This Chunky Monkey Cottage Cheese Ice Cream is a must-try. Made with cottage cheese, bananas, and chocolate, this healthy ice cream will give you the classic Chunky Monkey flavor. It’s the perfect treat when you want something nutritious and low in calories, and it’s really easy to make too!
Cottage cheese provides a high-protein base that makes the ice cream rich without added cream. The combination of bananas, chocolate chunks, and walnuts gives this dessert a delicious flavor, while keeping it light and healthy. It’s the perfect treat for anyone looking to satisfy their sweet tooth while trying to lose a few extra pounds.
Chunky Monkey Cottage Cheese Ice Cream Recipe
Ingredients for 2 servings | Total time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- 2 cups of cottage cheese (low fat)
- 2 tablespoons of maple syrup (organic)
- 1 tablespoon of peanut butter (smooth-style without salt)
- 1 ripe banana (frozen)
- 1 ripe banana (fresh)
- 2 tablespoons of cholate chips
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 1 tablespoon of brandy (optional but recommended)
- 1 tablespoon of chopped walnuts
How To Make Chunky Monkey Cottage Cheese Ice Cream
Add the cottage cheese, maple syrup, peanut butter, vanilla, banana, and brandy into a food processor or a good blender and blend until extra smooth and creamy. Transfer into a lined baking tray or a container and stir in the chocolate chips and chopped walnuts.
You can also swirl in some peanut butter, peanuts, or any crushed nuts you desire. Cover with a cling film and freeze for one hour or until frozen through. Before serving, let the ice cream thaw a bit so that it’s easier to scoop out. Slice the fresh banana, place it in a bowl, add the ice cream, garnish with maple syrup, chocolate chips, or crushed peanuts and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts
Each serving of this chunky monkey ice cream has | 280 calories | 14.3g total fat | 3.9g saturated fat | 11mg cholesterol | 356mg sodium | 36.5g total carbs | 1.7g dietary fiber | 10.6g total sugars | 18.6g protein | 115mg calcium | 3% iron | 209mg potassium | These facts are based on a 2000-calorie diet.
Storage
Sorry but you can only store this mouth-watering delight up to one week in the freezer. Any longer will cause excess formation of ice crystals.
Variations & Tips
Condensed Milk – adding condensed milk will give this ice cream a creamier texture and make it taste like regular ice cream. However, it’ll increase your over all calorie and sugar intake so I recommend using honey if you don’t have maple syrup and want to stick to a lower calorie recipe.
Greek Yogurt – is another great substitute for cottage cheese in ice cream but it won’t give you the same amount of protein or taste, however, it’s a healthy alternative.
Cottage Cheese Brand – choosing a good cottage cheese brand is important when making ice cream. If the cheese has too much liquid, your ice cream will end up icy.
Note: full fat cottage cheese is ultimately best for ice cream but will increase your sodium, fat and calorie intake.
Maple Syrup – I recommend using organic maple syrup in your ice cream recipes because it is less dense and has fewer calories.
Peanut Butter – I use Lowes food peanut butter cause it’s one of my favorite brands. Make sure to go for unsalted to reduce your sodium intake.
Brandy – is added to this recipe to prevent ice crystals and make the ice cream softer.
Chocolate Chips – I use organic food bars chocolate chips because they have less sugar and are low in calories. If you don’t have chocolate chips, simply crush up some chocolate bars and it’ll do.
Frozen Bananas – Frozen bananas give the ice cream a smoother texture, however, if you’re in a rush, go ahead and use what you have, it’ll still come out great.
Blend Well – Always blend the cottage cheese until very smooth for a creamy traditional ice cream texture.
Want More Cottage Cheese Ice Cream Recipes?
- Coffee Cottage Cheese Ice Cream
- Peanut Butter Cottage Cheese Ice Cream
- Blueberry Cottage Cheese Ice Cream
- Strawberry Cottage Cheese Ice Cream
- Healthy Date Cottage Cheese Ice Cream
- 3-ingredient Vanilla Cottage Cheese Ice Cream
Conclusion
I really hope you try this chunky monkey ice cream recipe. If you do, please let me know what you think in the comments below. I love hearing from my readers even if it’s constructive criticism. You can find me Pinterest, Threads, Facebook, and even Flipboard for more awesome recipes and tips.
