Cottage Cheese Ice Cream
Low-fat cottage cheese blended with frozen banana and strawberries into a thick, creamy soft-serve, with no machine. Four servings in 10 minutes.
How to Cook Cottage Cheese Ice Cream
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Put the cottage cheese, banana, strawberries, milk, vanilla and honey in a high-speed blender.
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Blend, scraping down the sides several times, for about 2 minutes, until completely smooth and thick.
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Serve straight away as soft-serve, in chilled bowls.
What Can Go Wrong
- Slice the bananas before freezing them so the blender can break them down.
- If the mixture will not blend, add another splash of milk, a spoonful at a time.
- Use a tamper or stop and stir if the blades spin without catching.
The Short Version
A dessert for four that takes 10 minutes, with no ice cream machine, no custard and no waiting. Frozen banana and strawberries are blended with cottage cheese until the mixture turns thick and creamy, like soft-serve. Eat it straight away.
Blend until completely smooth; cottage cheese curds that survive leave a grainy texture. Use frozen fruit, straight from the freezer, so the mixture thickens as it blends. Frozen banana gives the sweetness and the creamy body, and strawberries add colour and tang. A splash of milk helps the blender catch the fruit. Scrape down the sides. Taste it before serving and add a little more honey if the strawberries were tart.
For a firmer, scoopable ice cream, spoon the soft-serve into a container, freeze it until firm and let it stand for 5 minutes before scooping. Freezing makes it scoopable. Fruit and cheese give it protein, so a serving is a snack as much as a dessert.
To Go With It
Fresh berries · A few chopped nuts · A square of dark chocolate
Leftovers
Best straight away. Freezes for up to 2 weeks in a covered container; let it soften for 5 minutes before serving.
Common Questions
How long does Cottage Cheese Ice Cream take to make?
About 10 minutes in total — 10 minutes of preparation and of cooking. The recipe serves 4.
What are the key tips for making Cottage Cheese Ice Cream?
Slice the bananas before freezing them so the blender can break them down. If the mixture will not blend, add another splash of milk, a spoonful at a time. Use a tamper or stop and stir if the blades spin without catching.
What should I serve with Cottage Cheese Ice Cream?
Fresh berries; A few chopped nuts; A square of dark chocolate.
Can Cottage Cheese Ice Cream be made ahead or frozen?
Best straight away. Freezes for up to 2 weeks in a covered container; let it soften for 5 minutes before serving.
Is Cottage Cheese Ice Cream suitable for a special diet?
This recipe is vegetarian, gluten-free and weight-loss friendly. Those labels are checked against the ingredient list, so a dish is only marked when nothing in it contradicts the claim.
How many calories are in Cottage Cheese Ice Cream?
About 191 kcal per serving, with 12 g protein, 29 g carbohydrate and 3 g fat. The figures are calculated from the ingredient list and are an estimate.
Cottage Cheese Ice Cream Nutrition
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Treat these as an estimate — brands and cuts vary.
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