White Chocolate Chip Protein Ice Cream
Pale vanilla cream, dark chips, piled high – 10 minutes, one blender
This is a blender ice cream, not a churned pint. Frozen cottage cheese, vanilla whey, a splash of cream, and sugar-free chips fold into a pale scoop that piles over the cup, like the photo. Ten minutes if the base is already frozen. No sugar, no ice cream maker.
Two servings. Fold the chips in last so they stay whole, like the dark bits in the photo.
Why you’ll love this cup
- 20g protein per serving – dessert that holds you
- Only 4g net carbs – allulose and sugar-free chips
- About 10 minutes if the base is frozen
- Pale cream, dark chips, piled high, like the photo
- No ice cream maker, no sugar
- It packs in a freezer cup
Health notes
- High protein: Cottage cheese plus vanilla whey.
- Low carb: Allulose and sugar-free chips. Regular chips jump the carbs.
- Two servings: Macros are per cup, not the blender.
- Regular white chocolate chips are mostly sugar. Use a sugar-free chip.
Key element – freeze the base, blend thick, fold chips last
A wet mix will never pile like the photo. Freeze the cottage cheese mix in cubes first. Blend just until it looks like soft serve, then fold the chips by hand. Blend the chips and they turn into grey specks. Stop the second it is scoopable, or it melts in the cup.
Ingredients
Ice cream (2 servings)
- 1 cup full-fat cottage cheese, frozen in cubes
- 1 scoop (about 30g) vanilla whey protein
- 2 Tbsp heavy cream
- 2 Tbsp powdered allulose
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp almond extract (optional, white-chocolate note)
- Pinch of salt
- 3 Tbsp sugar-free chocolate chips (or sugar-free white chips)
- 1 to 2 Tbsp unsweetened almond milk, only if the blender sticks
Swaps
- Greek yogurt: Same amount, frozen. Tangier. Drain it first so it stays thick.
- Ninja Creami: Freeze the mix in the pint 24 hours, then spin. Fold chips after the spin.
- Regular chips: Skip them. They add sugar. Stay sugar-free.
- No whey: Skip it. Protein drops. Add 1 extra Tbsp cream so it still scoops.
Instructions
| 1 | Freeze. Spread cottage cheese in an ice cube tray or a thin pan. Freeze at least 3 hours, or overnight. This is what makes the 10-minute blend work. |
| 2 | Blend. Add frozen cubes, whey, cream, allulose, vanilla, almond extract, and salt to a blender. Pulse. Scrape. Pulse again until thick and pale, like soft serve. |
| 3 | Do not thin it. Add almond milk 1 tsp at a time only if the blades stop. Too much liquid and it will not pile over the cup, like the photo. |
| 4 | Fold chips. Scoop into a bowl. Fold in the chips by hand so they stay whole, like the dark bits in the photo. Do not blend them. |
| 5 | Pile. Spoon into 2 cups, or one tall cup like the photo. Eat now as soft serve, or freeze 20 minutes for a firmer scoop. One cup is one serving. |
Pro tips
- Freeze the cottage cheese in cubes. A fridge-cold tub will not blend into ice cream.
- Pulse, scrape, pulse. A long blend melts it into a shake.
- Fold chips by hand. Blended chips turn grey and vanish.
- Sugar-free chips only. Regular chocolate chips blow the carb count.
- Eat it now, or freeze 20 minutes. Overnight in the freezer it goes icy – let it sit 5 minutes, then stir.
Nutrition
| Nutrient | Per serving (1 of 2) |
|---|---|
| Calories | 220 |
| Protein | 20g |
| Net carbohydrates | 4g |
| Total carbohydrates | 6g |
| Fiber | 2g |
| Total fat | 10g |
| Sodium | 280mg |
Estimates with cottage cheese, vanilla whey, and sugar-free chips. Regular chips or ice cream mix will raise carbs.
Variations
Cookie dough
Fold in 2 Tbsp chopped sugar-free cookie dough with the chips.
Peanut butter
Add 1 Tbsp natural peanut butter to the blender. Same pale look, nuttier.
Mint chip
Add 1/8 tsp peppermint extract. Skip the almond extract.
Ninja Creami
Blend the wet mix, freeze in the pint 24 hours, spin, then fold chips.
Storage
| Method | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Eat now | Best | Soft serve, piled like the photo |
| Freezer | Up to 1 week | Cover. Thaw 5 minutes, then stir |
| Cubes | Up to 1 month | Keep frozen cottage cubes ready for a 10-minute blend |
FAQ
Test your knowledge
5 quick questions about this cup
1. Protein per serving?
2. Net carbs per serving?
3. How many servings in a batch?
4. When do the chips go in?
5. Why freeze the cottage cheese first?
