Description
A simple and healthy recipe for strawberry cottage cheese ice cream that brings together creamy cottage cheese and vibrant strawberries for a guilt-free dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cottage cheese
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and quartered
- 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup (to taste)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Prepare the strawberries by washing, hulling, and chopping them into quarters. Toss with honey or maple syrup and let sit for 10-15 minutes.
- In a blender, combine cottage cheese, sweetener, vanilla extract, lemon juice, and salt. Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Fold in the macerated strawberries gently, avoiding a full puree.
- Transfer the mixture to an airtight container and freeze.
- Allow the ice cream to freeze for at least 4 hours, stirring every hour for the first 3 hours.
Notes
For a different flavor, substitute almond extract for vanilla. Store ice cream in an airtight container to prevent freezer burn.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 240 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Freezing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
Keywords: strawberry ice cream, healthy dessert, cottage cheese ice cream, summer treat, homemade ice cream
