Cottage Cheese Strawberry Shortcake Frozen Pops (2024)

Enjoy these sweet, creamy, and crunchy Cottage Cheese Strawberry Shortcake Frozen Pops. You’ll be amazed at how easy these cottage cheese protein pops are to prepare. They are the perfect frozen sweet treat on a hot summer’s day!

Now that summer is here you may be looking for some refreshing, frozen treats to cool down with or easy ways to get the kids to eat some protein. These Cottage Cheese Strawberry Shortcake Frozen Pops definitely fit the bill.

Fresh strawberries processed with cottage cheese, graham crackers and honey, these pops are a healthier option than your typical store bought frozen treats. All you’ll need is 5 simple ingredients to make these strawberry cottage cheese pops and a few minutes of prep. Stashed in the freezer to firm up, you can pull them out whenever the mood hits for a rich and creamy protein packed treat. Prepare to be amazed at how deliciously good these strawberry pops are.

What is cottage cheese?

If you’ve been seeing loads of cottage cheese recipes these days it’s because cottage cheese is having it’s time in the spotlight again, and for good reason. Rich in calcium and protein, you’ll find cottage cheese overnight oats, cottage cheese pancakes and even cottage cheese flatbread!

With its heyday in the 1970s, cottage has been appearing as an ingredient in recipes more recently. This fermented cheese is good for your gut, great as a calcium source for your bones and an ideal protein source to keep you full for hours.

Available in low fat and full fat, both options can be used interchangeably though using a higher fat content will give you a richer-tasting dish.

Ingredients

• Cottage cheese: Full fat cottage cheese will give these strawberry pops a rich flavor but you can also use low fat if you wish.
• Strawberries: Fresh, juicy strawberries are ideal to make these pops but frozen will also work.
• Graham crackers: Crushed graham crackers sweeten up the pops, add texture and transform them into a strawberry shortcake treat.
• Honey: Honey adds some sweetness but you can also use maple syrup or you preferred type of sweetener.
• Vanilla extract: A touch of vanilla extract helps bring all the sweet flavors together in this recipe using cottage cheese.

Note: Feel free to change up the ingredients based on what you’ve got on hand; use a different fruit, use your favorite cookie crumbs instead of graham crackers or mix in some chocolate chips.

Note: Feel free to change up the ingredients based on what you’ve got on hand; use a different fruit, use your favorite cookie crumbs instead of graham crackers or mix in some chocolate chips.

How To Make Frozen Strawberry Shortcake Frozen Pops

1. Place the cottage cheese, strawberries, honey, vanilla extract and graham crackers in the food processor and process until some chunks remain for texture.
2. Remove the strawberry cottage cheese mixture from the food processor and pour it into silicone cubes.
3. Sprinkle the tops with small chunks of fresh strawberries and crumbled graham crackers.
4. Insert a lollipop or popsicle stick into the mixture. The mixture should be thick enough so that the sticks stay put.
5. Freeze for 2-3 hours or until solid enough to be removed from the cubes.

FAQs

Storage

After the pops have frozen and are easy to remove from the silicon mold you can transfer them to a container and store them in the freezer for up to 3 months. If you have space, you can keep them in the mold until you are ready to eat the pops.

Pull the pops out of the freezer a few minutes before you want to eat them so they can soften slightly.

Looking for more frozen treats?

• Strawberry Yogurt Popsicles
• 3 Ingredients Vanilla Ice Cream
• Vegan Chocolate Nice Cream
• Salted Caramel Ice Cream

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