Date Snickers Cottage Cheese Ice Cream
This cottage cheese ice cream has a satisfyingly delicious “Snickers” flavor AND is protein rich, sweetened with wholesome Natural Delights Medjool Dates! A food processor or high speed blender is recommended for best results for this recipe. I used my Ninja Blender System (food processor bowl). See my video tutorial here.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 18 oz 1x
- Category: Dessert
Ingredients
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- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 6 pitted Medjool Dates
- 16oz container full fat 4% Cottage Cheese (I used Good Culture)
- 1–2 tbsp mini chocolate chips (I used Enjoy Life)
- 1 tbsp peanut butter or nut butter of your choice (I love Georgia Grinders)
- 1 tbsp peanuts or other nuts of your choice
Instructions
- Soak the dates in a cup of hot water for 5 minutes.
- Drain and pat dry.
- Add dates and vanilla extract to food processor bowl and blend into a paste.
- Remove date mixture from the food processor and set aside.
- Add the cottage cheese to the food processor bowl and blend until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides of bowl as needed.
- Once you reach the desired texture add dollops of date paste back into bowl with the cottage cheese, evenly spaced.
- Blend again, until the “swirls” of date paste are integrated as much as you’d like into the cottage cheese. (Blend less for a swirl effect, blend more if you want it fully integrated into the mixture)
- Transfer the mixture back into the cottage cheese container or container of your choice. I used a Tovolo ice cream storage container.
- Add 1-2 tablespoons of mini chocolate chips and top with 1 tbsp peanut butter.
- Swirl/fold the ingredients into the mixture with a knife to distribute.
- Optional- Add 1-2 tbsp peanuts to the mixture for added crunch
- Smooth surface of the mixture with a spatula
- Cover and freeze 4-5 hours for best scoop able texture.
- Scoop, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
- Use full fat cottage cheese for this recipe for best results. Low fat cottage cheese contains more water and will be more icy/not have the same consistency.
- The consistency of cottage cheese can vary (sometimes thicker or runnier) depending on the batch. This does not affect recipe! Comes out great either way
- If you can’t have peanuts, use the nuts/nut butter of your choice! Sliced or slivered almonds and almond butter work great too.
- Optimal freeze time is 4-5 hours for perfect scoopable texture! More than that and you may have to leave it out a 10-15 mins to soften before scooping.