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Strawberry and almond popsicles.
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High-Protein Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bars

These strawberry shortcake bars are packed with protein from blended cottage cheese, layered with white chocolate, and then rolled in a crunchy rice crispy coating.
Prep 4 hours 30 minutes
Cook 1 minute
Total 4 hours 31 minutes
Fat 12
Carbs 55
Protein 13
Yield 12

Ingredients

Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream

  • 44 oz. cottage cheese 2% or whole milk
  • 1 cup freeze-dried strawberries
  • ½ cup honey
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Crunchy Coating

  • 8 vanilla wafers
  • ½ cup freeze-dried strawberries
  • 1 cup rice crispies

White Chocolate

Instructions

  • Blend the cottage cheese, strawberries, honey, and vanilla extract in a high-speed blender until completely smooth, 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a gallon-sized bag.
    Pink whipped cream in a food processor.
  • Cut the corner of the gallon-sized bag and pipe the mixture into a popsicle mold and freeze for at least 4 hours or overnight.
    A blue ice cube tray filled with pink ice cream.
  • Before removing the bars from the freezer, add the vanilla wafters and freeze-dried strawberries to a blender or food processor and process until dust. Transfer the mixture to a bowl.
    A food processor filled with a pink substance.
  • Add the rice crispies to the wafers and strawberries and gently crush some of the rice crispies with a fork or your hands, set aside.
    Pink granola in a white bowl.
  • Prepare the white chocolate coating. Transfer the white chocolate and coconut oil into a microwave-safe glass. Microwave on high for 20-second intervals, stirring between each interval until melted and glossy. Set aside.*
    White chocolate chips in a bowl.
  • Line a large tray with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Run the bottom of the mold under warm water to loosen the ice cream bar. Remove a bar and let it sit out for 5 minutes to soften slightly. Gently dip it into the melted white chocolate until thinly coated (option to use a pastry brush and brush on a layer of white chocolate). Immediately roll it in the cookie crumb and set it on the parchment paper. Repeat until all the bars are coated.
    A bowl of granola with a popsicle on top.
  • Enjoy immediately or wrap them in parchment paper and store them in a gallon-size bag in the freezer for later.
    Three popsicles with strawberries and almonds on them.

Tips & Notes

  • Removing the ice cream bars from the molds too soon will cause them to fall apart.
  • Coconut oil is used to create a smooth, glossy coating that freezes quickly and softens quickly.
  • Every popsicle mold is slightly different. If you have a larger popsicle mold, you may not have enough cottage cheese mixture. If you have a smaller popsicle mold, you may have extra.
  • If you do not wait 5 minutes for the popsicles to soften slightly the white chocolate will harden too quickly before you roll the popsicles in the crumb mixture.
  • You will likely have leftover white chocolate and crunchy coating.

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Nutrition Facts

Calories: 385kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 12g | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 44g