I Can’t Believe It’s Not Ice Cream Recipe
Haven't been feeling too great today, had a horrible stomach ache all morning. My appetite was basically shot until I created this amazing concoction. I wasn't really hungry but I bought a few things last night that I really wanted to try out. I first took a few spoonfuls of cottage cheese and put it into a bowl like I always do. Next I bought some "sugar free" strawberry preserves and added a small teaspoon or so into my cottage cheese and stirred it around. Truthfully, it tasted like shit at this point. I don't like sugar free stuff at all, I can handle a tiny bit but any more I hate the after taste. As of right now the cottage cheese with the strawberry preserve wasn't the worst thing I've ever had but it was far from good. Than I got a bright idea, I bought some Cool Whip Lite, might as well break it open and add some in and see how it goes. I added a heaping tablespoon and to my surprise, after stirring this into my cottage cheese, the first bite was pure heaven. I've tried all those "make your own whey ice cream" recipes and none of them come close to how delicious this is. Here is a more detailed review and recipe break down.
TASTE
Due to the Cool Whip, this dish actually tastes like generic Strawberry Ice Cream. It is incredible and is the closest thing to ice cream I've had in a long time.
NUTRITION
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 Cup of Cottage Cheese
- 1 TSP of Sugar Free Strawberry Preserve [More depending on your taste]
- 2 TBSP of Cool Whip Lite [More if you want it to have a thicker ice cream flavor]
STEPS
- Take out 1/2 Cup of Cottage Cheese.
- Mix in a small amount of Strawberry Preserve until cottage cheese is evenly pink.
- Mix in about 2 TBSP of Cool Whip Lite [Taken straight out the freezer]. I just take a spoon and grab a big chunk.
- Thats it! Enjoy! You can eat it like this. No need for the freezer!
OPTIONAL STEPS
- You can put the the freezer and stir it every 30 minutes or so, in hopes of getting it to an "ice cream consistency." But I'm lazy and I don't think it is worth your trouble.
- Throw on some Sugar Free Chocolate Syrup.
- Throw on some nuts.
- Go wild, it is a good base to work off of.
Pre-Sleep Miracle Food
It is always a wise idea to combine cottage cheese and peanut butter before you sleep, here is why. Cottage cheese contains caesin protein, which unlike whey, is a slow digesting protein. Peanut butter contains protein and healthy fat, the fats slow down digestions even more. Combine the two and you get really slow digesting protein to keep you fed throughout the night.
This will keep your muscles fed throughout the night when you can not feed yourself. Another benefit is that it curbs nighttime hunger. Sometimes when I go to sleep without eating I lay away for hours thinking of food. If you eat something an hour before, you will sleep better too!
Sweet Potato
Sweet potatoes are amazing. They taste great and fill you up like no other. I try to have at least one sweet potato a day. Not only is it loaded with good vitamins and minerals, it mixes great with cottage cheese. Here is a recipe I created today that tastes absolutely phenomenal and leaves you extremely satisfied.
But first, here are the nutritional facts for a sweet potato...
Selection: Good-quality Sweet Potatoes will be firm and smooth-skinned. They should have few eyes, and those few eyes should be shallow. The coloring is tan to light-rose.
Avoid: Avoid product that is soft, wrinkled or has cuts in the skin. Sweet potatoes with white streaks or spots on the inside will be pithy.
Sweet Potato Nutritional Information
Serving Size: 1 medium (114g) Amount Per Serving Calories 103 Calories from Fat 1 Total Fat 0g 0% Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 41mg 2% Total Carbohydrate 24g 8% Dietary Fiber 4g 15% Sugars 7g Protein 2g Vitamin A 438% Vitamin C 37% Calcium 4% Iron 4%
My recipe is simple and takes less than 5 minutes. Here is how it goes.
SWEET POTATO PREPARATION
- Get ONE sweet potato.
- Wash the sweet potato.
- Poke some holes on each side of the sweet potato with a fork.
- Grab a flat plate.
- Put a piece of folded paper towel on the bottom of the plate.
- Put the sweet potato on the plate on top of the folder paper towel.
- Put it into the microwave for 5 minutes.
- At 2 minutes 30 seconds, flip it over.
- Move onto cottage cheese preparation.
COTTAGE CHEESE PREPARATION
- Put 1/2 a cup [or more] of cottage cheese in a bowl.
- Mix in 1/2 tsp of cinnamon and 1/2 tsp of cocoa into the cottage cheese.
- Mix together.
- Move onto putting it all together.
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
- Take out the sweet potato from the microwave.
- Cut it hot dog style with a knife.
- Remove the skin.
- Cut up the sweet potato into small chunks.
- Drop the chunks into the cottage cheese mixture.
- Mix and mash it all together.
- Finally, sprinkle on 3 tsps of granola for every 1/2 cup of cottage cheese used [Adds texture, crunch, and sweetness to the meal]
- Enjoy
The reason I like this so much is because it is low on calories and high in nutrients. It fills me up like crazy and tastes great. Here is a more detailed breakdown with all the ingredients put together. For only 221 calories per serving, while filling you up? This is a great food for a cut.
Amount Ingredient
0.5 cup Cottage Cheese, 1% fat
1 teaspoon Cocoa Powder, unswntd
1 teaspoon Spice, cinnamon, ground
3 teaspoon Cereal, granola, great (Natural Ovens)
114 gram Sweet Potatoes, dark orange, bkd in skin, peeledCalories 221.589
Calories from Fat 23.651
Calories from SatFat 8.207
Protein 17.962 gram
Carbohydrates 33.982 gram
Sugar 11.282 gram
Dietary Fiber 6.841 gram
Soluble Fiber 0 gram
InSoluble Fiber 0 gram
Fat 2.628 gram
Saturated Fat 0.912 gram
Trans Fat 0 gram
Mono Fat 0.421 gram
Poly Fat 0.12 gram
Cholesterol 4.52 milligram
Water 179.856 gram
Vitamin A - RAE 1,108.574 microgram
Vitamin B1 - Thiamin 0.157 milligram
Vitamin B2 - Riboflavin 0.322 milligram
Vitamin B3 - Niacin 2.132 milligram
Vitamin B6 0.446 milligram
Vitamin B12 0.776 microgram
Vitamin C 22.997 milligram
Vitamin D - mcg 0 microgram
Vitamin E - Alpha Tocopherol 0.831 milligram
Folate 31.636 microgram
Calcium 155.407 milligram
Iron 2.278 milligram
Magnesium 51.656 milligram
Phosphorus 227.537 milligram
Potassium 677.525 milligram
Sodium 503.289 milligram
Zinc 1.309 milligram
Alcohol 0 gram
Caffeine 4.121 milligram