Chocolate Cottage Cheese Ice Cream

By Barefeet In The Kitchen

Ingredients

2 cups cottage cheese (full-fat (4%), not low-fat or fat-free )
cup heavy cream
½ cup sugar
¼ cup cocoa powder
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 ounces finely chopped dark chocolate (about ½ cup)

Prep Time10mins
Servings6

Instructions

Combine the cottage cheese, heavy cream, sugar, cocoa powder, and cocoa powder in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir to combine and continue stirring to melt the sugar and soften the cottage cheese.

Pour the warm mixture into the blender and add the vanilla extract. Blend until completely smooth. Pour into an airtight container and refrigerate until cold.

When ready to churn the ice cream, pour the mixture into the ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer's instructions. While the ice cream is churning, very finely chop the chocolate.

When the ice cream has almost finished churning, add in the chopped chocolate. Serve immediately for soft serve ice cream or transfer to an airtight container and place in the freezer until ready to serve.