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Banana Bread Protein, served
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Banana Bread Protein

Banana and cinnamon protein ice cream with toasted walnuts. All the cozy flavor of banana bread, served cold.

Hands-on
10 min
Freeze
24 h
Program
Lite Ice Cream
Makes
4 servings6 servings
High protein

Ingredients

10 ingredients
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TubPint size

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ripe bananaskim milkplain nonfat Greek yogurtvanilla protein powder (whey or whey/casein blend)light brown sugar, packedground cinnamonground nutmegvanilla extractfine salt max fill
ripe bananaskim milkplain nonfat Greek yogurtvanilla protein powder (whey or whey/casein blend)light brown sugar, packedground cinnamonground nutmegvanilla extractfine salt max fill

448 of 473 ml671 of 709 ml

In the tubpintScale reads

Mix-ins

Mix-ins go in after the first spin, so they are not in the tubpint drawing.

TubsPints
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Steps

  1. Blend 120 g ripe banana1 ripe banana1 ripe banana180 g ripe banana1½ ripe bananas1½ ripe bananas, 220 ml skimmed milk220 ml skimmed milk¾ cup + 3 tbsp skim milk330 ml skimmed milk330 ml skimmed milk1⅓ cups skim milk, 80 g plain Greek yogurt or skyr75 ml plain Greek yogurt or skyr⅓ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt120 g plain Greek yogurt or skyr120 ml plain Greek yogurt or skyr½ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt, 30 g vanilla protein powder75 ml vanilla protein powder⅓ cup vanilla protein powder45 g vanilla protein powder110 ml vanilla protein powder½ cup vanilla protein powder, 10 g light brown soft sugar2¼ tsp light brown soft sugar2¼ tsp light brown sugar15 g light brown soft sugar1 tbsp light brown soft sugar1 tbsp light brown sugar, 1 tsp ground cinnamon1 tsp ground cinnamon1 tsp ground cinnamon1½ tsp ground cinnamon1½ tsp ground cinnamon1½ tsp ground cinnamon, a pinch of ground nutmega pinch of ground nutmega pinch of ground nutmega pinch of ground nutmega pinch of ground nutmega pinch of ground nutmeg, 1 tsp vanilla extract or paste1 tsp vanilla extract or paste1 tsp vanilla extract1½ tsp vanilla extract or paste1½ tsp vanilla extract or paste1½ tsp vanilla extract and a pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salt until smooth.
  2. Let the foam settle for 5 minutes.
  3. Pour the base into an empty tubpint, up to the max fill line. Put the lid on and freeze on a level shelf for 24 hours.
  4. Take the lid off, set the tubpint in the outer bowl and lock it into the machine. Run Lite Ice Cream.
  5. Expect it to look powdery after the first spin. That is normal for protein ice cream.
  6. If it looks crumbly or powdery, add 15 ml skimmed milk1 tbsp skimmed milk1 tbsp skim milk25 ml skimmed milk1½ tbsp skimmed milk1½ tbsp skim milk and run Re-spin.
  7. Still powdery? Add another splash of milk and Re-spin once more.
  8. With a spoon, dig a hole about 4 cm1½ in wide down to the bottom of the tubpint. Add 30 g walnuts60 ml walnuts¼ cup walnuts45 g walnuts90 ml walnuts¼ cup + 2 tbsp walnuts, then run Mix-in.

To serve: Top with banana slices and a pinch of cinnamon.

Tips

  • The riper the banana, the sweeter the tubpint. Black-spotted is perfect.
  • Toast the walnuts in a dry pan for 3 to 4 minutes until fragrant, then cool them before the Mix-in.
  • Pecans work in place of walnuts.

Texture not right? Find the fix in Texture help.

Why it works

Very ripe banana adds natural sugar and pectin, which act like a stabilizer, so the protein base spins creamy with only a little added sugar.

Nutrition

Per serving (¼ of a 473 ml16 oz tubpint), estimated
152kcal
11 gProtein
6 gFat
15 gCarbs
10 gSugar

Whole tubpint: 608 kcal, 45 g protein912 kcal, 68 g protein (709 ml24 oz). Contains: Milk, Tree nuts.

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