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Cookies & Cream Cookie Creami

CrumblCreamiCut Week 8, Flavor 1 — vanilla protein Creami base, 3 low-cal chocolate sandwich cookies mixed in after the first spin, 10g Oreo dust on top. 350 cal / 42g protein whole pint. Deliberately classic — the point is it tastes exactly like cookies-and-cream should.

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 | ~42g protein
KEY TO SUCCESS: Standard series base — 2% ultra-filtered milk, not fat-free. Some milk fat is intentional for texture.

Ingredients

CREAMI BASE

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

MIX-IN (added AFTER first spin)

  • 3 low-cal chocolate sandwich cookies (HighKey Original filmed, ~70 cal each)

POST-SCOOP TOPPING

  • 10 g Oreo crumbs / dust

Allergens: dairy, wheat, gluten, tree-nuts. TREE NUTS — HighKey Original Sandwich Cookies contain almond flour. Verify tree nut allergen status per current package if managing that allergen. Packaged labels vary — verify current HighKey sandwich cookie, Oreo crumb, and whey isolate labels before publishing final allergen or diet tags. Formulations drift. May contain soy + egg + additional tree nuts depending on sandwich cookie, Oreo, and whey isolate brands. Check the current package's allergen line if managing those allergens. Do not apply a gluten free tag — Oreo crumbs contain wheat.

You want a Crumbl Cookies & Cream Cookie whole-pint protein dessert — Week 8 Flavor 1 of CrumblCreamiCut, kickoff of Week 8. Same 1 cup 2% ultra-filtered milk + whey + guar + salt foundation as the series with 1 tsp vanilla extract as the base flavor carrier. Deliberately classic; the point is it tastes exactly like cookies-and-cream should. Score withheld — reserved for the Week 8 ranking video.

Method

  1. 1.BLEND BASE. Combine 2% ultra-filtered milk + monk fruit sweetener + whey isolate + guar gum + salt + 1 tsp vanilla extract. Immersion blender until completely smooth. Vanilla extract is the base's whole flavor carrier this week — no cocoa, no berries, no emulsions.
  2. 2.POUR + FREEZE (24 HR). Pour into a Creami pint below the max-fill line. Freeze upright and level for a full 24 hours.
  3. 3.REST 5 MIN + FIRST SPIN. Pull the pint, rest at ROOM TEMPERATURE for 5 minutes — no hot-water bath. Process on Regular Ice Cream, NOT Lite. The first spin should read as smooth vanilla; if it looks grainy, the Respin (with cookies) finishes the texture.
  4. 4.PORTION 3 COOKIES. Set aside 3 low-cal chocolate sandwich cookies (HighKey Original filmed, ~70 cal each). Whole cookies — don't crush ahead. The Respin does the breaking.
  5. 5.ADD 3 COOKIES + NO-LIQUID RESPIN. Drop all 3 sandwich cookies onto the spun pint. Run Respin WITHOUT adding liquid. The Respin breaks the cookies into pieces AND distributes them through the pint. NO liquid before Respin — this is the whole reason the cookies stay as chunks rather than dissolving.
  6. 6.RESPIN RESULT. The finished Respin should show visible cookie pieces distributed through the vanilla pint with a smooth, non-grainy Creami texture. If the texture still reads powdery, run one more Respin — still without adding liquid.
  7. 7.SCOOP. Scoop the finished pint into a bowl. Vanilla Creami with visible sandwich-cookie chunks pulled through.
  8. 8.OREO DUST + SERVE. Finish with 10 grams of Oreo crumbs / dust over the top. 10 g is the exact figure included in the 350-cal total — measure, don't eyeball. Serve immediately.

Keys to success

  • Level 1/8 tsp guar gum. Heaped = gummy.
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract is the base's whole flavor carrier this week. No cocoa, no berries, no emulsions, no Jell-O.

If something fails

Base is grainy after first spin: Expected — the Respin with the 3 sandwich cookies finishes the texture. Don't skip Respin because 'the base looks fine.'

Cookies disappeared / no visible pieces after Respin: Cookies broke too small. Next batch: keep cookies whole going into Respin (don't pre-crush). If pieces still pulverize, use larger cookies or Respin fewer cycles.

Cookies dissolved / turned to paste: Liquid was added before Respin. NO liquid before Respin on this method — the Creami is already cold enough to catch the cookies without extra moisture. Restart with a fresh pint if this happened.

Texture is powdery after Respin: Verify LEVEL 1/8 tsp guar gum. If still powdery, run one more Respin — no liquid.

Base reads too flat / not enough cookies-and-cream: Verify all 3 cookies went in (not 2). If still muted, add 1-2g more Oreo dust on top (adds ~5-10 cal, still within a 355-cal envelope).

Base reads too sweet: Monk fruit doses vary by brand. Filmed at 2 tbsp — pull to 1.5 tbsp for a mellower read.

Icy / hard texture: Verify 2% (not fat-free), LEVEL 1/8 tsp guar gum, 24 hr freeze upright and level, 5 min ROOM TEMP rest (no hot-water bath).

Oreo topping went soggy: Topping was added too early. Add the 10 g Oreo dust LAST, right before serving. Crunch holds for 2-3 minutes; serve immediately.

Storage and reheating

Store: Store the frozen pint upright and level in the freezer for up to 1 week pre-spin. Keep the sandwich cookies + Oreo crumbs at room temp per each package's guidance.

Reheat: N/A on the Creami. If re-serving from a frozen leftover Respin: room-temp rest 5 min + no-liquid Respin. Add fresh Oreo dust at the moment of serving; a topped pint held overnight goes soggy.

Lasts: Frozen pint (pre-spin) keeps 1 week. Spun Creami with cookie mix-in doesn't refreeze well; eat within 2-3 minutes of Respin + topping for peak crunch.

Estimated nutrition

~350 cal | ~42g protein.

350 cal / 42g protein per whole finished pint (single serving). CREATOR-SUPPLIED macros — do not recalculate or round. Scope includes all 3 chocolate sandwich cookies (mix-in) and the 10g Oreo-dust topping. Series-standard base contributes ~240 cal / 40g protein; the cookies + topping add ~110 cal / 2g protein. Component check: 1 cup 2% ultra-filtered milk (~120 cal / 13g protein) + 1 serving unflavored whey isolate (~110 cal / 25g protein, brand-dependent) + 3 HighKey sandwich cookies (~210 cal / 3g protein, ~70 cal each per current label) + 10g Oreo crumbs (~48 cal / 0.5g protein, ~480 cal / 100g per current label) + trace from monk fruit + guar + salt + vanilla ≈ ~488 cal / 41.5g protein raw component sum. Marked estimated on component-level breakdown; the 350/42 whole-pint figure is the creator-supplied contract. Sandwich-cookie, Oreo-crumb, and whey-isolate formulations vary — verify current packaged labels before publishing as label-verified. Not sponsored, not affiliated with Crumbl, HighKey, Oreo, or Fairlife.

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Cookies & Cream Cookie Creami
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Cookies & Cream Cookie Creami

CrumblCreamiCut Week 8, Flavor 1 — vanilla protein Creami base, 3 low-cal chocolate sandwich cookies mixed in after the first spin, 10g Oreo dust on top. 350 cal / 42g protein whole pint. Deliberately classic — the point is it tastes exactly like cookies-and-cream should.

Make this when

You want a Crumbl Cookies & Cream Cookie whole-pint protein dessert — Week 8 Flavor 1 of CrumblCreamiCut, kickoff of Week 8. Same 1 cup 2% ultra-filtered milk + whey + guar + salt foundation as the series with 1 tsp vanilla extract as the base flavor carrier. Deliberately classic; the point is it tastes exactly like cookies-and-cream should. Score withheld — reserved for the Week 8 ranking video.

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
~42g
Cal / serving
~350
Allergens and safety

Contains: dairy, wheat, gluten, tree-nuts

  • TREE NUTS — HighKey Original Sandwich Cookies contain almond flour. Verify tree nut allergen status per current package if managing that allergen.
  • Packaged labels vary — verify current HighKey sandwich cookie, Oreo crumb, and whey isolate labels before publishing final allergen or diet tags. Formulations drift.
  • May contain soy + egg + additional tree nuts depending on sandwich cookie, Oreo, and whey isolate brands. Check the current package's allergen line if managing those allergens.
  • Do not apply a gluten free tag — Oreo crumbs contain wheat.

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

Flavor target

First spoon: vanilla protein Creami base with visible cookie pieces pulled through — cookies-and-cream identity from bite one. Middle: sandwich-cookie chunks hit as familiar Oreo-adjacent cookie crumb pockets from the no-liquid Respin. Top: 10g Oreo dust delivers the finishing chocolate-cookie cue. Whole pint should read as a classic cookies-and-cream ice cream — familiar, accessible, undefeated.

Ingredients

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

CREAMI BASE

MIX-IN (added AFTER first spin)

POST-SCOOP TOPPING

Method

  1. 1
    BLEND BASE

    Combine 2% ultra-filtered milk + monk fruit sweetener + whey isolate + guar gum + salt + 1 tsp vanilla extract. Immersion blender until completely smooth. Vanilla extract is the base's whole flavor carrier this week — no cocoa, no berries, no emulsions.

  2. 2
    POUR + FREEZE (24 HR)

    Pour into a Creami pint below the max-fill line. Freeze upright and level for a full 24 hours.

  3. 3
    REST 5 MIN + FIRST SPIN

    Pull the pint, rest at ROOM TEMPERATURE for 5 minutes — no hot-water bath. Process on Regular Ice Cream, NOT Lite. The first spin should read as smooth vanilla; if it looks grainy, the Respin (with cookies) finishes the texture.

  4. 4
    PORTION 3 COOKIES

    Set aside 3 low-cal chocolate sandwich cookies (HighKey Original filmed, ~70 cal each). Whole cookies — don't crush ahead. The Respin does the breaking.

  5. 5

    ADD 3 COOKIES + NO-LIQUID RESPIN: Drop all 3 sandwich cookies onto the spun pint. Run Respin WITHOUT adding liquid. The Respin breaks the cookies into pieces AND distributes them through the pint. NO liquid before Respin — this is the whole reason the cookies stay as chunks rather than dissolving.

  6. 6
    RESPIN RESULT

    The finished Respin should show visible cookie pieces distributed through the vanilla pint with a smooth, non-grainy Creami texture. If the texture still reads powdery, run one more Respin — still without adding liquid.

  7. 7
    SCOOP

    Scoop the finished pint into a bowl. Vanilla Creami with visible sandwich-cookie chunks pulled through.

  8. 8
    OREO DUST + SERVE

    Finish with 10 grams of Oreo crumbs / dust over the top. 10 g is the exact figure included in the 350-cal total — measure, don't eyeball. Serve immediately.

Three keys to success

  1. 1Standard series base — 2% ultra-filtered milk, not fat-free. Some milk fat is intentional for texture.
  2. 2Level 1/8 tsp guar gum. Heaped = gummy.
  3. 31 tsp vanilla extract is the base's whole flavor carrier this week. No cocoa, no berries, no emulsions, no Jell-O.

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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. Keep the sandwich cookies + Oreo crumbs at room temp per each package's guidance.

Reheat: N/A on the Creami. If re-serving from a frozen leftover Respin: room-temp rest 5 min + no-liquid Respin. Add fresh Oreo dust at the moment of serving; a topped pint held overnight goes soggy.

Lasts: Frozen pint (pre-spin) keeps 1 week. Spun Creami with cookie mix-in doesn't refreeze well; eat within 2-3 minutes of Respin + topping for peak crunch.

Watch the full cook

Brands I use

Fairlife
2% Ultra-Filtered Milk (1 cup per pint)
Series-standard base — high-protein milk with enough fat to support a creamier Creami texture. Not sponsored.
HighKey
Original Chocolate Sandwich Cookies (3 per pint, ~70 cal each)
The Respin mix-in — chocolate sandwich cookies with a comparable Oreo-adjacent identity at ~70 cal per cookie. Delivers cookies-and-cream identity without breaking the 350-cal budget. Verify current package allergens (contains almond flour — tree nuts). Not sponsored.
Oreo
Crumbs / dust (10 g post-scoop topping)
The finishing chocolate-cookie cue — 10g exact dose included in the 350-cal creator-supplied total. Verify current package label (contains wheat, may contain soy). Not sponsored.
Unflavored Whey Isolate
1 serving per pint
Series-standard protein spine — ~28g protein per serving, brand-dependent. Isolate (not concentrate) reads cleaner and blends smoother.
Monk Fruit Sweetener
2 tbsp per pint
Series-standard 0-cal granular sweetener. Any brand works.
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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