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Ninja Creami Cottage Cheese Ice Cream with chocolate chips and caramel drizzle scooped from a creamy pint.

Ninja Creami Cottage Cheese Ice Cream

Thick, creamy Ninja Creami cottage cheese ice cream loaded with protein and made with no pudding mix. Blended smooth and spun until rich and scoopable — and you'd never guess there's cottage cheese in it.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Freezing Time 1 day
Total Time 1 day 5 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 230
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Base
  • 1 cup full-fat cottage cheese fresh, mild brand (not tangy)
  • 3/4 cup whole milk or high-protein milk
  • 2-4 tbsp sweetener honey, maple, sugar, or sugar-free
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch salt
Optional
  • 1-2 tbsp heavy cream for extra richness
  • 1 scoop protein powder add a splash more milk if using

Equipment

  • Ninja Creami
  • Blender

Method
 

  1. Blend the cottage cheese, milk, sweetener, vanilla, and salt until perfectly smooth with no curds remaining. Don't rush this step — it's what prevents a grainy texture.
  2. Pour the base into an empty Ninja Creami pint, stopping at the max-fill line so it doesn't overflow as it freezes.
  3. Freeze the pint flat and level, with the lid OFF, for a full 24 hours. A frozen dome from the lid can damage the blade.
  4. Run the outside of the pint under warm water for about 30 seconds to release the edges, then place it in the Ninja Creami.
  5. Process on the Lite Ice Cream setting. The first spin will look dry and crumbly — this is completely normal.
  6. Add a splash of milk and select Re-Spin, repeating until smooth and creamy.
  7. Add mix-ins on the mix-in setting, then scoop and serve right away.

Notes

No pudding mix needed: full-fat cottage cheese is a natural stabilizer. For extra creaminess, add a splash of heavy cream, a scoop of collagen or protein powder, or a tiny pinch of guar gum.
Crumbly first spin? Normal — add a splash of milk and re-spin until creamy.
Make it your own: cocoa powder for chocolate, a spoonful of peanut butter for PB, or blended strawberries for strawberry. Add chips, cookies, or fruit on the mix-in setting.
Storage: keep leftovers in the pint with the lid on and re-spin before serving, since it refreezes solid.