What’s the best Ninja Creami protein ice cream book?
There are soooo many Ninja Creami books out there! You’ve heard people so frustrated because they bought a book and it looked SO official, the Ninja font and a bunch of stock photos that make that cover look like the real deal, yet their recipes aren’t even sniffing a creami! Some seem to think you can bake and blend in it, and the recipes seem to be just gathered from the internet or AI generated, rather than the work of the authors. You open them up to see no photos or black and white stock photos and random recipes for all sorts of appliances, but not the Ninja Creami! Or “recipes” filled with dial-a-premade protein shake and coordinating pudding mix. I wouldn’t buy a $200 appliance to make frozen pudding. It just tastes like pudding instead of ice cream. You’d just go make pudding if you wanted pudding. Add to that, fake Facebook accounts dropping sincere sounding reviews of their own book. I get why you’re bummed! And you don’t have to deal with that!
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Spicy Pepperoncini Beef recipe and cookbook review: No Crumbs Left by Teri Turner
Re-blogging this from my old archived blog because I make it so often. Hope you love it as much as I do. Making it again tomorrow night. I need to calculate the macros…
I found the foodie’s Whole30-ish book! No Crumbs Left (Amazon affiliate link. Earns commission) is such a delicious, beautiful, and interesting one! A lot of the recipes follow the Whole30 rules. You’ll see labels along the margin for Whole30, gluten-fee, dairy-free, paleo, and grain-free. Many have all of those. Melissa Hartwig and Michelle Tam compare Teri Turner’s food skills to Julia Child. I found myself wanting to try almost everything in the book, especially the super healthy ones. If you’re looking for really nourishing dishes with total foodies in mind, I think you’ll love it! She’s a strong flavorist!
There are a few base recipes that she makes at the front of the book that are ready-to-go ingredients in other recipes, like marinated red onions, garlic confit, and tomato confit. Yeah, they’re totally worth it.
I’ll tell you all about the dishes we tried, but first I wanted to share a fabulous recipe from the book, Spicy Pepperoncini Beef. Sweet and hot peppers with garlic, onions, and basil. It tastes phenomenal, yet it’s weeknight easy-breezy, and super good for you. Perfect!
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What’s the deal with macros? Jen’s Protein Nice Creams
Some people pick up my high-protein ice cream books because Jen’s protein nice creams are stupid delicious? Some love them because they’re flippin lickable but way healthier than traditional ice cream! And some smile that it tastes like that, but they’re loving the macros. Macros included. What does that mean?
Jen’s Protein Nice Creams 3 – High-Protein Ice Cream
Book 3 is live on Amazon!!!
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My goals are high-flavor ice creams that are high-protein, high-produce where it works, and low-fat!
I got every ice cream shop classic out there in the first two books. So what’s in book 3? Book 3 is the foodie edition. I created wonderful flavors that aren’t in ice cream shops, but I think you’ll agree that they should be! Absolutely silly to fabulously gourmet. Total kitchen flex, but in terms of creativity, not necessarily any harder. There’s one 3 ingredient wonder in here that will refresh you on the hottest days! And when I asked friends if I missed any flavors in the first two books, they talked about mix-ins, so I’ve perfected three fabulous bases to empower you to fill with whatever delights you!
Jen’s Protein Nice Creams. 30 flavors in each book – a whole ice cream shop in 40 pages! (I went a little past that this time…*) It’s all stripped-down content with no fluff. Hard for a blogger to shut up, but I very intentionally did, so they’re sized like fat comic books rather than hefty texts. Hope you love them, too!
A few friends messaged that a specific milk and cottage cheese don’t work for their bodies, so I give alternatives on page 6 of each book, how to swap in tofu to convert the recipes to to-fruities**! The macros are really close, but I give the adjustments to the numbers there, too.
I include the macros by ingredient for each flavor so you can swap out for allergies / preferences / favorites… The nutrition facts (protein grams, fat grams, carb grams, and calories) come directly off the nutrition labels where available or MyFitnessPal for things without labels like fruit. I am a massive flavorist! No puddings and no gums! They taste like pudding and I want my ice creams to taste like delicious decadent ice cream!
Love, your foodie friend
*Amazon gave me the same cup of coffee for print books 1&2, and ebook 1. This is a little bigger, so the price is a few dollars higher, but I’m actually getting a slightly smaller coffee. Didn’t want anyone to think I was taking advantage of your love and support!*
**There is one flavor that I don’t think is going to work with the tofu swap. Cracker Jaqueline. *IF* you stubbornly go for it, please message me and let me know what you thought!**
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First up! My books!
Jen’s Protein Nice Creams
Jen’s Protein Nice Creams 2
Jen’s Protein Nice Creams 3
Hope you love it!!! Here’s a peek at the flavors/macros inside.
Next! You need a machine!
I have the Ninja Creami Deluxe 11-in-1. The containers hold 24 oz and it has the most settings. All of my recipes are made for these 24 ounce containers. Those 24 oz containers are perfect for the hub and I to split. This machine is amazing!
The Ninja Creami 7-in-1 is also highly rated. It has a few fewer functions and the containers are 16 oz. If you’re going this route, just make 2/3 of each of my recipes and modify the nutritional info to 2/3!
An immersion (stick) blender.
Cuisinart Smart Stick Blender. This fits right into the container, so you can mix your base without having any extra dishes. It makes it all streamlined. You could do it in a food processor, but that’s a lot of cleaning after each flavor. The immersion blender makes it so easy and tidy that you’ll use it all the time! (And not ice cream related, but combining a stick blender and a mason jar, sauces and dips are a breeze!)
Extra containers!
The Ninja Creami Deluxe comes with 2 containers. After you blend your base, you have to stick it in the freezer for 24 hours before it goes in the Creami. I bought two extra sets of 4 containers so that I’d have a total of 10 to work with. I personally went with generic. They are cheap and work just as well! BE SURE TO GET THE RIGHT CONTAINERS FOR YOUR MACHINE!!!! THEY ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE!
4 pack of the 24 oz Deluxe size 4 pack of the 16 oz 7-in-1 size
Wine glass covers.
10 Silicone Mug Cup Covers. Huh???? Yeah. Things expand when they freeze. The top of your concoction is perfectly level when you put it in your freezer. You pull it out and some weird frozen sculpture is trying to emerge from the surface. We don’t want to break our Creami blade! What to do? Some people put their mixtures in the freezer with the lids off until they freeze. Others shave down the icy protrusion. I just pop a wine glass cover right on the mixture’s surface and pop my lid on. Solved!
Protein powders
The first two are the main two I use for everything! (I’m putting links for the 2 lb containers, but the 5 lb are more economical!) The next three are fabulous, one recipe powders to add to your collection after the main two!
All 3 books Vanilla ice cream whey Extreme milk chocolate whey
Book 1 only Girl Scout Thin Mint Girl Scout Coconut Caramel S’mores whey (Amazon only has the 5 lb right now. I’ll update the link when the put the 2 pound back up.)
Books 2 and 3 Ryse Jet-Puffed (Several flavors and I’m in love with this stuff!!! It’ll be in book 3, too!)
Book 2 only Quest Salted Caramel
Book 3 only Unflavored Collagen – lots of recipes Vanilla Casein – 1 recipe
Sweeteners
The first two are my main. I just use the confectioner’s version for red velvet, but you could totally use plain. Absolutely sub in whatever your favorite sweetener is!
Regular Swerve, Brown Sugar Swerve, Confectioner’s Swerve – There’s an Amazon pack with all 3!
Extracts
Sometimes, even with 1 ½ to 2 cups of fabulous fruit in the concoctions, the flavor just wants a little boost to push it from yummy to fabulous! I love extracts.
Vanilla extract Almond Extract Rum extract Butter extract Strawberry extract Raspberry extract
Peach flavor Buttery sweet dough emulsion Boiled cider
Add to the bin for Book Two Mango Coconut
Add to the bin for book 3 Vanilla Bean Paste Cream cheese icing flavor Caramel flavor
Butterscotch flavor Rose water
Other Stuff
PB Fit (low fat peanut butter powder)
Max Mallows (zero sugar marshmallows) Only a 6-pack is available now. I’ll update this link when 1 or 3 are back up. Burnt Caramel flavor Max Mallows – pack of 6
Jordan’s Skinny Sauces Salted Caramel Fun addition, BUT!!!! It’s like a jack in the box. You lightly squeeze and nothing. A tiny bit more pressure and a violent stream rockets out! I look like Will Ferrell in Elf squeezing it in the most tentative manner. I just increased the size of the hole and it’s less dramatic. lol!
Lavender
Hibiscus
Greek Egg-Lemon Soup and cookbook review: Milk Street 365
I love the new Milk Street 365! It’s a huge book of International recipes. The beauty of Milk Street is that they deliver all the flavor, but in the easiest way possible. Delicious minimalism. Totally appropriate for everyone from the kitchen newbie to the well-seasoned foodie! Did you pick up a copy yet?
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I will tell you all about the dishes we tried in a minute, but first I wanted to give you a recipe to try. Greek Egg-Lemon Soup.
I blogged about the book twice last week, too. Did you miss those? Here they are!
Vietnamese-Style Meatball Lettuce Wraps
Tacos al Pastor
A huge thanks to the folks at Milk Street and Voracious for letting me share this and two other recipes with you!
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Tacos al Pastor and cookbook review: Milk Street 365
I’m so smitten with The new Milk Street 365! Amazing book!
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I will tell you all about the dishes we tried in a minute, but first I wanted to give you a recipe to try. Tacos al Pastor. Amazing Tacos al Pastor that are on the table in an hour. Not even kidding!!! That’s the beauty of Milk Street. All the flavor, but they get it across the plate in the easiest way possible. Delicious minimalism.
I blogged about the book last week, too. Did you miss that one? Here it is! Vietnamese-Style Meatball Lettuce Wraps
A huge thanks to the folks at Milk Street and Voracious for letting me share this and two other recipes with you!
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Vietnamese-Style Meatball Lettuce Wraps and cookbook review: Milk Street 365
The new Milk Street 365 is amazing. It is huge!! It’s a giant collection of global recipes. Each one we tried was super flavorful with the least effort possible. Delicious minimalism. Love that! It’s the book I wish I’d been given when I was younger. Totally giftable book for the beginner and seasoned foodie alike.
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I will tell you all about the dishes we tried in a minute, but first I wanted to give you a recipe to try. Vietnamese-Style Meatball Lettuce Wraps. Oh my yum!!! Outstanding. All of the flavor. All of it. They are even more delicious than they are cute. Love delicious, healthy, easy, pocket-friendly dinners and this ticks all of the boxes! The fish sauce really makes the drizzle sauce craveable.
A huge thanks to the folks at Milk Street and Voracious for letting me share this and two more upcoming recipes with you!
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Jen’s Protein Nice Creams 2: High-Protein (and a lot with high-produce!) Ice Cream in the Ninja Creami Deluxe
My copies are finally here!!! 30 flavors in each book – a whole ice cream shop in 40 pages! It’s all stripped-down content with no fluff. Hard for a blogger to shut up, but I very intentionally did, so they’re sized like fat comic books rather than hefty texts. Hope you love them, too!
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Jen’s Protein Nice Creams: Unofficial guide to high-protein ice creams in the Ninja Creami™ Deluxe
My daughter kept putting on and taking off a Ninja Creami from her wish list. I had to see what the fuss was about. I kept seeing post after post of what looked like the stuff gym-lovers’ dreams were made of, protein shakes in ice cream form. I didn’t have a Ninja Creami, but I did have a killer ice cream maker. Yeah, I make some amazing gelato and ice cream.
I pulled out my ice cream maker and tried a few recipes I found. Intriguing, but not great. My ice cream maker is the absolute best for gorgeously fatty concoctions, but an uneven hot mess for much lower fat and higher protein formulas. The mixtures would freeze hard like cement at the very outer edges and then it would want to stop turning to finish the center. I was having a hard time scraping it out of there and making a ridiculous mess of myself and the kitchen.
And the recipes I was finding weren’t thrilling me. Pudding’s great, but I don’t want my ice cream to taste like pudding. I want it to taste like ice cream!
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