Scoop Kitchen
A ready-to-drink protein shake can be the whole base. Pour it into the tubpint, freeze it for 24 hours and spin it on Lite Ice Cream. It takes a minute to set up, and the recipes below add flavor and body to make it creamier.
Bottled shakes are mostly water and protein, so on their own they freeze hard and icy. Most of them already contain thickeners, which is why you should skip extra xanthan gum: it doubles up and turns the tubpint slimy. A tablespoon of instant pudding mix, a little cocoa or a spoon of cream cheese is plenty.
Thicker shakes with more protein per bottle spin the creamiest, and a whey and casein shake gives the smoothest swirl on the Ninja Swirl. Pick one with no added sugar if you want to keep the tubpint lean, and pick one you already like to drink: freezing mutes the flavor, it does not improve it.
Recipes with protein shakes
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Questions people ask
Can I make Ninja CREAMi ice cream from just a protein shake?
Yes. Freeze the shake in the tubpint, spin it on Lite Ice Cream and Re-spin with a splash of milk. A tablespoon of pudding mix makes it creamier.
Why is my protein shake ice cream slimy?
Most shakes already contain gums. Adding xanthan gum or a lot of pudding mix on top doubles up. Use the shake on its own, or with 1 tbsp pudding mix.
How much protein shake fits in a tubpint?
Fill to the max fill line, about 400 to 460 ml in a 473 ml16 oz tubpint. Milkshake bases are smaller on purpose, because milk goes in before spinning.
Which button makes protein soft serve?
CreamiFit on the Ninja Swirl. The other models use Lite Ice Cream and make a scoopable version.