Chocolate (Cottage Cheese) Ice Cream with Brownie Crumble #recipe Kim Davis

 

From Kim Davis:

With summer in full swing, my thoughts turn to desserts that don’t require baking. Ice cream is a go-to favorite and not only satisfies my sweet tooth but imparts a nice chill to counteract the outside temperatures. However, as much as I love ice cream, my cholesterol levels (darn those family genes!) don’t allow me to indulge nearly as often as I’d like unless I want to resort to taking medication. Last year I started seeing a trend on Pinterest where cottage cheese had a starring role in every dish imaginable, from savory to sweet alike… and found a cottage cheese dessert cookbook, which I purchased. (Cottage Cheese Dessert Cookbook by Kenzie Akers.) The recipe I’m sharing today is adapted from the cookbook, and while I felt there were several changes that needed to be made to the original, my final version proved to be utterly decadent and received high praise from my taste testers. It’s a good thing I keep several containers of cottage cheese in my fridge because I’m craving another batch of this frozen treat!

  

Chocolate (Cottage Cheese) Ice Cream with Brownie Crumble

 

Ingredients

Brownies:

1/2 cup almond flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 tablespoons instant chocolate pudding mix
1/4 to 1/3 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons peanut or almond butter
1/8 teaspoon sea salt

 

Ice Cream:

16 ounces cottage cheese (I used the low-fat version)
3 tablespoons honey
1/3 cup pure maple syrup
1/4 cup cocoa powder
2 tablespoons instant chocolate pudding mix
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of salt

Instructions

Brownies:

In a medium-sized bowl, mix all the ingredients (starting with just 1/4 cup maple syrup) until it easily clumps together. If it appears too dry, add additional maple syrup, 2 teaspoons at a time, stirring well after each addition. Using clean hands, press the mixture into clumps. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside.

 

Ice Cream:

Mix all the ice cream ingredients in a blender until smooth and creamy, scraping down the sides of the blender as needed. The mixture will be very thick starting out. Alternatively, you can use a handheld stick blender.

 

Refrigerate the mixture for at least two hours until well chilled.

 

Add the cold mixture to an ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer’s directions.

Once it reaches soft-serve consistency, transfer to a freezer-safe container. Gently fold in 3/4 of the brownie mixture, reserving the remaining mixture. Seal the container and freeze for 4 hours, or until desired consistency is reached. Crumble remaining brownie mixture over each bowl of ice cream right before serving.

If you don’t have an ice cream maker, you can, alternately add the ice cream mixture to a freezer-safe container. Gently fold 3/4 of the brownie mixture into the ice cream. Cover and freeze for at least 5 hours or overnight. The longer the ice cream is frozen, the harder it will become. If frozen overnight, allow to sit at room temperature around 10 minutes before scooping.  

*Adapted from the Cottage Cheese Dessert Cookbook by Kenzie Akers

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Kim Davis writes the Aromatherapy Apothecary cozy mystery series, and the award-winning Cupcake Catering cozy mystery series. She has also written several children’s nature articles published in a variety of magazines. For ten years she’s written the Cinnamon, Sugar, and a Little Bit of Murder culinary cozy mystery blog, in which she features reviews of cozy mysteries along with a recipe from the book, and photos of the prepared dish. And now she’s a member of Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen!

Kim Davis is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

She lives in Southern California with her husband and rambunctious mini Goldendoodle, Missy, who has become an inspiration for several plotlines. When she’s not spending time with her granddaughters or chasing Missy around, she can be found either writing on her next book, working on blogs, or in the kitchen baking up yummy treats to share.

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