Healthy Maple Protein Nice Cream with Vanilla Protein Powder

This maple protein nice cream is genuinely creamy, satisfying, and guilt-free. It's the kind of thing you make once and immediately start thinking about when you can have it again. And it takes about five minutes, let’s get started.

What You'll Need (makes 2 servings)

• medium bananas, peeled, sliced, and frozen overnight
  
• 2 scoops Elevate Organic vanilla protein powder
• 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  
• ¼ cup milk of choice
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• A pinch of sea salt

Optional toppings: crushed pecans, an extra drizzle of maple syrup, cacao nibs, sliced banana, granola

How to Make It

The night before, or at least four hours ahead, slice your bananas and freeze them. Frozen banana is what gives you that thick, scoopable, ice cream-like texture without any dairy or added fat.

When you're ready to make it, pull your frozen banana slices out of the freezer and let them sit for about two minutes. Just enough to take the edge off so your blender or food processor doesn't have to fight too hard.

Add your frozen banana, protein powder, maple syrup, milk, vanilla extract, and sea salt to a high-powered blender or food processor. Blend until completely smooth. You may need to stop and scrape down the sides a couple of times, but this is normal. Keep going until it looks like soft-serve ice cream.

Top with whatever's calling your name: crushed pecans, an extra drizzle of maple syrup, or cacao nibs, and enjoy!

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.