Dairy Free Ninja Creami Coffee Ice Cream with Protein
If you're looking a ninja creami recipe perfect for coffee lovers, then look no further than this dairy free Homemade Coffee Ice Cream. Made with wholesome ingredients like protein powder to help you reach your protein goals while still enjoying a treat & full fat coconut milk which gives it its ultra creamy texture. Get your caffeine kick while satisfying your sweet tooth!
Equipment
- Blender
- Ninja Creami Ice Cream Maker
- Ninja Creami Pint Container
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond milk
- ½ cup full fat coconut milk
- ½ cup espresso or strong coffee if you like a stronger coffee flavor, use ¾ cup coffee and ¾ cup almond milk
- 1 teaspoon coconut sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
Instructions
- Make the ice cream base. Add the almond milk, coconut milk, coffee or espresso, coconut sugar, protein powder and vanilla to a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Freeze the ice cream base. Pour base into the ninja creami pint container right up to the max fill line. Place storage lid on the container and freeze for a minimum of 8 hours. Ninja recommends at least 24 hours but I don't have that kind of patience and find that 8 hours is plenty.
- Mix the ice cream. Once the base is frozen, follow the instructions for placing the pint container in your Ninja Creami machine. For your first spin you will choose the "Lite Ice Cream" button.
- Respin. Once the first spin is complete, you will need to respin the ice cream mixture in order for it to become super creamy. My best creami prep tip is to add about 2-3 teaspoon additional almond milk, just enough to cover the top of the pint, before you respin.
- Add mix ins. If you'd like you can add 1-2 tbsp. chocolate chips or 1-2 of crushed gluten free Oreos for some chocolate crunch.
Notes
- Ninja's instructions state that you cannot use the "respin" feature followed by the "mix in" feature. I ALWAYS respin my dairy free ice cream, because it needs this in order to be creamy, and I use the mix in function after with no trouble.
- Before respinning, I recommend always adding a little bit more almond milk, or dairy free milk of choice. Just enough to almost cover the top of the pint container is perfect, about 2-3 tsp. This will help ensure the final result is super creamy.
- If you do not finish your pint in one sitting, smooth over the ice cream that is left in the container with the back of a spoon. Place the lid back on and freeze. You will need to run the leftovers back through the same steps in the Ninja Creami when you are going to enjoy it again. Note that if you added mix ins, the machine will end up pulverizing them!
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