THE SPLIT PLATE / RECIPE

Berry Limeade Cookie ft. NERDS Gummy Clusters Creami

CrumblCreamiCut Week 4, Flavor 2 — naturally purple mixed-berry + lime-Jell-O protein Creami pint, Rainbow NERDS Gummy Clusters Respin, and more candy on top. ~350 cal / 44g protein whole pint. No food coloring — color comes from the berries.

YIELD1 serving
TOTAL TIME10 min active + 24 hr freeze + 5 min counter rest + 3 min spin + 2 min Respin + 1 min topping
COOK METHODSee method
EST. / SERVING~350 cal | ~44g protein
KEY TO SUCCESS: Standard base is series infrastructure — Fairlife 2%, not fat-free. Some milk fat is intentional for texture.

Ingredients

CREAMI BASE (series standard)

  • 1 cup Fairlife 2% ultra-filtered milk
  • 2 tbsp monk fruit / erythritol sweetener
  • 1 serving unflavored whey isolate (~28g protein — adjust by brand)
  • 1/8 tsp guar gum (level measure)
  • 1 pinch salt

POST-SCOOP TOPPING (added after scooping)

  • 1/3 labeled serving Rainbow NERDS Gummy Clusters, chopped small (the second 1/3 for the topping)

BERRY-LIME COLOR + FLAVOR (blended in BEFORE freezing — the natural-color + top-note carriers)

  • 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries (Good & Gather Mixed Berry Blend filmed — any unsweetened frozen mixed berries work)
  • 1 tsp regular lime Jell-O powder (NOT sugar-free — the recipe leverages regular Jell-O gelatin behavior with the guar gum)

RESPIN MIX-IN (added AFTER first spin)

  • 1/3 labeled serving Rainbow NERDS Gummy Clusters, chopped small

Allergens: dairy.

You want a naturally purple protein dessert that reads as Crumbl's Berry Limeade Cookie ft. NERDS Gummy Clusters without the cookie's sugar hit. Ep. 11 of CrumblCreamiCut and the SECOND flavor of Week 4 — follows the SNICKERS Peanut Butter Cookie opener (Ep. 10 / W4F1) with a completely different technique: fruit-forward instead of protein-bar, natural color instead of cocoa-carrier. Three series-firsts introduced in this ep: (1) FROZEN MIXED BERRIES in the pre-freeze base — no prior CCC episode used whole frozen berries as the base color/flavor carrier; 1/2 cup blends smooth and delivers the Crumbl-adjacent purple with zero food coloring; (2) REGULAR LIME JELL-O POWDER in the base — 1 tsp adds the lime top note AND works with guar gum on texture (do NOT sub sugar-free Jell-O — the recipe leverages regular Jell-O's specific gelatin behavior with the guar gum); (3) CANDY as the Respin mix-in — every prior CCC used a protein brownie (Ep. 7 Mallow, Ep. 9 Red Velvet) or a protein bar (Ep. 10 SNICKERS); this ep uses Rainbow NERDS Gummy Clusters as both the machine-processed mix-in AND the post-scoop topping.

Method

  1. 1.POUR MILK. Add 1 cup Fairlife 2% ultra-filtered milk to a blender.
  2. 2.ADD SWEETENER. 2 tbsp monk fruit / erythritol sweetener.
  3. 3.ADD WHEY ISOLATE. 1 serving unflavored whey isolate.
  4. 4.ADD GUAR GUM. 1/8 tsp guar gum, LEVEL measure. Heaped = gummy.
  5. 5.ADD SALT. 1 pinch salt.
  6. 6.ADD BERRIES. 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries. Series-first — no prior CCC episode used whole frozen berries in the base. The purple color comes entirely from the berries; NO food coloring is used.
  7. 7.ADD LIME JELL-O. 1 tsp REGULAR lime Jell-O powder (NOT sugar-free). Series-first — no prior CCC episode used gelatin dessert powder in the base. Regular Jell-O's gelatin behavior collaborates with the guar gum on texture; sub sugar-free and the texture math shifts.
  8. 8.BLEND SMOOTH. Blend until completely smooth and evenly purple. Zero visible berry chunks, uniform color from the berries.
  9. 9.POUR + FREEZE (24 HR). Transfer to a Creami pint. Freeze upright and level for a full 24 hours. Do not exceed the max-fill line.
  10. 10.REST 5 MIN + FIRST SPIN. Pull the pint from the freezer, rest at ROOM TEMPERATURE for 5 minutes — NO hot-water bath. Process on Regular Ice Cream, NOT Lite. The first spin may look grainy; expected because the Respin (with NERDS pieces) finishes the texture.
  11. 11.CHOP NERDS. Chop 2/3 labeled serving of Rainbow NERDS Gummy Clusters into small pieces — half becomes the Respin mix-in, half becomes the post-scoop topping. Series-first: this is the first CCC ep to use CANDY (not a protein brownie or bar) as the Respin mix-in.
  12. 12.ADD MIX-IN + RESPIN. Poke 1/3 labeled serving of chopped NERDS (half of what you chopped) into the surface of the first-spin pint. Run one Respin cycle WITHOUT adding liquid. Respin distributes the candy pieces AND finishes the grainy texture from the first spin.
  13. 13.RESPIN RESULT. The finished Respin should show visible candy pieces distributed through the purple pint with a smooth, non-grainy Creami texture. If the texture still reads powdery, run a second Respin.
  14. 14.SCOOP. Scoop the finished pint into a bowl. Naturally purple Creami with visible candy pieces pulled through.
  15. 15.NERDS TOPPING + SERVE. Scatter the remaining 1/3 labeled serving of chopped NERDS over the top. Serve immediately — candy stays crunchy against the creamy Creami, and the Jell-O-set texture holds a scoop. Whole pint = 1 serving at ~350 cal / 44g protein.

SPLIT PLATE SERVING

Adult: Serve the adult portion as described above.

Kid: Serve the kid portion as described above.

Keys to success

  • Level 1/8 tsp guar gum. Heaped = gummy.
  • 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries in the base — series-first. Any unsweetened frozen mixed berry blend works (blueberry / strawberry / raspberry / blackberry blends all fine). Skip sweetened frozen berries — they push the pint too sweet against the Jell-O and NERDS.

If something fails

Base color is muted / not purple enough: Check the berries — 1/2 cup mixed berries is the target. Skimping cuts the color. If the berry blend was mostly strawberry (lighter) instead of blueberry / blackberry (darker), the pint reads more pink than purple. Verify the berry blend has some dark berries in it, and blend until completely smooth so the color reads uniform.

Grainy or powdery after Regular Ice Cream (first spin): Expected on this flavor. Add the chopped NERDS mix-in + run Respin — Respin distributes the candy AND finishes the texture. Don't skip Respin because 'the texture looks fine.'

NERDS pieces disappeared / no visible candy after Respin: NERDS were cut too small or Respun too aggressively. Cut to ~1/4 inch, not powder-fine. Push pieces INTO the surface before Respin, not on top. If pieces still pulverize, cut larger (~3/8 inch) next time.

NERDS topping went soft too fast — no crunch: Topping was added too early. Add the NERDS-topping crumb LAST, right before serving — the crunch holds for 2-3 minutes against the cold Creami. If the pint sat before topping, the surface partially melted and the candy absorbs moisture. Serve immediately after topping.

Texture is too soft / doesn't scoop: Verify the lime Jell-O was REGULAR, not sugar-free. Sugar-free Jell-O doesn't set the same way against the guar gum. If sugar-free was used and the pint won't scoop, add another 1/16 tsp guar gum on the next batch.

Icy/hard texture: Verify Fairlife 2% (not fat-free), verify LEVEL 1/8 tsp guar gum, verify the full 24-hour freeze happened upright and level, verify the counter rest hit 5 minutes at ROOM TEMPERATURE (no hot-water bath). Berries + Jell-O together add moisture — this ep is more sensitive to over-freezing than the cocoa eps.

Gummy texture: Guar gum was heaped OR too much Jell-O. Use a LEVEL 1/8 tsp guar gum. Do NOT go over 1 tsp Jell-O — more shifts the texture toward gelatinous.

Storage and reheating

Store: Store the frozen pint upright and level in the freezer for up to 1 week pre-spin. Batch the chopped NERDS ahead if desired (store in a small airtight container at room temp — NERDS keep at ambient per the candy's package guidance).

Reheat: N/A — serve immediately after Respin + topping. NERDS-topping crunch is best in the first 2-3 minutes; softens as the Creami sits.

Lasts: Frozen pint (pre-spin) keeps 1 week. Chopped NERDS keep at room temp per the package. Spun Creami keeps its texture for a few minutes; add the NERDS topping LAST and eat within 2-3 minutes for peak crunch on the topping.

Estimated nutrition

~350 cal | ~44g protein.

~350 cal / 44g protein per whole finished pint (single serving). Component breakdown: 1 cup Fairlife 2% (~120 cal / 13g protein) + 1 serving unflavored whey isolate (~110 cal / 25g protein — varies by brand) + 2 tbsp monk fruit sweetener (~0 cal) + 1/8 tsp guar gum (~trace) + 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries (~35 cal / 1g protein — varies slightly by berry ratio) + 1 tsp regular lime Jell-O (~10 cal / 1g protein — Jell-O regular mix is 80 cal per 8g serving; 1 tsp is ~1g) + 2/3 labeled serving Rainbow NERDS Gummy Clusters (~80-90 cal / 3-4g protein — verify current package, NERDS labeled serving is ~130 cal / 5g protein per 40g serving, 2/3 serving = ~85 cal / 3g protein) = ~355-365 cal / 43-44g protein raw sum. Rounds to the creator-provided ~350 / 44 target. Marked estimated. Verify exact Fairlife / whey isolate / berry blend / Jell-O / NERDS labels before publishing as label-verified. IMPORTANT DIETARY NOTES: (1) Regular Jell-O contains gelatin — this recipe is NOT vegetarian and may NOT be halal unless the gelatin source is independently verified per the current Jell-O package. (2) NERDS Gummy Clusters contain gelatin as well — same disclosure applies. (3) No `halal` dietTag published. `dietTags: ["high-protein"]` only. Compared to Crumbl Berry Limeade Cookie ft. NERDS Gummy Clusters as the reference flavor — the Creami version delivers similar visual + flavor identity (natural purple from berries, lime top note from Jell-O, candy Respin + topping from NERDS) at a fraction of the cookie's sugar hit for a complete-pint serving. Not sponsored, not endorsed, not affiliated with Crumbl, NERDS, Jell-O, Good & Gather, or Fairlife.

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Berry Limeade Cookie ft. NERDS Gummy Clusters Creami
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Berry Limeade Cookie ft. NERDS Gummy Clusters Creami

CrumblCreamiCut Week 4, Flavor 2 — naturally purple mixed-berry + lime-Jell-O protein Creami pint, Rainbow NERDS Gummy Clusters Respin, and more candy on top. ~350 cal / 44g protein whole pint. No food coloring — color comes from the berries.

Make this when

You want a naturally purple protein dessert that reads as Crumbl's Berry Limeade Cookie ft. NERDS Gummy Clusters without the cookie's sugar hit. Ep. 11 of CrumblCreamiCut and the SECOND flavor of Week 4 — follows the SNICKERS Peanut Butter Cookie opener (Ep. 10 / W4F1) with a completely different technique: fruit-forward instead of protein-bar, natural color instead of cocoa-carrier. Three series-firsts introduced in this ep: (1) FROZEN MIXED BERRIES in the pre-freeze base — no prior CCC episode used whole frozen berries as the base color/flavor carrier; 1/2 cup blends smooth and delivers the Crumbl-adjacent purple with zero food coloring; (2) REGULAR LIME JELL-O POWDER in the base — 1 tsp adds the lime top note AND works with guar gum on texture (do NOT sub sugar-free Jell-O — the recipe leverages regular Jell-O's specific gelatin behavior with the guar gum); (3) CANDY as the Respin mix-in — every prior CCC used a protein brownie (Ep. 7 Mallow, Ep. 9 Red Velvet) or a protein bar (Ep. 10 SNICKERS); this ep uses Rainbow NERDS Gummy Clusters as both the machine-processed mix-in AND the post-scoop topping.

Total time
10 min active + 24 hr freeze + 5 min counter rest + 3 min spin + 2 min Respin + 1 min topping
Yield
1 serving
Protein / serving
~44g
Cal / serving
~350
Allergens and safety

Contains: dairy

Packaged ingredients change formulas — check the label on what's actually in your kitchen.

Flavor target

First spoon: bright purple visual + mixed-berry cue + lime top note from the Jell-O. Middle: chopped NERDS Gummy Clusters Respun through hit as candied-fruit pockets. Top: more NERDS on top delivers the Crumbl-branded topping identity + tactile candy crunch. Whole pint should read as a Crumbl Berry Limeade Cookie ft. NERDS deconstructed into ice cream — berry-lime fruit + candied-fruit crunch in one bowl.

Ingredients

Batch cookYields 1 servings — quantities below are the full batch.

CREAMI BASE (series standard)

BERRY-LIME COLOR + FLAVOR (blended in BEFORE freezing — the natural-color + top-note carriers)

RESPIN MIX-IN (added AFTER first spin)

POST-SCOOP TOPPING (added after scooping)

Method

  1. 1
    POUR MILK

    Add 1 cup Fairlife 2% ultra-filtered milk to a blender.

  2. 2
    ADD SWEETENER

    2 tbsp monk fruit / erythritol sweetener.

  3. 3
    ADD WHEY ISOLATE

    1 serving unflavored whey isolate.

  4. 4
    ADD GUAR GUM

    1/8 tsp guar gum, LEVEL measure. Heaped = gummy.

  5. 5
    ADD SALT

    1 pinch salt.

  6. 6
    ADD BERRIES

    1/2 cup frozen mixed berries. Series-first — no prior CCC episode used whole frozen berries in the base. The purple color comes entirely from the berries; NO food coloring is used.

  7. 7
    ADD LIME JELL-O

    1 tsp REGULAR lime Jell-O powder (NOT sugar-free). Series-first — no prior CCC episode used gelatin dessert powder in the base. Regular Jell-O's gelatin behavior collaborates with the guar gum on texture; sub sugar-free and the texture math shifts.

  8. 8
    BLEND SMOOTH

    Blend until completely smooth and evenly purple. Zero visible berry chunks, uniform color from the berries.

  9. 9
    POUR + FREEZE (24 HR)

    Transfer to a Creami pint. Freeze upright and level for a full 24 hours. Do not exceed the max-fill line.

  10. 10
    REST 5 MIN + FIRST SPIN

    Pull the pint from the freezer, rest at ROOM TEMPERATURE for 5 minutes — NO hot-water bath. Process on Regular Ice Cream, NOT Lite. The first spin may look grainy; expected because the Respin (with NERDS pieces) finishes the texture.

  11. 11
    CHOP NERDS

    Chop 2/3 labeled serving of Rainbow NERDS Gummy Clusters into small pieces — half becomes the Respin mix-in, half becomes the post-scoop topping. Series-first: this is the first CCC ep to use CANDY (not a protein brownie or bar) as the Respin mix-in.

  12. 12
    ADD MIX-IN + RESPIN

    Poke 1/3 labeled serving of chopped NERDS (half of what you chopped) into the surface of the first-spin pint. Run one Respin cycle WITHOUT adding liquid. Respin distributes the candy pieces AND finishes the grainy texture from the first spin.

  13. 13
    RESPIN RESULT

    The finished Respin should show visible candy pieces distributed through the purple pint with a smooth, non-grainy Creami texture. If the texture still reads powdery, run a second Respin.

  14. 14
    SCOOP

    Scoop the finished pint into a bowl. Naturally purple Creami with visible candy pieces pulled through.

  15. 15
    NERDS TOPPING + SERVE

    Scatter the remaining 1/3 labeled serving of chopped NERDS over the top. Serve immediately — candy stays crunchy against the creamy Creami, and the Jell-O-set texture holds a scoop. Whole pint = 1 serving at ~350 cal / 44g protein.

Adult plate | Kid plate

Adult plate

Adult

Full recipe as written — whole pint = 1 adult serving at ~350 cal / 44g protein.

Kid plate

Kid

Same base works as a smaller portion. Kids typically split a pint 2-3 ways vs the whole-pint-per-adult default. Skip the NERDS topping if the kid can't chew hard/chewy candy pieces yet, or serve deconstructed with the NERDS on the side. Verify the NERDS Gummy Clusters package + Jell-O package for allergens (gelatin source) before serving to kids.

Three keys to success

  1. 1Standard base is series infrastructure — Fairlife 2%, not fat-free. Some milk fat is intentional for texture.
  2. 2Level 1/8 tsp guar gum. Heaped = gummy.
  3. 31/2 cup frozen mixed berries in the base — series-first. Any unsweetened frozen mixed berry blend works (blueberry / strawberry / raspberry / blackberry blends all fine). Skip sweetened frozen berries — they push the pint too sweet against the Jell-O and NERDS.

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Storage and nutrition

Storage: Store the frozen pint upright and level in the freezer for up to 1 week pre-spin. Batch the chopped NERDS ahead if desired (store in a small airtight container at room temp — NERDS keep at ambient per the candy's package guidance).

Reheat: N/A — serve immediately after Respin + topping. NERDS-topping crunch is best in the first 2-3 minutes; softens as the Creami sits.

Lasts: Frozen pint (pre-spin) keeps 1 week. Chopped NERDS keep at room temp per the package. Spun Creami keeps its texture for a few minutes; add the NERDS topping LAST and eat within 2-3 minutes for peak crunch on the topping.

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Brands I use

Fairlife
Fairlife
2% Ultra-Filtered Milk
Series-standard — same base as W1F1 through W4F1. 1 cup + 1 serving whey isolate is the standard 4-line base foundation the whole CrumblCreamiCut series uses. Not sponsored.
Good & Gather
Good & Gather
Mixed Berry Blend (1/2 cup per pint) — the filmed berries
The natural-purple color carrier + berry flavor. Series-first — no prior CCC ep used whole frozen berries in the base. Good & Gather Mixed Berry Blend is filmed; any unsweetened frozen mixed berry blend works. Darker-berry-heavy blends deliver a truer purple. Not sponsored.
Jell-O
Jell-O
Regular Lime Gelatin Dessert Mix (1 tsp per pint) — NOT sugar-free
The lime top note + texture collaborator with the guar gum. Series-first — no prior CCC ep used gelatin dessert powder in the base. Regular Jell-O's gelatin behavior sets differently than sugar-free — this recipe leverages that behavior. Verify the gelatin source on the current package (not vegetarian; may not be halal depending on the gelatin source). Not sponsored.
NERDS
NERDS
Rainbow Gummy Clusters (2/3 labeled serving per pint — 1/3 Respin, 1/3 topping)
The Crumbl-branded topping identity + Respin candy pockets. Series-first: this is the first CCC ep to use CANDY (not a protein brownie or bar) as the Respin mix-in. NERDS Gummy Clusters are called out because they are part of Crumbl's actual reference flavor (Berry Limeade Cookie ft. NERDS Gummy Clusters). Verify the current package label for allergens. Not sponsored.
Unflavored Whey Isolate
Any clean-tasting unflavored whey isolate — ~28g protein per serving
Series-standard protein spine. Isolate (not concentrate) blends smoother.
Ninja Creami
Ninja Creami machine (any current model)
The full CrumblCreamiCut series relies on the Ninja Creami's Regular Ice Cream + Respin cycles. Not sponsored.
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