Ninja Creami protein ice cream: 13 recipes with at least 25 g of protein per pint

How do you make protein ice cream in a Ninja Creami?

Whisk milk and protein powder (or Greek yogurt, cottage cheese or a protein shake) in a Ninja CREAMi pint, freeze it on a level surface for 24 hours, then spin it on Lite Ice Cream and re-spin until creamy. The base recipe here is 360 g of skim milk, 35 g of whey protein powder, 10 g of honey: 276 kcal and 39.5 g of protein for the pint.

1. Weigh the base into the pint, staying under the max fill line, and whisk or blend it until smooth; thick ingredients such as cottage cheese and tofu need a blender.
2. Put the lid on and freeze the pint on a flat, level surface for 24 hours.
3. Fit the pint in the outer bowl, lock it on the machine and select Lite Ice Cream.
4. If it looks powdery or crumbly, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk and select Re-spin; repeat once if needed.
5. For mix-ins, dig a hole down the middle with a spoon, add them and select Mix-in.

This is the method the Ninja Test Kitchen's chocolate protein ice cream and the recipe pages that rank, such as The Protein Chef's and Nutrition to Fit's, share (checked November 2, 2026). Each pint here weighs 405 to 445 g before freezing, mix-ins apart.

Figures are summed from the grams of each pint with the values per 100 g of USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy. Protein powder is USDA's generic whey-based powder; a branded powder can differ, so read its label. The one shake is fairlife Core Power Chocolate 26g, with the figures of its Nutrition Facts panel. Vanilla extract and salt are not counted; the 2 tablespoons of milk of a re-spin add 10 kcal and 1 g of protein.

IZeat wrote these recipes and computed their figures; creators' tested versions will replace them as they are published.

How much protein is in a pint of Ninja Creami protein ice cream?

It depends on the base: the 13 pints here have 26.6 to 41.6 g of protein, 13.3 to 20.8 g per half pint. The ranking recipes give their protein per pint: Nutrition to Fit about 40 g, and The Protein Chef's bases run from 14 to 86 g (checked November 2, 2026). This page sets its own floor inside that range: it admits a recipe only with at least 25 g in the pint, so that half a pint, Nutrition to Fit's serving, has at least 12.5 g, over the 10 g floor of the high protein snacks list. Every recipe here meets it.

In the vanilla base, protein powder supplies 69% of the protein; the milk carries the rest. Nonfat Greek yogurt has 10.2 g of protein per 100 g and nonfat cottage cheese 10.3 g, against 3.4 g for skim milk, which is why a pint of either reaches the floor without powder.

Which Ninja Creami protein ice creams use protein powder?

These 6 pints start from skim milk and whey protein powder and change the flavor: vanilla, chocolate, peanut butter, banana, pumpkin pie or coffee. Whisk the powder in well, or froth it, so no lumps freeze into the pint.

Peanut butter protein ice cream: 216 kcal and 20.8 g of protein per half pint.

1. Blend the milk, protein powder, peanut butter and honey until smooth, and pour into the pint.
2. Put the lid on and freeze the pint on a level surface for 24 hours, then spin it on Lite Ice Cream; if it comes out powdery, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk and Re-spin.

Chocolate protein ice cream: 155 kcal and 20.6 g of protein per half pint.

1. Whisk the cocoa into the protein powder first so it does not clump, then whisk in the milk and honey in the pint until smooth.
2. Put the lid on and freeze the pint on a level surface for 24 hours, then spin it on Lite Ice Cream; if it comes out powdery, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk and Re-spin.

Vanilla protein ice cream: 138 kcal and 19.7 g of protein per half pint.

1. Pour the milk into the pint, add the protein powder, honey and a few drops of vanilla extract, and whisk or froth until smooth.
2. Put the lid on and freeze the pint on a level surface for 24 hours, then spin it on Lite Ice Cream; if it comes out powdery, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk and Re-spin.

Chocolate peanut butter banana protein ice cream: 198 kcal and 19.2 g of protein per half pint.

1. Blend the milk, banana, protein powder, peanut butter and cocoa until smooth, and pour into the pint.
2. Put the lid on and freeze the pint on a level surface for 24 hours, then spin it on Lite Ice Cream; if it comes out powdery, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk and Re-spin.

Pumpkin pie protein ice cream: 146 kcal and 18.6 g of protein per half pint.

1. Whisk the pumpkin purée, maple syrup and cinnamon into the milk, then whisk in the protein powder until smooth, in the pint.
2. Put the lid on and freeze the pint on a level surface for 24 hours, then spin it on Lite Ice Cream; if it comes out powdery, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk and Re-spin.

Coffee protein ice cream: 118 kcal and 17.5 g of protein per half pint.

1. Whisk the cooled coffee, milk, protein powder and honey together in the pint until smooth.
2. Put the lid on and freeze the pint on a level surface for 24 hours, then spin it on Lite Ice Cream; if it comes out powdery, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk and Re-spin.

How do you make Ninja Creami protein ice cream without protein powder?

Build the pint on foods that carry protein themselves: nonfat Greek yogurt, nonfat cottage cheese blended until smooth, or firm tofu blended with soy milk. These 6 recipes reach 25 g per pint that way; the chocolate tofu ice cream is also vegan. Plain whole-milk yogurt in place of the Greek yogurt would bring 11.5 g of protein instead of 33.6 g to the honey pint, under the floor.

Blueberry cheesecake protein ice cream: 179 kcal and 18.1 g of protein per half pint.

1. Blend the cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, cream cheese and honey until smooth, stir in the blueberries, and pour into the pint.
2. Put the lid on and freeze the pint on a level surface for 24 hours, then spin it on Lite Ice Cream; if it comes out powdery, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk and Re-spin.

Chocolate cottage cheese ice cream: 163 kcal and 17.9 g of protein per half pint.

1. Blend the cottage cheese, milk, cocoa and honey until completely smooth, with no curds left, and pour into the pint.
2. Put the lid on and freeze the pint on a level surface for 24 hours, then spin it on Lite Ice Cream; if it comes out powdery, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk and Re-spin.

Greek yogurt honey ice cream: 138 kcal and 17.9 g of protein per half pint.

1. Whisk the Greek yogurt, milk, honey and a few drops of vanilla extract together until smooth, and spoon into the pint.
2. Put the lid on and freeze the pint on a level surface for 24 hours, then spin it on Lite Ice Cream; if it comes out powdery, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk and Re-spin.

Chocolate tofu ice cream (vegan): 193 kcal and 17.5 g of protein per half pint.

1. Blend the soy milk, tofu, cocoa and maple syrup until completely smooth, and pour into the pint.
2. Put the lid on and freeze the pint on a level surface for 24 hours, then spin it on Lite Ice Cream; if it comes out powdery, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk and Re-spin.

Mango Greek yogurt ice cream: 131 kcal and 15.9 g of protein per half pint.

1. Blend the mango into the Greek yogurt until smooth, and spoon into the pint.
2. Put the lid on and freeze the pint on a level surface for 24 hours, then spin it on Lite Ice Cream; if it comes out powdery, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk and Re-spin.

Strawberry Greek yogurt ice cream: 132 kcal and 15.7 g of protein per half pint.

1. Blend the strawberries with the honey, stir them into the Greek yogurt, and spoon into the pint.
2. Put the lid on and freeze the pint on a level surface for 24 hours, then spin it on Lite Ice Cream; if it comes out powdery, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk and Re-spin.

Can you put a protein shake in a Ninja Creami?

Yes: a ready-to-drink protein shake frozen in the pint is the shortest recipe, the one the Ninja Test Kitchen uses with a 14 oz chocolate shake. With one bottle of fairlife Core Power Chocolate 26g, 1 bottle, 14 fl oz (414 ml), the pint has 242 kcal and 26.6 g of protein with the chocolate chips. Another shake gives other figures: read its label.

Chocolate protein shake ice cream: 121 kcal and 13.3 g of protein per half pint.

1. Pour the whole 14 fl oz bottle into the pint.
2. Put the lid on and freeze the pint on a level surface for 24 hours, then spin it on Lite Ice Cream; if it comes out powdery, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk and Re-spin.
3. Dig a hole down the middle with a spoon, add the mix-in and run Mix-in.

Why is my Ninja Creami protein ice cream powdery or icy?

• Powdery after the first spin is normal for light or high-protein bases, Nutrition to Fit notes, and the Ninja Test Kitchen says a pint from a very cold freezer may look crumbly: add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk and Re-spin.
• The higher the fat in the base, the creamier the pint, The Protein Chef notes, suggesting full-fat milk, Greek yogurt or cottage cheese; the nonfat versions used here keep the figures lower and the texture lighter.
• Freeze the pint on a level surface, as The Protein Chef says, and never fill it above the max fill line.
• Sugar-free instant pudding mix, or a pinch of guar or xanthan gum, is optional for The Protein Chef, who rarely adds any; the Ninja Test Kitchen and Nutrition to Fit use pudding mix. None of the pints here uses it, so read the box if you add some.

Is Ninja Creami protein ice cream healthy?

Ninja Creami protein ice cream gives a measured portion of protein in a dessert: the half pints here have 13.3 to 20.8 g, more than the 10 g floor of the high protein snacks list, for 118 to 216 kcal. Honey, maple syrup and the shake's sugar are sugars; added sugar, saturated fat and sodium are not computed here.

By the IZeat healthy check, at least 20 g of protein and 80 g of vegetables, fruit or legumes per serving, none of these pints passes at half a pint: the fruit and pumpkin pints have at most 70 g of fruit or vegetables per half pint. They are desserts, and the check is written for a meal.

How do you count a pint in your day?

Whether you eat half the pint or all of it, the figures above are per pint and per half pint, so you can count what you ate; how much fits your day depends on the rest of it, and this page sets no target. The calorie calculator and the protein calculator give a reference.

IZeat is the five-star chef calorie tracker that suggests satisfying, great-tasting meals, so you enjoy every calorie you have left. It works inside ChatGPT, Claude or any other assistant: IZeat knows your numbers for the day, which foods fill you up and what you like.

After you connect your assistant, say what you ate in one sentence. IZeat logs the dessert and returns the day's calories, protein, carbohydrate and fat, with the source of each figure.

Where are the other protein desserts?

No-bake protein balls, with and without protein powder, are on the protein desserts page, and snacks of at least 10 g of protein on the high protein snacks list. Protein cookies, brownies and other high protein desserts each get their own page in the Recipes section as they are published.