Ninja Creami Protein Chocolate Cookies and Cream Recipe
The next time you're craving a frozen sweet treat, make this Ninja Creami Chocolate Cookies and Cream protein ice cream! It is made with just a few simple, wholesome ingredients & is dairy free, gluten free and refined sugar free so it's the perfect treat for anyone trying to satisfy their sweet tooth while making healthier choices.
Equipment
- Ninja Creami Ice Cream Maker
- Blender
- Ninja Creami Pint Container
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond milk
- ¾ cup full fat coconut milk can sub additional almond milk for lower cal
- 1-2 medjool dates for sweetness, can sub 1-2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 scoop chocolate protein powder can sub vanilla
- 2 tablespoon cocoa powder omit if using vanilla protein powder
- 1 pinch sea salt optional
- 3 gluten free sandwich cookies or oreos
Instructions
- Make the ice cream base. Add the almond milk, coconut milk, dates, protein powder, cocoa powder & 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 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. Follow the instructions for placing the frozen pint of the base mixture in your Ninja Creami. For your first spin you will use 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 the perfect texture as oftentimes you'll see a formation of ice crystals & a more gritty texture after the first spin. 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 using the re-spin function. Place the outer bowl lid back on, fitting the bowl into the machine, & press the “re-spin” button.
- Add mix ins. Break the cookies up into pieces, then add the oreo cookie pieces to the ice cream base. Place back in the outer bowl with the lid secured, lock into place & choose the "mix-in" function. Add some additional cookie pieces as toppings when serving.
Notes
Expert Tips, Tricks & Favorite Add Ins
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- If you want to lower calories & feel good about eating the entire pint of high protein ice cream, replace the coconut milk with additional almond milk and omit 1 date in the base ice cream recipe. This will result in a slightly less creamy ice cream but will bring your macros down to around 223 calories, 7g carbs, 8g fat with 31 grams of protein!
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- Use vanilla protein powder instead of chocolate for classic cookies and cream ice cream Add chocolate chips for even more of a chocolatey crunch or a little peanut butter for chocolate peanut butter oreo ice cream
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- 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.
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- 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.
How To Store Ninja Creami Chocolate Cookies and Cream Protein Ice Cream
It is rare that you'll leave ninja creami leftovers, but, if you do not finish your pint in one sitting here's what you can do. Smooth over the ice cream that is left in the container with the back of a spoon. Place the lid back on & 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! Tried this recipe?Mention @prettydeliciouslife or tag #PDLrecipes!