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Midnight Mix Creami

Chocolate protein ice cream with the 5g mix-in method.

YIELD1 serving
TOTAL TIME5 min prep + overnight freeze
COOK METHODSee method
EST. / SERVING~300 cal | ~38g protein

Ingredients

BASE

  • 3/4 cup Fairlife 2% milk
  • 1 scoop whey protein (~28g protein)
  • 1 tbsp Anthony's Black Cocoa Powder
  • 2 tsp monk fruit sweetener
  • 1/8 tsp Bob's Red Mill Guar Gum
  • Pinch of salt

5g MIX-IN METHOD

  • 5g Oreo crumbles
  • 5g mini M&M's
  • 5g Pop'ums (or crunchy pretzel snack)
  • 5g Lily's chocolate chips

You want chocolate ice cream that hits ~38g protein with real candy mix-ins — Oreos, M&M's, pretzels, chocolate chips — without blowing your macros. 5g of each. That's the system.

Method

  1. 1.BLEND. Add all base ingredients to Creami pint. Immersion blender until completely smooth. No clumps.
  2. 2.FREEZE. Freeze flat for 12-16 hours. Uneven freeze = bad texture.
  3. 3.FIRST SPIN. Select Lite Ice Cream or Regular Ice Cream.
  4. 4.FIX TEXTURE. If powdery, re-spin — NO extra milk. Adding milk here ruins it.
  5. 5.MIX-IN. Create a center well. Add all 4 mix-ins (5g each). Run Mix-In mode.
  6. 6.EAT. Immediately. Don't refreeze.

SPLIT PLATE SERVING

Adult: Serve the adult portion as described above.

Kid: Serve the kid portion as described above.

If something fails

Icy / not creamy: Didn't blend smooth enough, or froze too long. Immersion blender, 12-16 hrs max.

Powdery after first spin: Normal — re-spin once, no milk. This is expected.

Mix-ins sink to bottom: Create the well first, don't just dump them on top. The mix-in mode needs a pocket to work.

Too sweet / too bitter: Adjust monk fruit by 1 tsp. Protein powder bitterness varies by brand.

Not enough mix-in flavor: You're using less than 5g. Weigh it — 5g feels small but it's enough for flavor without calorie damage.

Storage and reheating

Store: Freeze pints in advance — up to a week. Spin fresh when ready to eat.

Reheat: N/A — eat immediately after spinning.

Lasts: Frozen base keeps 1 week. Spun ice cream doesn't refreeze well.

Estimated nutrition

~300 cal | ~38g protein.

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Midnight Mix Creami
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Midnight Mix Creami

Chocolate protein ice cream with the 5g mix-in method.

Make this when

You want chocolate ice cream that hits ~38g protein with real candy mix-ins — Oreos, M&M's, pretzels, chocolate chips — without blowing your macros. 5g of each. That's the system.

Total time
5 min prep + overnight freeze
Yield
1 serving
Protein / serving
~38g
Cal / serving
~300
Flavor target

Thick, creamy chocolate base from cocoa + protein. Then: cookie crunch (Oreo), candy pop (M&M's), salt crunch (Pop'ums), soft chocolate melt (Lily's). Every bite is different.

Ingredients

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

BASE

5g MIX-IN METHOD

Method

  1. 1
    BLEND

    Add all base ingredients to Creami pint. Immersion blender until completely smooth. No clumps.

  2. 2
    FREEZE

    Freeze flat for 12-16 hours. Uneven freeze = bad texture.

  3. 3
    FIRST SPIN

    Select Lite Ice Cream or Regular Ice Cream.

  4. 4
    FIX TEXTURE

    If powdery, re-spin — NO extra milk. Adding milk here ruins it.

  5. 5
    MIX-IN

    Create a center well. Add all 4 mix-ins (5g each). Run Mix-In mode.

  6. 6
    EAT

    Immediately. Don't refreeze.

Adult plate | Kid plate

Adult plate

Adult

Full recipe as written. The mix-ins are controlled at 5g each — that's ~80 cal total for all 4.

Kid plate

Kid

Same base works for kids. Let them pick their own 5g mix-ins — makes it fun without going overboard.

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Storage and nutrition

Storage: Freeze pints in advance — up to a week. Spin fresh when ready to eat.

Reheat: N/A — eat immediately after spinning.

Lasts: Frozen base keeps 1 week. Spun ice cream doesn't refreeze well.

Watch the full cook

Brands I use

Fairlife
Fairlife
2% Reduced Fat Milk
The 2% fat gives the Creami body — fat-free won't work here
Anthony's
Anthony's
Black Cocoa Powder
Deep dark chocolate color and flavor — makes it look and taste like real chocolate ice cream
Bob's Red Mill
Bob's Red Mill
Guar Gum
Prevents iciness — tiny amount, huge texture difference
Lily's
Lily's
Chocolate Chips
Soft melt pockets in the mix-in — no sugar, keeps macros clean
#Dessert#High protein#Ninja Creami#Controlled indulgence