Amazing Cottage Cheese Protein Ice Cream with just 3 ingredients! Easy, healthy, low sugar and low fat cottage cheese ice cream with protein powder, and no ice cream maker!

I was surprised by that TikTok cottage cheese ice cream trend – moreso because everyone seemed to say it worked! As you can imagine, I had to go for a high protein version of that recipe.

Trust me, it actually works! I was surprised! I’m a very big fan of ice cream so this was a big deal. Especially because you don’t need an ice cream make for this recipe

Ingredients for the Cottage Cheese Protein Ice Cream:

This amazing cottage cheese protein ice cream recipe is made with just simple and healthy ingredients; Lots of cottage cheese, protein powder and a higher-protein cashew butter.

Low Fat Cottage Cheese
Vanilla Protein Powder for high protein ice cream!
I used Quest Nutrition Vanilla.
Oreo Marshmallow flavored Peanut Butter; from American Dream Nut Butter. It’s lower fat and higher protein than normal, and just amazing (code HAYLSKITCHEN gives you a discount on these).
ADNB has other amazing flavors that would work well here too.
Oreo Cookies to mix in!

How do you make Protein Powder Cottage Cheese Ice Cream?

All you need to do do to make this cottage cheese ice cream is blend the ingredients in the food process, add the mix-ins and then freeze! Here’s the detailed steps:

Combine cottage cheese, protein powder and peanut butter in a food processor.
Blend until smooth,

Add the chopped Oreo cookies and optional sprinkles; Fold to combine.

Pour into glass container, and smoothen out.

Freeze 3-4 hours.

How to store High Protein Cottage Cheese Vanilla Ice Cream?

You can store high protein cottage cheese vanilla ice cream in the fridge or freezer.

Place in an airtight container and store. If freezing, thaw for about 45 minutes before eating. If in fridge, place in freezer 20 minutes before eating to harden.

Alternatives for Healthy Cottage Cheese Ice Cream

This homemade healthy cottage cheese ice cream is really versatile! Here’s some alternatives you can try to make it your own:

Low fat Cottage Cheese: Regular cottage cheese
Flavored Peanut Butter: Regular peanut butter, Almond Butter, Cashew Butter or even Tahini

Keto Cottage Cheese Ice Cream

This cottage cheese ice cream recipe perfect for a low carb and keto option with the right protein powder and suitable mix-ins.

I recommend the Keto friendly Chocolate Vanilla Sandwich Cookies from Catalina Crunch for a sugar-free option..

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