High Protein Ice Cream (Cottage Cheese Ice Cream)

If you’re looking for a delicious and healthy dessert, this high protein cottage cheese ice cream is going to blow your mind. It’s incredibly creamy, easy to make, and packed with nutrients! Cottage cheese keeps finding its way into more and more recipes, and honestly, this one might be its best use yet. Blended smooth and frozen, it turns into a creamy, scoopable dessert that tastes nothing like “cottage cheese” once it’s whipped together with fruit and a little honey. It’s high in protein, comes together with just 3 ingredients, and takes only 5 minutes of hands-on prep.

This isn’t trying to be an exact copy of traditional full-fat ice cream — it’s lighter and a little fruitier — but it’s a genuinely satisfying frozen treat, and a great way to work more protein into your day.

Ingredients

• 2 cups cottage cheese (2%, about a 500g container)
• 1 cup fruit of choice
• 1–3 tablespoons honey, depending on how sweet you like it

Optional:

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1½ medium bananas, for a creamier texture

Equipment: a food processor or high-powered blender, plus a freezer-safe container with a lid.

One of the best things about making this cottage cheese ice cream at home is that you can completely control the ingredients and the sweetness.

How to Make It

1. Blend everything. Add the cottage cheese, fruit, honey, and any optional ingredients to a high-powered blender or food processor. Blend until completely smooth.
2. Freeze. Pour the mixture into a freezer-safe container with a lid. Cover and freeze for at least 4 hours, or until fully frozen.
3. Scoop and serve. Run an ice cream scoop under warm water to make scooping easier, then dig in.

Substitutions and Variations

This recipe is easy to customize — swap the fruit to create endless flavor combinations:

• Blueberry Lemon: blueberries with a little lemon zest mixed in.
• Strawberry Cheesecake: strawberries with crushed graham crackers, and a swirl of strawberry jam if you have it.
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana: banana as the fruit, with a peanut butter swirl and chocolate chips folded in.
• Chocolate Magic Shell: melt chocolate chips with a little coconut oil and pour over the top before freezing — it hardens into a crackable shell.
• Caramel: swirl in your favorite caramel sauce for something richer.
• Cookie Dough: fold in bite-sized pieces of cookie dough for a chunkier texture.

Top Tips

• Use a higher-fat cottage cheese for the creamiest texture. Low-fat or fat-free works too, but the result will be cooler and less rich.
• Stir it every hour while it freezes instead of letting it set completely solid — this mimics the churning of traditional ice cream and keeps it easier to scoop.
• Using frozen fruit? It’ll blend a little tougher, so add 1–2 tablespoons of milk if your blender is struggling.

Storage

Store in an airtight, freezer-safe container for up to 3 months.

High Protein Ice Cream (Cottage Cheese Ice Cream)

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Creamy, high-protein frozen dessert made from just cottage cheese, fruit, and honey — blended smooth and frozen until scoopable.

• Author: Mason Recipes

Ingredients

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• 2 cups cottage cheese (2%)
• 1 cups fruit of choice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (optional)
• 1.5 medium bananas, optional for creamier texture

Instructions

1. Blend everything: Add the 2 cups cottage cheese (2%), 1 cups fruit of choice, 2 tablespoons honey, and optional 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (optional) and 1.5 medium bananas, optional for creamier texture to a high-powered blender or food processor. Blend until completely smooth.
2. Freeze: Pour the mixture into a freezer-safe container with a lid. Cover and freeze until fully frozen.
3. Scoop and serve: Run an ice cream scoop under warm water to make scooping easier, then serve.

Notes

Use a higher-fat cottage cheese for the creamiest texture — low-fat works but will be icier. Stir every hour while freezing to keep it scoopable instead of rock solid. Using frozen fruit? Add 1-2 tbsp milk if your blender struggles.

If you loved this healthy dessert, make sure to check out my other delicious high protein recipes!