Chunky Monkey Protein Ice Cream (Ninja Creami)
Chunky Monkey protein ice cream made in the Ninja Creami with banana, dark chocolate chunks, and walnuts. It's the Ben & Jerry's classic turned high-protein, creamy banana ice cream loaded with chocolate and crunch. Blend, freeze, spin, done.
Servings: 1 pint
Calories: 542kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Fairlife skim milk
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- 1 scoop sugar-free instant jello powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 1 ½ banana divided and chopped
- 1-2 tbsp chocolate chunks
- 1-2 tbsp walnuts
Instructions
- Add milk, almond milk, protein powder, vanilla pudding mix, vanilla extract and salt to the ninja creami pint container up to the max fill line and mix well with hand held frother. Chop up 1 full banana and add to the pint container.
- Freeze container for 24 hours until frozen solid.
- Remove frozen pint, run under hot water for 60 seconds and install into your machine. It’s important that your pint has a level surface, otherwise it can damage the blade.
- For the first spin, press lite Ice Cream button. Remove the outer bowl lid. If ice cream is still powdery, then add back to machine and press respin button. If it's creamy, move on to mix-ins.
- Check ice cream. The final product should be creamy and have a smooth texture.
- Make a hole in the middle of the ice cream and add chocolate chunks and walnuts. Add back to machine and use Mix-ins button.
- Top with additional chocolate, walnuts and banana pieces and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1pint | Calories: 542kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 560mg | Potassium: 1182mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 623IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 507mg | Iron: 2mg