Ninja Creami Peanut Butter Protein Ice Cream
Ditch the boring shakes! This high-protein peanut butter ice cream is naturally sweetened, gluten-free, and unbelievably creamy thanks to the Ninja Creami. This high-protein ice cream will easily become your new favorite dessert, trust me.
Equipment
- 1 Blender or Food Processor
- 1 Ninja Creami Machine
- 1 Ninja Creami Pint Container
- Measuring Cups + Spoons
Ingredients
Instructions
- Make the ice cream base. Add the almond milk, coconut milk, dates, protein powder, pbfit, vanilla & sea salt to a blender. Blend until smooth. You may find that a few small bits of the dates remain if your blender is not high speed; this is ok. You can strain them out or leave them in, it's up to you.
- Freeze the ice cream base. Pour base into the ninja creami 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. For your first spin you will choose the "Lite Ice Cream" function.
- 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 a drizzle of peanut butter or a tablespoon of chopped peanuts for some crunch.
Notes
- If you want to switch up your flavor profile, you can use chocolate protein powder or banana protein powder!
- 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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