Published 1/6/2024 • Updated 8/6/2024 We’ve been making protein ice cream for as long as I can remember. We first published this post in 2013 and it’s since been a favorite among readers and the team. This protein ice cream recipe is made with a base of frozen bananas, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, a splash of almond milk, and the star – your favorite chocolate protein powder. After you blend it all up in a high-speed blender, the consistency will be like a thick Wendy’s Frosty. You can eat it immediately or freeze it for an hour or so to get scoopable ice cream consistency.
What You Need for Protein Ice Cream
Bananas– the base of this protein ice cream is frozen bananas! Frozen bananas are easy to freeze, become creamy when frozen and blended, and add natural sweetness. Learn how to freeze bananas here! Cocoa powder– it wouldn’t be chocolate ice cream without chocolate. We use unsweetened cocoa powder. Chocolate protein powder – you make this chocolate protein ice cream extra chocolate-y by using chocolate protein powder. Feel free to use whey or plant based protein powder. Our personal favorite protein powder is Teras Whey. Vanilla extract– a little extract adds delicious depth to ice cream. Unsweetened almond milk– you only need a little bit of almond milk to think out the ice cream when you blend everything together. Rainbow sprinkles– ice cream deserves a delicious topping. We chose rainbow sprinkles, but use whatever ice cream toppings you would like.
How to Serve Chocolate Protein Ice Cream
No matter how you serve this chocolate ice cream, it will be delicious. Luck you, you get to decide how you want to serve it.
Dairy-free 6-ingredients Easy to prepare 15g protein/serving
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Get Perfect Protein Ice Cream with These Tips & Tricks
Consistency is Key
The last thing you want is to end up with drippy chocolate protein ice cream. To avoid this you have to be sure to do a few things.
Make sure your bananas are frozen up until you blend it in the food processor. Only add a little almond milk at a time to avoid a chocolate protein smoothie. If you do decide to freeze the chocolate protein ice cream be sure to cover the ice cream so there isn’t freezer burn.
Choose your toppings + Mix-Ins
We chose a simple and classic ice cream topping, SPRINKLES! You can use any of the ingredients below as toppings or mix-ins.
chocolate chips yogurt chips peanut butter cups fresh berries coconut flakes
Variations
Add a frozen berry: ditch the cocoa powder and add frozen blueberries or strawberries. Use a different flavor protein powder: don’t love chocolate? Swap your protein powder for vanilla or another yummy flavor such as banana or strawberry. Go all out banana: use a banana-flavored protein powder and ditch the cocoa powder for a banana protein ice cream treat.
Storage
Store leftover protein ice cream in the freezer, covered, for up to 3 months. We recommend storing in a glass container with a lid. Print Your Own
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