Have you ever used a PacoJet?
Enthusiasm!
And less so.
Yup, not just for ice cream, but for sauces like pesto, or sweet potato puree. Those things have an insane amount of torque.
But I’m not going to drop 5k on one. I have other dumb shit to buy.
Yeah, that’s crazy unless you are a professional business moving a lot of frozen dessert (there are other ways to make the stuff you mentioned).
What is the difference in the buttons?
What does the “lite ice cream” button do differently than the regular ice cream button? Or the milkshake button?
Kind of cool, but maybe I’ll wait until I see one at a garage sale or something haha. Knowing me this is the kind of thing Id get 3-4 weeks of use out of then it would gather dust until I donated it to the goodwill 3 years later.
Deluxe makes 24 ounces instead of 16 per batch. But all the recipes out there are for 16 usually and I don’t want to math. 
Plus, it’s fun to have a new flavor every day.
Mine came with two pints. A pint is two servings as a rule, but we all know how that works out! I ordered two extra pints so we can always have some ready to go, some freezing, some dirty in the sink, etc.
Sometimes it’s needed, sometimes not. A “re-spin” changes the texture, softens it, and fluffs it up. I only do it when it looks powdery after the first spin, which is often when using a really low-fat base. Add one tablespoon of milk or whatever first. With the coffee ice cream above, use half-half in the respin.
Nope, but I read both directions books closely. You have to really chop the mix-ins; it’s not a blender. And adding fruit works best if you can drain it. I chop fruit, then mush some paper towels on it before mixing in. Keeps it from being icy.
It is. Only people I’ve heard complain about it are parents trying to sneak ice cream after their kids go to sleep. 
I’ve only used the “lite ice cream” button (then re-spin if needed, then mix-in button). The other settings may be time-related? Not sure. All the stuff I make falls under Ninja’s definition of “lite” – lower in fat, no added sugar. Come to think of it, I have used full-fat canned coconut milk and I still use the “lite” setting. Seems to work just fine.
Haven’t played with the milkshake setting at all. MD Protein, water, and three cubes of ice is a milkshake already, and I never add milk to shakes.
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Mudslide
Ok, @believer423, here ya go. First attempt, but my taste tester (wifey) flipped out about it, so I think it’s good to go. The vodka part? That’s up to you!
I tried to match the general flavors of a mudslide, but health it up and protein it up:
- 12 oz 1% milk
- 1 scoop MD Protein, chocolate
- 1 scoop MD Protein, vanilla
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee (I went with organic decaf)
- 2 tablespoons half-n-half (organic, lactose-free for me)
Freeze and spin.
I didn’t do this, but for that mudslide feel, maybe add shaved dark chocolate to the top or mix it in.
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Looks and sounds fantastic! I trust your wifey‘s taste buds 
I’ll handle the vodka, don’t you worry. Thank you so much. I’m both surprised and impressed that you took my request and saw it through. Thank you.
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Appreciate your replies. Thanks.
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Cherry
- 12 ounces milk of choice
- 2 scoops vanilla MD Protein
- 2 teaspoons cherry gelatin mix, sugar free
Freeze and spin.
- Mix-in: chopped frozen cherries
I wasn’t sure how adding Jell-O would work compared to pudding mix, but it’s pretty good, a slightly different but fun texture.
This opens up more flavor options. Works well because all ice cream is vanilla — that’s the base of every flavor, then other stuff is added, like cocoa + vanilla = chocolate. Using pudding or gelatin mixes, you can make anything on an MD Protein vanilla base.
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Father’s Day rolled around and my beautiful wife bought one of these to make some of these recipes. I can’t say enough how awesome these are. It legitimately is ice cream. It’s not “light” ice cream…it tastes like Ice cream or maybe frozen yogurt even. I woke up Sunday weighing 199. I ate 4 eggs, some air fried potatoes and some left over chopped brisket for breakfast…awesome. Awesome workout after and ate a Banana pudding protein creami thing post workout. Ate like a king for dinner 3 onion burgers (no bun) and air fried sweet potatoe fries. I was stuffed, but managed to get another pint of strawberry creami ice cream. This morning I wake up…and still 199. Amazing. I also didn’t feel terrible after eating something sweet which almost always happens for me after eating ice cream. These could be game changers for sure. Worried that I may get my sweet tooth back in gear but if I can keep that in check this is perfect.
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I received the machine. I made the mix for the triple chocolate recipe found at the beginning of the thread yesterday. I work from home and just mixed the thing after lunch. The texture is really awesome and even the taste is so close to real ice cream I don’t understand.
I had no MD protein because getting it in Canada is expensive so the mixture kind of split. Bottom of the pint was a lot darker than the top but after spinning it I did a re-spin then put the chocolate and hit mix ins. I put a few scoops in two bowls and even my girlfriend who normaly don’t like the taste of protein powder liked it!
I am thinking of buying some MD just for the ice cream. I used MD a lot before Covid when shipping prices were not so expensives and I know it tastes a lot better than what I have.
Tonight, I try the cheesecake one with some strawberry (strawberry are in season here). My girlfriend made the mix yesterday evening.
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#bestwifeever Shoot her this thread for more ideas!
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Already done. This thread was the inspiration behind the idea. I shot it over to her a little while back. I very much appreciate the ice cream assist!
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Peach
- 6 oz fat-free milk
- 6 oz 1% milk
- 2 scoops MD Protein, vanilla
- 1 teaspoon peach gelatin, sugar-free
Freeze and spin:
- Mix-in: 1/4th cup frozen peaches, chopped
I only used the milk combo to use up the last of the fat-free stuff. It did knock off some calories though.
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I just tried blueberry ice cream.
- 2 tsp sugar free vanilla pudding mix
- 1 tbsp low fat cream cheese
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- 1% Milk
- About 1/4 cup of fresh blueberries
- Mix the cream cheese with the pudding mix and protein powder and add milk slowly (about 1/2 cup) so you can disolve everything.
- Add to the pint and add the blueberries.
- Fill the rest of the pint with milk and mix again.
- Freeze and spin. I also did a respin.
The result looks like a soft serve blueberry ice cream like the one at my favorite place (a blueberry farm with an ice cream counter).
EDIT : My teeth are purple after eating it.
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Asking the Ninjas here if there is much difference between 1% and full fat milk in terms of flavour. I understand people prioritize macros and nutrition, but am curious.
I made the chocolate ice cream recipe coming from the book included with the Creami. You use cream, full fat milk (I used 2%) and sugar. I also made the first recipe Chris shared. There is a difference of course.
Does the full fat, full sugar taste better? Yes.
Does it taste better enough to do only that instead of the protein version and saving hundred of calories? A definitive no! An occasionnal treat only.
For exactly what you asked, I don’t know about using full fat milk instead of the 1% in the recipes here though. I have used 1% and 2% and did not notice any difference in any of the protein ice cream version. Not enough of a difference in fat content probably.
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Of course there is probably a difference. But if it is subtle… Guess I’m gonna have to find out for myself. I personally prioritize lower sugar over lower fat and most of the time don’t count calories.