Healthy Ice Cream Recipes | Sugar Free, Low Carb, Low Fat, High Protein (2024)

Jul 31, 2015

Beat the heat with these 14 healthy ice cream recipes! From vanilla andchocolate to red velvet cake andmatcha, you’ll be sure to find the flavor for you.

These ice cream recipes are so sweet and creamy, it’s hard to believe they’retotally guilt-free. They’re refinedsugar free,low carb, low fat, and high protein, with some vegan options in there too!

Are you drooling? Well wipe your face off and get in the kitchen, because here are 14 of the most popularhealthy ice cream recipesthat I’ve madeover the years. Each and every one of them are nice and sweet desserts that you’dneverknow are healthy, all natural and good for you.

The following recipes are listed in the order that I posted them in, earliest to latest… because it would be impossible for me to order them by my favorites… THEY’RE ALL MY FAVORITES!Duhhh 😉

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Healthy Chunky Monkey Ice Cream… but without the “chunky” part! This 5-ingredient ice cream has it all —full onflavor with decadent chocolate, rich peanut butter and naturally sweet bananas, anamazingtexture that is just as creamy and velvety smooth as store-bought ice cream… oh, and it’ssecretly healthy,too.

• ¼ cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
• 2 tbsPeanut Flour
• ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 packet Natural Sweetener (stevia,Truvia, etc.)
• pinch of Salt
• 1 large Banana, chopped into “coins” and frozen
• 1 tsp Mini Chocolate Chips

1. In a small bowl, whisk together the almond milk, peanut flour, vanilla extract, sweetener, and salt. Pour mixture into a silicone ice cube mold and freeze until solid.
2. Thaw the frozen peanut butter cubes and frozen banana chunks for ~15 minutes.
3. Add all of the ingredients except the chocolate chips to a food processor and process until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl when necessary. When smooth, add the chocolate chips and pulse until just broken up.
4. Serve with a dash of cinnamon, some chopped peanuts, sliced bananas, or spoons alone! Enjoy.

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When you’re in need of a hit of caffeine, but you’re also in the mood for some dessert, reach for this Iced Coffee Ice Cream! ☕️ Made without heavy cream, artificial creamers, sugar and high-fructose corn syrup, this sweet and creamy treat will hit the spotevery time. You can have it for breakfastanddessert. Yes, this ice cream is breakfast-approved!

• 1½ cups Low Fat Cottage Cheese
• ½ cup Brewed Espresso, cooled to room temp
• 1 tsp Stevia Extract
• ½ tsp Vanilla Extract

1. In a large bowl, stir together the cottage cheese, espresso, stevia extract, and vanilla extract. Scoop mixture into a silicone ice cube mold and freeze until solid.
2. Thaw the frozen cubes for ~30 minutes.
3. Add the frozen cubes to a food processor and process until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl when necessary.
4. Serve with mini chocolate chipsor spoons alone. Enjoy!

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This delicious, sweet and creamy Healthy Matcha Green Tea Ice Cream is all natural, secretly healthy and totally good for you. You’d never know this sweet dessert is low calorie, low fat, low carb, sugar free and packed with protein!

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ThisHealthy Nutella Frozen Yogurt is creamy, rich, nutty, chocolatey and…healthy? Oh yes. No heavy cream, refined sugar or artificial ingredients here! This delicious fro yo is THE definition of a nutritionally balanced, guilt-free snack.

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Vanilla Ice Cream is the most popular ice cream flavor. It’s an all-time classic that everyone seems to reach for because it’s rich, it’s creamy, it’s sweet, andpackedwith vanilla flavor. Regularvanilla ice cream contains ~350-600 calories per cup, but not anymore! ThisHealthyHomemade Vanilla Bean Ice Creamrecipe issoft and creamy(without theheavy cream), sweetand satisfying (without refined sugar and high-fructose corn syrup), and speckled withrealvanilla beans.

• 1 cup Low Fat Cottage Cheese
• ½ tsp Stevia Extract
• ¼ tsp Vanilla Paste (I used homemade!)

1. In a large bowl, stir together the cottage cheese, stevia extract, and vanilla paste. Scoop mixture into a silicone ice cube mold and freeze until solid.
2. Thaw the frozen cubes for ~20 minutes.
3. Add the frozen cubes to a food processor and process until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl when necessary.
4. Serve with mini chocolate chips, natural rainbow sprinkles, or spoons alone! Enjoy.

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Rich, velvety, creamy, chocolatey decadent… what more could you ask for in a Red Velvet Cheesecake Ice Cream? I guess a little side of “healthy” wouldn’t hurt, right? This ice cream is all natural (no artificial food dyes), sugar free, low carb and high protein. With a secret ingredient too. This is the perfect recipe for when you are in need of some (guilt-free) indulgence!

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ThisChocolate Ice Cream is made with only 5 ingredients! I’m pretty sure it’s the healthiest (and easiest) dessert you can possibly make. It’s great as a dessert, midday snack, and even breakfast. You’ll be coming back for more!

• 1 cup Low Fat Cottage Cheese
• 3 tbs Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
• 3 tbs Unsweetened Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder
• 1 tsp Vanilla Creme-Flavored Stevia Extract

1. In a large bowl, stir together the cottage cheese, stevia extract, and vanilla paste. Scoop mixture into a silicone ice cube mold and freeze until solid.
2. Thaw the frozen cubes for ~20 minutes.
3. Add the frozen cubes to a food processor and process until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl when necessary.
4. Serve with chocolate chipsor spoons alone! Enjoy.

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This Healthy Coconut Frozen Yogurt issupersmooth and creamy,incrediblyflavorful and sweet, andsecretlyhealthy and guilt-free. So sweeten your day the healthy way, no need for the heavy cream, eggs, sugar and additives!

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Get ready for thecreamiest, dreamiest, SO-freaking-addicting-how-could-this-possibly-be-good-for-me-you-must-be-lyingice cream recipe — thisHealthy Hazelnut Mocha Ice Cream.

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This ice cream hasallthe decadence of cinnamon rolls,allthe flavor of creamy vanilla ice cream, and all the nutrition of a healthy, hearty breakfast. One bite and you’ll think you’re dreaming — it tastes so sinful, how could it possibly be healthy?! Oh, but it is. Trust me. It’s just as tasty as the store-bought stuff, except it’s actually filling and good for you. You’d never know it’s low calorie, low fat, sugar free, gluten free and high protein because it sure doesn’t taste like it.

• 1cup Plain, Nonfat Greek Yogurt
• 1 cup Low Fat Cottage Cheese
• ½cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
• 1 tsp Vanilla Creme-Flavored Stevia Extract
• ¼cup Oat Flour
• 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon

1. In a large bowl, stir together all of the ingredients. Scoop mixture into a silicone ice cube mold and freeze until solid.
2. Thaw the frozen cubes for ~30 minutes.
3. Add the frozen cubes to a food processor and process until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl when necessary.Enjoy!

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Healthy Cheesecake Ice Cream— all the flavor ofCheesecakebut in the form ofIce Cream, and without all the excess calories, fat and sugar! SO thick. SO rich. SO decadent. SO… healthy? Oh yes.

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This Healthy Strawberries and Cream Ice Cream is flavorful, creamy and rich, but without the egg yolks and refined white sugar. It’s so good, you’dneverknow it’s low fat, low calorie, low carb, sugar free and high protein. Seriously!

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PS: If you’re looking for a smaller batch recipe, try out thisStrawberries and Cream Ice Cream! Just 75 calories, 1.4g fat, 7g carbs and 8.7g protein.

• 1 cup Low Fat Cottage Cheese
• 2 tbs Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
• 4 packets Natural Sweetener (stevia,Truvia, etc.)
• 10 Large Frozen Strawberries

1. In a large bowl, stir together the cottage cheese, almond milk, and sweetener. Scoop mixture into a silicone ice cube mold and freeze until solid.
2. Thaw the frozen cubes for ~20 minutes and the frozen strawberries for ~10 minutes.
3. Add all of the ingredients to a food processor and process until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl when necessary.
4. Serve with whipped cream, fresh strawberries, or spoons alone! Enjoy.

PPS: If you’re looking for aChocolate-Covered Strawberry Ice Cream, try that out too! Just 135 calories, 2.8g fat, 16g carbs and 13.5g protein.

• 1 cup Low Fat Cottage Cheese
• ¼ cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
• ¾ tsp Vanilla Creme-Flavored Stevia Extract
• 2 tbs Unsweetened Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder
• 12 Large Frozen Strawberries

1. In a large bowl, stir together the cottage cheese, almond milk, stevia extract, and cocoa powder. Scoop mixture into a silicone ice cube mold and freeze until solid.
2. Thaw the frozen cubes and frozen strawberries for ~15 minutes.
3. Add all of the ingredients to a food processor and process until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl when necessary.
4. Serve with chocolate chips, fresh strawberries, or spoons alone! Enjoy.

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Tiramisuis the classic Italian no-bake dessert made with Ladyfingers, coffee ☕️, rum, a mascarpone cream filling and a cocoa topping. Sounds like pure deliciousness, am I right? Yes, I’m right. Can you guess whatelseis delicious? The same dessert transformed into ice cream! Either way, they’re both no-bake and the epitome of decadence.

• 1 cup Plain, Nonfat Greek Yogurt
• 2oz Mascarpone
• 2 tbs Brewed Espresso, cooled to room temp
• 2 tsp Rum (optional)
• ½ tsp Vanilla Creme-Flavored Stevia Extract
• 1 tsp Unsweetened Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder, for dusting on top

1. In a large bowl, stir together the yogurt, mascarpone, espresso, and stevia extract. Scoop mixture into a silicone ice cube mold and freeze until solid.
2. Thaw the frozen cubes for ~20 minutes.
3. Add the cubes to a food processor and process until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl when necessary.
4. Dust the cocoa powder on top of the ice cream. Enjoy!

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This creamy, dreamy, all natural and berry-full Blueberry Ice Cream is packed with blueberry flavor, just without the artificial food flavorings and artificial food colorings. It’s light, it’s refreshing, it’s delicious and it’s totally guilt-free. It’s low-calorie, low-fat, refined-sugar-free and high-protein… but it’s hard to tell 😉

• 1 cup Low Fat Cottage Cheese
• 1 tbs Lemon Juice
• ½ tsp Vanilla Creme-Flavored Stevia Extract
• 1 cup Frozen Blueberries

1. In a large bowl, stir together the cottage cheese, lemon juice, and stevia extract. Scoop mixture into a silicone ice cube mold and freeze until solid.
2. Thaw the frozen cubes for ~20 minutes and the frozen blueberries for ~10 minutes.
3. Add all of the ingredients to a food processor and process until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl when necessary.
4. Serve and enjoy!

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I hope this loooong list of delicious, healthy ice cream recipes has got your stomach growling… because mine sure is 😉

Enjoy!

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Be happy.

Live fully.

Eat ice cream.

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–Jess

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