Rich and creamy homemade chocolate protein ice cream that’s secretly GOOD for you at the same time.
If you’re anything like me and have ever finished a workout by going straight to the freezer for a pint of Ben & Jerry’s, this healthy ice cream recipe is for you.
The healthy chocolate treat is a perfect solution for anyone who wants to be healthy but could happily eat a bowl of ice cream every day.
- Prep Time 5minutes minutes
- Total Time 5minutes minutes
- Yield 2 – 4 servings
Ingredients
- 4 frozen overripe bananas
- 1/4 cup almond butter, or allergy friendly sub
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp chocolate protein powder (such as this one)
- 1/8 tsp salt
- optional 1/4 tsp instant coffee
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients until completely smooth. (If you’re not using a Vitamix or food processor, thaw the bananas a little before blending so your machine will be able to handle them.) Either serve immediately as soft serve, or freeze up to an hour and then scoop out with an ice cream scoop for the classic ice-cream shape.
What can we use instead of bananas?
I use cottage cheese, just a couple tablespoons full. you cannot taste it and it makes the ice cream very creamy.
Great recipe! I just wish I didn’t have to do all the research to get the macros.
It’s really easy to add the recipe to MyFitnessPal or similar app. Easy peasy way to “get the macros” without any “research”.
Cottage cheese is a lifesaver.