Description
This refreshing Strawberry Cottage Cheese Ice Cream is a healthy and creamy dessert made with simple ingredients and prepared using the Ninja Creami. Combining the natural creaminess of cottage cheese with fresh strawberries, a touch of honey, and vanilla, this frozen treat is easy to make at home and perfect for a guilt-free indulgence.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients
- 2 cups cottage cheese
- 1 cup chopped strawberries
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
Instructions
- Blend Ingredients: Combine the cottage cheese, chopped strawberries, honey, and vanilla bean paste in the Ninja Creami pint. Use an immersion blender to puree the mixture until it is smooth. Alternatively, use a regular blender and then pour the mixture into the pint if you don’t have an immersion blender.
- Freeze Mixture: Cover the Ninja Creami pint with its lid and place it in the freezer. Freeze the mixture solid for 24 hours to prepare it for the Ninja Creami processing.
- Process with Ninja Creami: Remove the pint from the freezer and place it into the Ninja Creami. Run the “Lite Ice Cream” cycle to churn the mixture into ice cream.
- Re-spin for Creaminess: After the first cycle, the ice cream may be a bit powdery and not fully creamy. Return the pint to the Ninja Creami and run the Re-Spin cycle to improve texture. Optional: You may add a tablespoon of liquid (such as milk or cream) to help the re-spin if using fat-free cottage cheese, but this is generally not necessary with 1% or 2% fat cottage cheese.
- Add Mix-ins and Serve: After achieving desired creaminess, add any mix-ins if you like, then serve the ice cream immediately and enjoy.
Notes
- Ensure the mixture is completely frozen for 24 hours before processing in the Ninja Creami for best texture.
- If using fat-free cottage cheese, consider adding a small amount of liquid during the Re-Spin cycle to improve creaminess.
- You can substitute vanilla bean paste with vanilla extract without affecting the overall flavor significantly.
- This recipe makes approximately 4 servings.
- Enjoy immediately after processing for the best creamy texture; leftovers can be refrozen but may require additional processing.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe (approx. 130g)
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 3.5g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Protein: 11g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
