Protein Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
Homemade protein chocolate chip cookies sandwiched around creamy vanilla Ninja Creami protein ice cream and rolled in rainbow sprinkles. 30g of protein per sandwich and it tastes exactly like a childhood birthday party.
Ingredients
For the protein cookies:
- 8 homemade Protein Chocolate Chip Cookies use my recipe linked in the post, shape into 8 even cookies
- OR 8 of your favorite store bought protein cookies
For the protein ice cream (Ninja Creami):
- 3/4 cup Fairlife fat free milk
- 1/2 cup fat free cottage cheese
- 2 scoops vanilla whey isolate protein powder around 50g
- 1 tbsp sugar free vanilla pudding mix
- 1 tbsp maple syrup or liquid stevia to taste
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Splash more milk to reach the max fill line
For assembly:
- 1/3 cup rainbow sprinkles for rolling the edges
Instructions
- Make the ice cream base the night before. Blend all of the ice cream ingredients until completely smooth, about 45 seconds on high. Pour the mixture into your Ninja Creami pint container and top off with a splash more milk to hit the max fill line. Seal and freeze flat for at least 24 hours.
- Bake the cookies. Mix up a batch of my Protein Chocolate Chip Cookies and shape the dough into 8 equal, slightly thicker than normal cookies (you want them sturdy enough to hold ice cream). Bake at 350°F for 8 to 10 minutes, just until the edges are golden. Cool completely on a wire rack before you even think about assembling. Warm cookies equal sad melted filling.
- Spin the Creami. Pull the frozen pint out of the freezer and let it sit on the counter for 5 minutes. Process on the Lite Ice Cream setting. If the texture comes out crumbly after the first spin, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of Fairlife milk and spin again on Re-Spin.
- Build the sandwiches. Flip 4 cookies upside down. Scoop about 1/4 of the ice cream onto each one, top with a second cookie, and press down gently until the ice cream just reaches the edges. Don't panic if it squishes out. That is expected behavior.
- Roll in sprinkles. Pour the rainbow sprinkles onto a small plate. Roll the exposed ice cream edge of each sandwich in the sprinkles, pressing lightly so they stick all the way around.
- Flash freeze. Place the assembled sandwiches on a parchment lined tray and freeze for at least 30 minutes so they firm up before serving. Eat immediately or wrap each one individually and stash them in the freezer for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
- Use whey isolate for the Creami base. Casein and blended protein powders tend to make the ice cream gummy or chalky. Isolate stays smooth.
- Blend the cottage cheese first if you want to be extra safe. Any unblended curds turn into little chunks in the finished ice cream.
- No Ninja Creami? Sub 2 cups of your favorite store bought protein ice cream. Halo Top, Nick's, or Enlightened all work great. Let it sit on the counter 3 to 4 minutes so it scoops clean before assembling.
- Want more aesthetic? Dip half of each sandwich in melted dark chocolate, then roll the other side in sprinkles.
- Batch ahead. Make the cookies and the Creami base on Sunday, assemble on Monday, individually wrap, keep in the freezer all week.
- Nutrition note: Macros will shift based on which protein powder, milk, and sprinkles you use. The numbers above assume whey isolate, fat free Fairlife, and standard rainbow sprinkles.
Nutrition
Calories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 30gFat: 10g
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