Date Blueberry Cottage Cheese Ice Cream Bars
By Recipes Worth Cooking Test Kitchen

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Servings: 8
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: American

Description:
Blended cottage cheese, blueberries, dates, vanilla, and graham crumbs freeze into creamy bars with a cheesecake-like tang.

Ingredients:
- 1.00 Teaspoon lemon zest
- 0.25 Teaspoon kosher salt
- 0.75 Cup Greek yogurt
- 1.50 Cup blueberries
- 2.00 Tablespoon maple syrup
- 2.00 Cup cottage cheese
- 1.00 Teaspoon vanilla extract
- 0.75 Cup dates
- 3.00 Tablespoon butter
- 1.00 Cup graham crackers

Instructions:
<ol><li>Line an 8-inch pan with parchment.</li><li>Soak dates in hot water for 10 minutes, then drain.</li><li>Stir graham crumbs, melted butter, and a pinch of salt, then press into the pan.</li><li>Blend cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, dates, maple syrup, vanilla, lemon zest, and salt until smooth.</li><li>Fold in blueberries, crushing a few so the base streaks purple.</li><li>Spread over the crust and freeze for 3 hours, until firm.</li><li>Let stand for 5 minutes, then cut into bars.</li></ol>

Notes:
<ul><li>Full-fat cottage cheese gives the smoothest frozen texture.</li><li>If using frozen blueberries, do not thaw them first.</li><li>Cut the bars before they freeze rock-solid, then store between parchment.</li></ul>

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