Strawberry Basil Cottage Cheese Ice Cream (High Protein, Keto)
12.1g protein, 5.5g net carbs, and it scoops like real ice cream straight from the machine.
There are evenings when cold, fruity, refreshing, and creamy is exactly what you want, and this strawberry basil cottage cheese ice cream delivers all three. Creamy and scoopable high protein keto ice cream with 12.1g protein with 5.5g net carbs per serving.
The basil does something interesting here. It makes the strawberry taste brighter and more intensely fruity, the way very good summer strawberries taste at their peak. Most people taste it and just think the strawberry is unusually fresh. That is exactly what it is supposed to do.
The ice cream base is full-fat cottage cheese, completely smooth and whipped before anything else goes in. When it comes out of the Ninja Creami (if using), it is cold, creamy, and genuinely scoopable. Two servings per pint - one tonight and one for tomorrow, though I will say that ratio does not always hold.
You can make this with a Ninja Creami machine I use this one) or without one - both methods are in the paid section below.
If you already have a Ninja Creami and rotate the same few flavors, this one is different enough to feel like a treat and easy enough that you actually come back to it.
There is one step that makes the texture come out perfectly creamy every time. It happens right before you press the button on the machine, and once you know it, you will not skip it. That detail is in the paid section below.
Everything else is simple. One blender, one pint container, and the freezer. Active time is under ten minutes. Make the base tonight, and it will be ready tomorrow evening.
High-protein, keto-friendly, sugar-free, gluten-free. No protein powder.
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The full ad-free recipe with both methods, Ninja Creami and no-churn, my exact method notes, the one step that makes or breaks the texture, swaps and variations, troubleshooting, and how to store it.
New here? My chicken gyros post is free start to finish, so you can see exactly what a paid recipe looks like before you decide.
Strawberry Basil Cottage Cheese Ice Cream
Prep: 5 min | Freeze: 24 hr | Total: 24 hr 5 min | Serves: 2
