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Birthday Cake Protein

Vanilla cake-batter protein ice cream full of rainbow sprinkles. Sweet, creamy and ready for a party.

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

Ingredients

8 ingredients
Measure in
TubPint size

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2% milkplain nonfat Greek yogurtvanilla protein powder (whey or whey/casein blend)sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mixallulose or a 1:1 granulated sweetenervanilla extractfine salt max fill
2% milkplain nonfat Greek yogurtvanilla protein powder (whey or whey/casein blend)sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mixallulose or a 1:1 granulated sweetenervanilla extractfine salt max fill

441 of 473 ml661 of 709 ml

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Mix-ins

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TubsPints
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Steps

  1. Add 290 ml semi-skimmed milk290 ml semi-skimmed milk1¼ cups 2% milk435 ml semi-skimmed milk440 ml semi-skimmed milk1¾ cups 2% milk, 100 g plain Greek yogurt or skyr95 ml plain Greek yogurt or skyr⅓ cup + 1 tbsp plain nonfat Greek yogurt150 g plain Greek yogurt or skyr140 ml plain Greek yogurt or skyr½ cup + 2 tbsp 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, 1 tbsp sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix1 tbsp sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix1 tbsp sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix1½ tbsp sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix1½ tbsp sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix1½ tbsp sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix, 2 tbsp granulated sweetener2 tbsp granulated sweetener2 tbsp allulose or a 1:1 granulated sweetener3 tbsp granulated sweetener3 tbsp granulated sweetener3 tbsp allulose or a 1:1 granulated sweetener, 2 tsp vanilla extract or paste2 tsp vanilla extract or paste2 tsp vanilla extract1 tbsp vanilla extract or paste1 tbsp vanilla extract or paste1 tbsp 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 to a blender.
  2. Blend for 30 seconds until smooth, then 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 semi-skimmed milk1 tbsp semi-skimmed milk1 tbsp 2% milk25 ml semi-skimmed milk1½ tbsp semi-skimmed milk1½ tbsp 2% 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 20 g rainbow sprinkles1½ tbsp rainbow sprinkles1½ tbsp rainbow sprinkles30 g rainbow sprinkles2½ tbsp rainbow sprinkles2½ tbsp rainbow sprinkles, then run Mix-in.

To serve: Top with a few more sprinkles.

Tips

  • Use long, rod-shaped sprinkles. Tiny round ones bleed their color into the ice cream.
  • For a bakery flavor, add a drop of butter or almond extract with the vanilla.
  • Allulose gives the softest scoop. Where it is not sold, use sugar or another 1:1 granulated sweetener.

Texture not right? Find the fix in Texture help.

Why it works

Vanilla pudding mix tastes like cake batter, and its starch thickens the lean base so it spins smooth. The sprinkles go in last so their colors stay bright.

Nutrition

Per serving (¼ of a 473 ml16 oz tubpint), estimated
121kcal
11 gProtein
3 gFat
11 gCarbs
9 gSugar

Whole tubpint: 482 kcal, 43 g protein723 kcal, 65 g protein (709 ml24 oz). Contains: Milk.

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