Strawberry Shortcake Sundae Pint
The ice cream truck jingle, minus the sugar crash.
Beach-Ready Lore
The second flavor in the lineup — bright strawberry, a little vanilla creaminess, and a graham cracker crumble that mimics the "shortcake" without ever seeing an oven.
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Strawberry Shortcake Sundae Pint
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Macros: label data (Premier Protein) + USDA FoodData Central (strawberries) • as written.
The Numbers Up Front
Yield: 1 full pint
Default Portion: the whole pint
✂️ Trim Trim Trim
Nothing to trim in a protein-shake base — Premier Protein is already engineered lean. The only real lever is not drowning it in extra mix-ins.
Ingredients
Use-what-you’ve-got friendly.
Sorted by dish, with the spices you probably already own kept separate.
- ◆1 Premier Protein shake (vanilla)
- ◆1 tbsp sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix
- ◆1 tbsp light cream cheese
- ◆¼ cup fresh strawberry purée (or 2 tbsp freeze-dried strawberries)
- ◆1 tbsp graham cracker crumbs, for the "shortcake" crumble
Instructions
- 1
Whisk the shake, pudding mix, and cream cheese until smooth.
- 2
Blend in the strawberry purée (or fold in freeze-dried strawberry pieces).
- 3
Pour into a Ninja Creami pint container, freeze 24 hours.
- 4
Spin on "Lite Ice Cream." Add the graham crumble on a short mix-in cycle.
🧠 Why This Works
Fresh strawberry purée brings real fruit brightness without added sugar, and graham crumbs added at the very end (not blended in) keep their crunch instead of turning to mush — the textural contrast is what sells the "shortcake" illusion.
🌶️ Flavor Boosters
Vanilla bean paste • a few diced fresh strawberries folded in after spinning • a drizzle of sugar-free white chocolate
🔄 Use What You’ve Got
- —No fresh strawberries? Frozen, thawed and puréed works fine
- —No graham crackers? A crushed low-cal granola bar gets a similar crunch
📦 Meal Prep Notes
Keeps in the freezer like any ice cream • Best within a few days of spinning for peak texture
📊 Before & After(per pint)
| Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream | 1,400 | 20g | 70g | 165g |
| ⭐ Lo-Cal Hi-Pro Version | 255 | 31g | 5g | 16g |
| You Saved / Gained | −1,145 cal | +11g protein | −65g fat | −149g carbs |
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