Ninja Creami Low Calorie Mango Cheesecake Ice Cream
Servings: 1 Pint
Calories: 273.75kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Ice Cream Base
- ½ Cup Diced Mango in 100% Juice Juice drained and reserved for re-spin
- 5 Fluid Ounces Unsweetened Almond Milk
- 1 Cup 1% Low-Fat/50% Less Sodium Cottage Cheese
- 1 Tablespoon Sugar-Free Cheesecake Instant Pudding Powder
Optional
- 1-2 Tablespoons Mango Juice Reserved from the base recipe.
Instructions
Make the Ice Cream Mixture
- Pour the diced mango, almond milk, cottage cheese, and instant pudding mix into a small blender and blend until all ingredients are fully combined. Pour the mixture into a Ninja Creami container.
- Freeze on a level surface for 24 hours. Your freezer should be between 9 and -7 degrees Fahrenheit.
Process the Ice Cream
- After 24 hours, remove the Ninja Creami container from the freezer. If there is a large bump in the ice cream, melt or scrape the large bump so that the top is level.
- Place the Ninja Creami container into the outer bowl of the Ninja Creami and then process on "LITE ICE CREAM."
- If the ice cream is dry or crumbly looking (like sand), pour in a tablespoon or two of reserved mango juice and then re-spin. If the ice cream looks more like little balls of ice cream, re-spin without adding liquid. You may have to respin a couple of times.
Notes
Why is there no sugar or sugar substitute in this recipe?
The pudding mix and canned mangoes add the sweetness that would normally be created by adding sugar. Since the mixture is already sweet, thanks to the mangoes, you don’t need to add any sugar to the recipe.
Can fresh or frozen mangoes be used instead of canned?
You can use any mangoes that you would like. If you use fresh, make sure it’s ripe and sweet; otherwise, you will need to add sweetener before freezing. If you are using frozen, be sure to thaw before adding to the mixture.
Does this recipe taste like cottage cheese?
No, it tastes like mango cheesecake. The cottage cheese, along with the cheesecake instant pudding mix, tastes like a sweet cheesecake.
If you don’t like cottage cheese, don’t worry! You can’t tell that there’s cottage cheese in the recipe. The taste and texture are great! You’d never know that the recipe is made with so much cottage cheese!
Nutrition
Calories: 273.75kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 25.13g | Net Carbs (Total Carbs-Allulose Carbs): 32g | Fat: 3.88g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.31g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.25g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 857.5mg | Potassium: 596.25mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 167.5IU | Calcium: 353.75mg | Iron: 0.45mg
