Ingredients
- 1 cup fat-free cottage cheese
- 1 vanilla protein shake about 160 calories and 30g protein
- 1/4 cup zero-calorie sugar alternative adjust to taste if needed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- salt dash
- 1/4 cup Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal for mix-in
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal additional, for topping if desired
Method
- Add the cottage cheese, vanilla protein shake, sweetener, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and salt to a blender.
- Blend until completely smooth and no cottage cheese curds remain.
- Pour the mixture into a Ninja Creami pint container, staying below the MAX FILL line.
- Freeze the pint on a flat, level surface until completely solid.
- Place the frozen pint into the Ninja Creami and process using the Lite Ice Cream setting.
- If the first spin looks powdery or crumbly, run a Re-Spin. If it is still dry afterward, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk and Re-Spin again.
- Make a hole down the center of the ice cream and add 1/4 cup Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal.
- Run the Mix-In cycle until the cereal is distributed throughout the ice cream.
- Top with additional Cinnamon Toast Crunch if desired and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Notes
Blend completely: Blend the cottage cheese until completely smooth before freezing so there are no curds in the finished ice cream.
Sweetness: Taste the base before freezing and adjust the sweetener if needed. Different protein shakes vary in sweetness.
Re-Spin first: A powdery first spin is common with low-fat high-protein Ninja Creami recipes. Run a Re-Spin before automatically adding extra liquid.
Cereal texture: Add the Cinnamon Toast Crunch during the Mix-In cycle instead of blending it into the base before freezing. Fresh cereal added on top gives the best crunch.
Storage: If you have leftovers, smooth the top of the pint before refreezing. Process again using Lite Ice Cream and Re-Spin as needed, then add fresh cereal after spinning.
Nutrition: Nutrition is approximate and assumes a 160-calorie, 30g-protein vanilla shake, typical fat-free cottage cheese, and 1/4 cup Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Extra cereal used for topping is not included.