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Melinda Crocker has been at it again... in the kitchen, that is! This time it was to create a strawberry protein ice cream. A few years ago, I tried a chocolate homemade ice cream recipe which required the ingredients be cooked in a pan on the stove first, then chilled, then frozen in the ice cream maker. However, I have been unable to find it. So, I decided to scour the internet for another recipe. I found one on the HomeMade Ice Cream website.
So, I put some ingredients together and came up with my own "protein ice cream". The end result was pretty. And, it froze up quite nicely in the maker. I was even able to make the spoon stand up in the cup as I rushed around getting my lights to shine on the cup. (My dining room and kitchen are too dark for food pics, and I'm an amateur at the food porn and don't know the proper lighting techniques on the camera). But, here is a picture of the protein ice cream and I will give you the recipe... HOWEVER, I must admit to you, I read the directions incorrectly and mixed ALL the ingredients and then put it into the saucepan. Luckily I realized what I had done before cooking any of it!! I just threw it all into the maker anyhow and figured it was worth a try.
*Note, this has been drastically altered from the Ice Cream website. I halved the recipe and it was to much for two people. Next time I will do 1/4.
1/2 cup plus 2 tblsp of sugar replacement (I used a mixture of Splenda and Nature's Sweet Crystals)
1 1/2 cups Labrada Lean Body Strawberry RTD
5 egg yolk substitutes
1/2 tsp of Vanilla Extract
I thought it was just me, but it somewhat tasted like peach yogurt. I asked Tim, "Do you like it?" He said "Yes, but it tastes like peach." OK, so it wasn't just me. I said perhaps next time I could throw in some peaches and that would be a nice additive. In the future, I will follow the directions on the Homemade Ice Cream website for custard by cooking the proper recipe ingredients on the stove first, and probably not adding so much sugar. I didn't allow for the sweetener already in the Labrada Lean Body and it didn't take much to satisfy my sweet craving. This is my first attempt this year, possibly my fourth attempt since weight loss surgery, at protein ice cream. I'm going to do some more tweaking.