh herbs if desired.
- Cover and purée until the cottage cheese is smooth. Scoop the dip into a bowl, cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve.
I love this dip so much! this was everything that I wanted it to be and more! thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe!
This disappeared so fast! So easy to make too. It’s a new favorite over here!
This recipe was simple and tasted great! Thank you!
This dip was great for dipping veggies, it even got my kids to eat a few more than they normally do.