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High-Protein Salted Caramel Cottage Cheese Ice Cream

High-protein salted caramel cottage cheese ice cream made by blending cottage cheese into a smooth, caramel-colored base, then freezing into a creamy, scoopable texture. This high protein caramel ice cream is sweet-salty with vanilla and sea salt, with optional cream cheese for extra richness.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
hours (freezing) 4 minutes
Total Time 4 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 360
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cottage cheese ice cream base
  • 2 cup full-fat cottage cheese
  • 3 tbsp caramel sauce
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 0.5 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tbsp cream cheese for extra richness, optional
  • 1 Flaky sea salt and caramel drizzle for serving

Equipment

  • 1 stand mixer

Method
 

Blend the caramel protein base
  1. Blend full-fat cottage cheese, caramel sauce, brown sugar, vanilla extract, sea salt, and cream cheese until completely smooth, blending at least 2 minutes so no lumps remain (visual cue: the mixture looks uniformly caramel-colored and silky).
  2. Taste the base and adjust caramel sauce or sea salt to your preference (visual cue: it should taste sweet-salty enough to stand up after freezing).
Freeze
  1. Pour the blended mixture into a freezer-safe container and freeze for 4 hours (visual cue: the surface firms and the container is fully cold).
  2. Remove from the freezer and let sit for 5 minutes before scooping (visual cue: the texture softens slightly at the edges so a spoon slides in).
  3. Drizzle with extra caramel sauce and add a pinch of flaky sea salt before serving (visual cue: a golden caramel swirl and tiny salt flakes sit on top).

Notes

For the smoothest texture, blend until the base is completely lump-free—stop and scrape down the sides if needed. Store covered in the freezer up to 2 weeks; let sit 5–10 minutes for best scooping. Freezing is best—avoid repeated thawing and refreezing. If you want a lower-sugar version, use sugar-free caramel sauce (keep the sea salt to balance flavor).