Pistachio Ice Cream
Creamy, dreamy, and SO good! This Pistachio Cottage Cheese Ice Cream recipe has been my obsession lately. The pistachio flavor comes from real pistachios with a touch of vanilla and almond, and the cottage cheese adds protein for a healthy ice cream treat! With only 10 minutes of prep time and 17 grams of protein, this easy recipe only requires 5 ingredient for making the BEST, creamiest pistachio ice cream every single time.
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 326kcal
Equipment
- Ninja Creami optional, but worth it if possible!
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup shelled dry roasted pistachios divided
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 cups cottage cheese 4% or whole milk
Instructions
- Get a 9”x5” loaf pan (or large container) ready for later and set aside.
- Place 1 cup of the pistachios in a blender with the maple syrup, vanilla and almond extract.
- Blend on high speed for 2 minutes until creamy and smooth.
- Add the cottage cheese and blend for another 3 minutes until smooth and fully combined. Pause the blender and scrape down the sides as needed to ensure all ingredients are combined.
- Roughly chop remaining 1/4 cup pistachios and mix into the ice cream mixture.
- Pour the ice cream mixture into the prepared loaf pan. Then cover the pan securely with plastic wrap and set in the freezer for 8 hours or overnight.
- Remove from the freezer and let thaw for 15-20 minutes on the countertop.
- Run your ice cream scooper under hot water, shake off, and scoop the ice cream. Enjoy!
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Notes
- If you end up blending all of the ingredients together instead of making the pistachio cream first, that's fine! Just use a tamper to help get the ice cream texture very smooth.
- The ice cream will come out pretty hard after freezing. Leave it on the counter for 15–20 minutes for easy scooping. If it's still too frozen, set the entire pan in a large bowl or container of warm water. Break it up with a spoon and then scoop!
- Run the ice cream scoop under hot water before scooping for super smooth results!
- Substitutions and instruction for how to make this recipe in a Ninja creami are in the blog post!
Nutrition
Serving: 0.75Cup | Calories: 326kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 334mg | Potassium: 436mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 253IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 144mg | Iron: 1mg