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Ninja Creami Peanut Butter Protein Ice Cream

Ninja Creami peanut butter protein ice cream with a thick, protein-fortified base that churns silky-smooth on the Lite Ice Cream setting. Dense, nutty, and ready with mix-in peanut butter chips for a satisfying frozen dessert in one pint.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
freeze 24 minutes
Total Time 34 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 520
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Milk base
  • 1 cup unsweetened almond milk or whole milk
  • 0.5 cup vanilla or peanut butter protein powder Use the same protein powder for a consistent freeze texture.
  • 2 tbsp creamy peanut butter
  • 1 tbsp sugar or monk fruit sweetener
  • 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
  • 0.25 tsp salt
Mix-in
  • 0.25 cup peanut butter chips or mini peanut butter cups Chips or chopped cups fold in for peanut butter pops throughout.

Equipment

  • 1 Ninja Creami
  • 1 freezer

Method
 

Make the protein base
  1. Whisk the milk, protein powder, peanut butter, sweetener, vanilla extract, and salt together until very smooth, with no visible protein powder clumps.
  2. Pour the smooth base into the Ninja Creami pint container and spread evenly.
Freeze
  1. Freeze the filled pint for 24 hours, until fully solid.
Churn and adjust texture
  1. Process on the Lite Ice Cream setting first, until it turns thick and scoopable.
  2. If the result is grainy, add 1 tablespoon milk and Re-spin on the Lite Ice Cream setting until smooth.
Fold in mix-ins and serve
  1. Use the Mix-In setting to fold in peanut butter chips or mini peanut butter cup pieces evenly through the ice cream.
  2. Serve immediately for the thickest, smoothest texture.

Notes

Pro tip: whisk aggressively right away to eliminate any protein powder clumps—texture is noticeably smoother after freezing. Store covered in the freezer up to 1 week; re-spin may be needed to restore scoopability. Freezing is required for best results, so don’t skip the full 24 hours. For a lower-sugar option, use monk fruit sweetener in place of sugar (measure to taste if your sweetener is more concentrated).