PUMPKIN PIE ICE CREAM! No dairy, no refined sugar, no pudding mix! High in protein, SUPER creamy and delicious! Tastes like a frozen creamy pumpkin pie. Blend together walnuts, dates, pumpkin puree, protein powder and spices, freeze overnight, then the next day you can make delicious rich and decadent pumpkin ice cream using the Ninja Creami. It is the perfect healthy treat for fall!
Ingredients
- WALNUTS- gives the ice cream a rich, creamy texture
- PUMPKIN PUREE- to make the ice cream pumpkin flavored
- MEDJOOL DATES- natural whole food sweetener, replaces refined sugar
- VANILLA PROTEIN POWDER- adds 20- 30 grams protein to the ice cream, also adds sweetness and vanilla flavor
- PUMPKIN PIE SPICE- for pumpkin pie flavor
- CEYLON CINNAMON- for flavor
- WATER OR PLANT MILK- to blend everything together
Instructions
1. Blend up all ingredients in a high powered blender til smooth.
2. Transfer mixture to Ninja Creami pint cup. Freeze overnight for at least 8 hours. Ninja Creami recommends 24 hours.
To make frosty-
- REMOVE ice cream pint from freezer and run sides under hot water for 1-2 minutes.
- BLEND using LITE ICE CREAM setting.
- SPLASH in 1-2 tbsp soy milk or other milk of choice.
- SCRAPE down sides of cup using butter knife to remove ice clusters stuck to the sides.
- BLEND AGAIN using LITE ICE CREAM SETTING 1 or 2 more times til desired consistency is reached.
Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream- Ninja Creami Recipe
Dairy free, refined sugar free, gluten free
Equipment
- Ninja Creami Ice Cream Maker
- Blender
Ingredients
- 8 walnut halves
- 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 2 or 3 pitted medjool dates depending how sweet you want it
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp ceylon cinnamon
- 1 cup water or plant milk of your choice
Instructions
- 1. Blend up all ingredients in a blender til smooth. Transfer mixture to Ninja Creami pint cup and freeze overnight- at least 12 hours
- 2. Remove pint from freezer and run sides under hot water for 1 or 2 minutes.
- 3. Put the lid on and bend on the lite ice cream setting. After one cycle remove the lid and splash in 1 tbsp of milk. Use a butter knife to scrape down the sides of the cup. Put the lid back on and do 1 or 2 more cycles of the lite ice cream setting. Serve right away. Makes 2 servings.
