What is summer without the sweet taste of a frozen treat? No-added-sugar popsicles or fudgesicles are musts to keep stocked in the freezer. Blend ice and Crystal Light. Many commercial sugar-free ice cream options are packed with gut-wrenching sugar alcohols—so be cautious with these. Best bet, use a little imagination or do a quick internet search for delicious no-added-sugar frozen treat recipes. Here are two, with the added benefit of protein, to get you started:
Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
1 cup frozen strawberries (sliced if you can find them), no-added-sugar
4 tbsp. light cream cheese
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tbsp. sweetener (Splenda, Stevia, or erythritol)
1 tbsp. sugar-free gelatin powder, strawberry
1 cup Fairlife milk, fat-free
2 scoops Matrix protein powder, vanilla or strawberry
Add all ingredients to blender and blend until well mixed. Pour into ice cream maker and follow instructions for freezing. Makes 3 servings.
Nutrition information per serving: 163 calories, 22 grams protein, 5 grams fat, 9 grams carbohydrate, 137 mg sodium.
Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream
1 cup Fairlife milk, fat-free
2 scoops Matrix protein powder, chocolate
2 tbsp. powdered peanut butter (like PB2)
Add all ingredients to blender and blend until well mixed. Pour into ice cream maker and follow instructions for freezing. Makes 2 servings.
Nutrition information per serving: 175 calories, 32 grams protein, 3 grams fat, 8 grams carbohydrate, 187 mg sodium.
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