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Creamy and perfectly sweet, this salted caramel high protein ice cream so easy to blend together and dig in. It’s naturally sweetened without refined sugar and customizable with additional add-ins like chocolate chunks or crushed nuts.

The homemade caramel drizzle is optional, but compliments the ice cream SO well, and then hardens into little chunks of caramel heaven! I added Just Ingredients brand French vanilla protein here for more protein. No fake taste and only clean ingredients. Use code colleenF10 to save sitewide!

Why You’ll Love This Salted Caramel Cottage Cheese Ice Cream

No ice cream maker required
It’s loaded with protein
It contains no refined sugars
It’s incredibly smooth and creamy

Key Ingredients

Cottage Cheese – it does not matter if you like cottage cheese or not! Once blended until smooth the chunky texture is gone. Unlike yogurt, when cottage cheese is frozen it does not become icy. Use full fat for the creamiest ice cream texture
Cashew butter – adds to the creaminess while remaining neutral in taste
French Vanilla Protein Powder – the flavor is unbelievable! It tastes so smooth and creamy, and adds a boost of protein as well as delicious flavor. My code colleenF10 saves you sitewide
Pure maple syrup – adds sweet without adding refined table sugar. Pure maple syrup (not pancake syrup) is lower glycemic index than white sugar, so it’s easier on your blood sugar

Serves: 8

Ingredients

16 oz Cottage Cheese
1/4 cup Pure Maple Syrup, Or honey
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1 pinch Sea Salt
6 whole Medjool Dates
1/4 cup Vanilla Protein Powder
2 Tbsp Cashew Butter
2 Tbsp Coconut Oil, Melted
3 Tbsp Pure Maple Syrup
1/3 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
1/2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1 pinch Sea Salt

Process

Blend cottage cheese, protein powder, vanilla, maple syrup, and salt together until smooth, scraping the sides as needed
Add pitted dates and blend again to break dates down into small chunks
Pour into small dish / loaf tin and freeze 3-4 hours. Scoop and enjoy!
Make caramel by whisking all ingredients together. Pour overtop your serving OR mix in with ice cream before freezing; it tastes great as caramel frozen chunks!

Variations for Dietary Preferences

Cashew butter – can replace with sunbutter or vanilla oat butter like the oat haus brand
Dairy free – You can use 1 3/4 cup coconut cream to keep this dairy free. Also be sure to use a plant based protein powder
This recipe can be made without the protein powder
You can replace the pure maple syrup with honey
The caramel drizzle can be made with either peanut butter or cashew butter, or even sunbutter

Notes

The best texture is right at that 3-4 hour mark. Ice cream will harden more if left overnight. Let thaw 15-20min before enjoying for best texture again! you can leave protein powder out without overly affecting the texture

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Salted Caramel Cottage Cheese Ice Cream

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Prep Time: 5

Servings:

Ingredients

Ice Cream

16 oz Cottage Cheese
1/4 cup Pure Maple Syrup Or honey
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1 pinch Sea Salt
6 whole Medjool Dates
1/4 cup Vanilla Protein Powder
2 Tbsp Cashew Butter

Caramel drizzle

2 Tbsp Coconut Oil Melted
3 Tbsp Pure Maple Syrup
1/3 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
1/2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1 pinch Sea Salt

Instructions

Blend cottage cheese, protein powder, vanilla, maple syrup, and salt together until smooth, scraping the sides as needed
Add pitted dates and blend again to break dates down into small chunks
Pour into small dish / loaf tin and freeze 3-4 hours. Scoop and enjoy!
Make caramel by whisking all ingredients together. Pour overtop your serving OR mix in with ice cream before freezing; it tastes great as caramel frozen chunks!