High-Protein Banana Pudding Ice Cream (Ninja Creami)
A delicious, creamy, and high-protein alternative to traditional banana pudding ice cream, made easily in the Ninja Creami.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Total Time: 8 hr 10 min
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Ninja Creami
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: High Protein
Ingredients
Scale
1 cup high protein milk
1 ripe banana
1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder
8 crushed gluten-free vanilla wafers
1–2 tablespoons extra milk for re-spinning
Instructions
- Combine high protein milk, ripe banana, and vanilla protein powder in a Ninja Creami pint.
- Blend using an immersion blender until the mixture is completely smooth.
- Place the lid on the pint and freeze on a level surface for 8 to 24 hours.
- Place the frozen pint into the Ninja Creami machine and run the ‘Lite Ice Cream’ cycle.
- Add 1 tablespoon of milk and run the ‘Re-Spin’ cycle to achieve a smooth consistency.
- Create a well in the center of the ice cream, add the crushed vanilla wafers, and run the ‘Mix-In’ cycle.
- Serve immediately with fresh banana slices or extra wafers if desired.
Notes
- If the ice cream is still powdery after the first re-spin, add another tablespoon of milk and re-spin again.
- Use extremely ripe bananas for the best natural sweetness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 pint
- Calories: 242 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 162 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 17 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg