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 Time4 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Cook Time1 minute min
Total Time4 hours hrs 31 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bar
Servings: 12
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.*
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.
Enjoy immediately or wrap them in parchment paper and store them in a gallon-size bag in the freezer for later.
- 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.
Calories: 385kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 12g | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 44g