Description
Creamy, cold, and rich protein ice cream made with just four ingredients, perfect for a quick and nutritious dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 300 g frozen bananas (about 2 large bananas), peeled and sliced
- 60 g vanilla whey protein powder (about 2 scoops)
- 240 ml low-fat milk (1 cup)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract (5 ml)
Instructions
- Measure and freeze the bananas: Place 300 g sliced bananas on a tray and freeze for at least 4 hours until solid.
- Blend the base: In a high-speed blender, combine frozen banana, vanilla whey protein powder, low-fat milk, and vanilla. Blend on high for 30–60 seconds until smooth and thick.
- Pack the pint and freeze solid: Spoon the base into a Ninja Creami pint, smooth the surface, and freeze upright for at least 8 hours.
- First spin in the Ninja Creami: Attach the frozen pint to the machine and run the ‘Ice Cream’ program.
- Rescue crumbly texture if needed: If crumbly, add 15–30 ml milk into the center and run the ‘Re-spin’ program.
- Serve or re-freeze: Serve immediately for soft texture or freeze for 30–60 minutes for firmer scoops.
Notes
Use a kitchen scale for accurate measurements and freeze multiple pints for quick treats. Avoid frequent refreezing of melted ice cream.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Blending and Freezing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (½ cup)
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 5mg