Description
This icing recipe is great for Healthier Cut Out Cookies or as a dip for Gluten Free Graham Crackers, making it great for this time of year. It's free of added sugar, butter, and cream cheese. Just blend dates with high in protein cottage cheese or Greek yogurt, and you have a simple frosting for your cakes!
Time
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Rest Time:
10 minutes
Total Time:
15 minutes
Cost
Total Cost:
Cost per Serving:
$0.14
Ingredients
Serving(s)
- 4 oz, about 17 deglet noor or 5 medjool Dates
- 1 cup Nonfat cottage cheese
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Instructions
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- Add the dates to a bowl, and cover with warm water. Let soak for 10 minutes to soften
- Add dates, cottage cheese, and vanilla to a small food processor. Blend until smooth, scraping down the sides every minute
Notes
- Other unsweetened dried fruit will work, like raisins, prunes, or figs
- Try to get the dates as best chopped as possible. Add the soaking liquid if needed to thin it out
Nutrition Facts
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Total Fat: 0.1g (0%
0 % of Daily Value (78 g)
)
Saturated Fat: 0.0g (0%
0 % of Daily Value (20 g)
)
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.0g
Monounsaturated Fat: 0.0g
Cholesterol: 1mg (0%
0 % of Daily Value (300 mg)
)
Sodium: 70mg (3%
3 % of Daily Value (2300 mg)
)
Total Carbohydrate: 8.4g (3%
3 % of Daily Value (275 g)
)
Fiber: 0.8g (3%
3 % of Daily Value (28 g)
)
Net Carbs: 7.6g
Total Sugar: 6.4g
Protein: 2.2g (4%
4 % of Daily Value (50 g)
)
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Vitamin B12: 0.09mcg (4%
4 % of Daily Value (2.4 mcg)
)
Vitamin D: 0.0mcg (0%
0 % of Daily Value (20 mcg)
)
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Calcium: 20mg (2%
2 % of Daily Value (1300 mg)
)
Iron: 0.13mg (1%
1 % of Daily Value (18 mg)
)
Magnesium: 6mg (1%
1 % of Daily Value (420 mg)
)
Potassium: 88mg (2%
2 % of Daily Value (4700 mg)
)
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56.3
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4.7
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6.9
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