These homemade protein ice cream bars have 175 calories and 9g of protein- maybe not the highest protein ever, but combine that with only 12g of net carbs, and you’ve got yourself an awesome dessert!
Ingredients
Ice Cream Filling
- 185g Vanilla Halo Top Ice Cream (about 3/4 pint)- You can use any high-protein or light ice cream here
Chocolate Coating
- 28g Coconut Oil
- 15g Chocolate Protein Powder
- 5g Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 7g Powdered Sugar Substitute
Instructions
- Scoop out the halo top ice cream (or any ice cream of your choice) and add to your popsicle molds. I used my hands to make sure the molds were as stuffed as possible.
- Add the freezer for about 2 hours or so to allow them to harden in the molds.
- Once the bars are ready to go, we’ll make the chocolate coating. Add coconut oil to a wide bowl and microwave for 30 seconds to fully melt it.
- Whisk in the protein powder, cocoa powder, and powdered sugar until smooth. Note that if you were to taste the mixture, it would taste very gritty. I promise you won’t even notice once it hardens.
- Remove the ice cream from the molds, then take a spoon and pour the chocolate over the popsicles until covered. It should harden almost instantly, so you’ll be able to put these bars onto a plate or cooling rack.
- You should have the perfect amount of chocolate coating for 3 ice cream bars, but if you pour it on thick (or miss with a lot of it), you may run out. If that’s the case, you can quickly whip up more as needed.
- You can enjoy the ice cream bars immediately, or add them back to the freezer to enjoy later. I recommend wrapping these in foil to help prevent freezer burn.
Notes
- You can melt down chocolate chips for the coating to bring the calories down if needed, but I love using coconut oil to create that shell!
- Don’t try to infuse more protein into this one. I started by trying a full 30g of protein in the chocolate coating, and it was way too much (it ended up turning into a paste).
- The coconut oil is what is going to create that shell, so you can flavor it however you want! You can just use cocoa powder without sweetener if you prefer darker chocolate, or you could even go with vanilla.
Serving Size1 Ice Cream BarAmount Per ServingCalories175Total Fat11gCarbohydrates17gFiber5gSugar5gProtein
