High-flavor ice creams that are high-protein, high-produce where flavor-appropriate, and low-fat within flavor reason! (Book 3’s a little longer) 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! These recipes are for the Ninja Creami Deluxe. What if I have a different Ninja Creami model? No worries! The Deluxe makes 24 oz. All the rest make 16 oz. You can cut all the recipes to 2/3 -OR- Double the recipe and fill 3 containers. FAQs! I’m not a nutritionist or a dietician. I’m a foodie. A massive foodie. I have created amazing tasting ice creams that fit my own nutrition goals. Is it healthy? Yes! I’ve been a “healthy” food blogger for 10 years and won monthly prizes for a few years for being the top contributor on a healthy meal prep group. But if you ask 10 health-conscious people, making intentional food decisions what “healthy” means to them, you are likely to get 10 different answers. So I’d rather tell you what I mean by that word, so you can tell whether or not it works for you! Let’s start with sugar. The quick answer is no, I don’t add any sugar. But there is naturally occurring sugar in so many real ingredients. Cottage cheese, fruit and vegetables, and protein powder have a little sugar. I am using Swerve in almost every flavor. It tastes like sugar with no aftertaste, and zero calories. Some people opt for honey or maple, but those are calorically high and I don’t want to get my calories from sweeteners. You can sub in whatever sweetener you’d like!! The exceptions are a few flavors where honey is part of the flavor, so I’m using honey. The topping on the crème brulee in book 3 is the only flavor that gets actual sugar added. Puddings/Gums. I don’t use any of those at all. They’re unnecessary and taste like pudding, and I want my ice cream to taste like decadent ice cream! Is it low carb? Like “healthy”, people mean different things by “low-carb”. If you mean things like bread and pasta, the ice creams don’t have anything like that! But if you mean produce, about 1/2 of the flavors in each book contain a ton of produce. And my sweetener, Swerve, has zero calories, but contains 12 grams of carbs per tablespoon. Fat. I try to keep the fat low within flavor reason. The fruit flavors are at the lower end of the spectrum (around 5g for 1/2 of a Deluxe container). The coconut, nut, and gelato flavors are at the higher end in my recipes (around 20g for 1/2 of a Deluxe container). If you enjoy higher fat in your diet, I’d recommend starting with book 3. That’s where you’ll find a few gelatos, a few coconut flavors, and some nuts. You can convert any of the flavors to gelatos if those numbers suit you better. Protein. The range is about 35-50g for a half of a Deluxe container (about 12 oz of nice cream). Protein powder is there for protein, not really flavor. If you prefer a different chocolate or vanilla, substitute away! I list the protein, fat, carbs and calories by ingredient . Everyone has food preferences. You can swap in for preferences and allergies and modify the numbers for that ingredient. Everything is listed so you can ignore that calorie column if you prefer to do your own calculations. Of potential interest – calories for Swerve are not adjusted with a carb calculation for many macro users. If that’s important to you, I encourage you to check with your preferred macro rules/coach/provider. A specific milk and cottage cheese don’t work for your body? I give alternatives on page 6 to swap in tofu to convert the recipes to to-fruities! The macros are really close, but I give number adjustments there. Sub in whatever milk you’d like!