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5 Ingredients or LessAll PostsCreateDessertGluten-FreeRecipesVegetarianHome / All Posts / Protein Ice Cream

Protein Ice Cream

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July 12, 2018 By //  by Brie OCD 6 Comments

protein ice cream 2 1Homemade healthy Ice Cream in less than 5 minutes?? Only 3 ingredients and doesn’t require an Ice Cream maker? Low fat and Low cal? Sign me up!!

The base of this homemade ice cream is frozen banana! Add a little chocolate protein powder and peanut butter and you have yourself a delicious and refreshing treat! It is gluten-free and vegetarian, so rock on sistah!

FROZEN BANANAS

Who buys bananas on the regular that go brown and get thrown away? Pick me! Pick me! Ok so next time that happens, peel the bananas and throw them in a tupperware and in the freezer. They will be ready for your next batch of ice cream! If they are super frozen, then leave them to thaw on the counter for 10 minutes before starting the recipe. This will make them easier to chop in the food processor (click here for my favorite one). 

OPTIONS/SUBSTITUTIONS

I used Casein Protein (click here to view/buy) but honestly you can use any type and flavor protein. If you are not interested in getting jacked than you can use cocoa powder instead of protein! I buy my cocoa powder from Trader Joe’s but I’m sure you will find it at any local supermarket. I used Trader Joe’s natural peanut butter but again you can use your favorite natural peanut butter or almond butter. The key is to use non-processed peanut/almond butter that only contains nuts and maybe salt.

BREEZY vs. HALO TOP NUTRITION

I have not actually tried Halo Top ice cream (I know I need to) and was very curious about the stats compared to my recipe. To compare apples to apples, we’ll look at the stats for a 1/2 cup serving. Per 1/2 cup serving of my ice cream there are 45 calories, 8g carbs, <1g fat, 2g protein. Per 1/2 cup of Halo Top ice cream there are 80 calories, 13g carbs, 2g fat and 5g protein. So overall those stats are not bad but as you can see my ice cream has half the calories, fat and carbs than the store bought brand.

Halo Top sells their ice cream in pints which equals 2 full cups. My recipe makes about 5 cups. As noted above, my recipe has half the calories, fat and carbs of Halo Top, so that means you can eat double of my ice cream (because, c’mon, who just eats a 1/2 cup?!)! I usually split this recipe into 4 servings so that gives you over a cup of ice cream to devour!!

FAMILY HISTORY

My family LOVES ice cream. My grandmother was well into her 80’s and still ate a mug of coffee ice cream every night before bed. That is, and always has been my dessert of choice. I will go to my grave eating ice cream! However, because I love ice cream that much I have to be honest and tell you that while this ice cream is delicious, it is healthy and will never compare to real,  full fat, high carb and high calories ice cream from an ice cream shop. It won’t be winning any awards but it will keep you happy and healthy for years to come.

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Protein Ice Cream
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 

low fat, low cal, low carb, homemade ice cream

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Calories: 110 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp natural peanut or almond butter
  • 4 tsp Chocolate Casein/Protein Powder
  • 3 bananas, peeled and frozen
Instructions
  1. plug in food processor and leave frozen bananas on the counter to thaw for about 10 minutes. 

    step 1 let bananas thaw
  2. add bananas to food processor and blend until fairly smooth, about 30-60 seconds. 

    step 2 add bananas to food processor
  3. add peanut/almond butter and protein to banana mixture. Blend until they are mixed in and the ice cream is creamy. 

    step 4 blend until smooth
  4. Enjoy OR put ice cream in a tupperware and in the freezer for later! 

    step 5 add ice cream to tupperware

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  1. Susan Simonelli

    July 13, 2018 at 1:15 pm

    This is my favorite ice cream!!! Woot woot I buy bananas especially for this.

    Reply
    • Brie OCD

      July 13, 2018 at 1:19 pm

      yessss, so good! and waaaaaay healthier than store bought kinds!

      Reply
  2. Susan Simonelli

    July 13, 2018 at 1:16 pm

    This is my favorite ice cream. I buy bananas especially for this.

    Reply
  3. Susan

    July 13, 2018 at 2:19 pm

    It is my favorite go to ice cream. Buy the bananas just for this recipe. 🙂

    Reply
  4. Susan

    August 3, 2018 at 7:37 am

    Haha – how many times did I say the same thing above. I did make it the other night – heavenly. I add a drop of ice coffee black and some cocoa powder and if I want to be really daring a small handfull of choc chips, moca choc chip ice cream. You can put it in a pizzaelle for a little ice cream sandwich, yummy

    Reply
    • Brie OCD

      August 3, 2018 at 12:26 pm

      I definitely need to try adding the iced coffee!! great tip!

      Reply

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