Stracciatella Protein Ice Cream
This Stracciatella Protein Ice Cream captures the essence of the Italian classic with a creamy vanilla base and fine chocolate shavings mixed in for the perfect melt-in-your-mouth texture. Simple, delicious, and packed with protein!
Ingredients
Ice Cream Base
- 1 ½ cups 2% milk (360 mL)
- ¼ cup fat-free cottage cheese (57 g)
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder (31 g)
- 14 g sugar-free vanilla pudding mix
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp stevia or sweetener of choice, to taste
- pinch of salt
Mix-Ins
- 15 g finely chopped dark chocolate (or your preferred chocolate)
Instructions
- Add all of the Ice Cream Base ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Pour the mixture into your Ninja Creami pint and freeze for 24 hours on a level surface.
- Take the pint out of the freezer and run it under hot water for 1-2 minutes (all sides, including the bottom).
- Spin on Lite Ice Cream mode.
- Respin 1-2 times until smooth and creamy.
- Create a well in the center of your ice cream and add in the finely chopped chocolate. Spin on Mix-In mode.
- Enjoy!