Protein Ice Cream (Nice Cream)

Name: Protein Ice Cream (Nice Cream)
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 ripe bananas, sliced and frozen overnight; 1 scoop (about 30g) protein powder, chocolate or vanilla work best; 2-3 tbsp milk of choice; Optional mix-ins: peanut butter, cocoa powder, crushed nuts

Frozen banana blended with protein powder into a soft-serve texture — no ice cream maker, no added sugar, and a real dessert once your macros are otherwise spent.

Prep

5 min (plus freezing the banana ahead)

Cook

None

Servings

Calories

~290 kcal

Protein

~28g

Carbs

~35g

Fat

~4g

Ingredients

•2 ripe bananas, sliced and frozen overnight
•1 scoop (about 30g) protein powder, chocolate or vanilla work best
•2-3 tbsp milk of choice
•Optional mix-ins: peanut butter, cocoa powder, crushed nuts

Instructions

1.Add the frozen banana slices to a food processor or high-powered blender.
2.Add the protein powder and 2 tbsp of milk.
3.Blend, stopping to scrape down the sides, adding another tablespoon of milk if it's too thick to move.
4.Blend until it reaches a smooth, soft-serve consistency — this can take a couple of minutes with a lot of scraping.
5.Fold in any mix-ins by hand, then eat immediately or freeze for 30 minutes for a firmer scoop.

Tip

Use very ripe, spotty bananas before freezing them — they blend smoother and taste sweeter than underripe ones, which matters more here since there's no added sugar to cover for it.