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Peanut Butter Protein Ice Cream
A high-protein, creamy ice cream sweetened with banana and boosted with protein: dessert that supports recovery.
~5 mintotal~320 kcalper serving~20g protein~43g carbs~11g fat
Estimated. Worked out from the ingredients using the UK food composition tables, so treat it as a guide rather than a measurement. A typical recipe lands within about a quarter of the true figure. Makes about 2.
Ingredients
- 3 frozen bananas
- 2 tbsp natural peanut butter
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- ½ cup milk of choice
- Pinch of salt
Cooking Steps
Blend the frozen bananas, peanut butter, protein powder, milk and salt until creamy.
Add a little more milk if too thick.
Serve as soft-serve or freeze 1 hour.
Top with a few crushed peanuts.
Optional Enhancements
- Almond or cashew butter
- Chocolate protein powder
- Add cacao nibs
Plant & Growing Tips
Mint
- Not in the recipe, but grow it for a refreshing garnish or to make a soothing tea alongside.
- Plant mint in pots or with root barriers as it spreads aggressively.
- Mint prefers partial shade and consistently moist soil.
Blueberries
- Not in the recipe, but cultivate these for a fresh, naturally sweet topping or to blend into your ice cream.
- Plant blueberries in acidic, well-drained soil with full sun exposure.
- Mulch around plants to retain moisture and suppress weeds.
Natural Pest Control
- Hand-pick slugs and snails from mint plants, especially after rain.
- Cover blueberry bushes with netting as fruit begins to ripen to protect from birds.
- Introduce beneficial insects like ladybugs to control aphids on nearby plants.
Harvest
Mint
- Snip off leaves as needed, harvesting up to one-third of the plant at a time to encourage new growth.
Blueberries
- Harvest blueberries when they are fully blue, plump, and easily detach from the stem.
Storing & Freezing
Freeze up to 2 weeks.
