Who doesn't love a Dairy Queen Blizzard or Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream?
I think we can all agree that these delicious treats are much too high in calories, fat, carbs and sugar. Make these healthy versions in under 20 minutes instead! These 5 body-friendly recipes are big on taste, but low in calories, fat, carbs, sugar and guilt!
Before You Begin:
Step 1: Buy an Ice Cream Machine. I got mine at the rainforest place for ~$50 here. Best thing money can buy. I use mine ALL the time except when I don’t use it.
Step 2: Watch my “How to Use an Ice Cream Machine Tootorial Video” or just read my instructions here.
1. Strawberry CheeseQuake Blizzard
Recipe:
Place the following into a blender
- 1/4 cup of frozen strawberries
- 1 & 1/4 cup of unsweetened vanilla almond or cashew milk
- 1 scoop of BSN ISOBURN Whey (Strawberry Milkshake Flavour)
- 2 TBSP Walden Farms Calorie Free Strawberry Syrup
- 2 TBSP of GG Bran Scandinavian Fibre Sprinkles (Note: these are not gluten-free). You could also use All-Bran Buds or Fibre 1 Cereal.
Pour this mixture into your ice cream machine for 10-15 minutes.
While you are waiting, cut 1/3 of a Strawberry Cheesecake Quest Bar into small pieces (use scissors).
Once the soft serve is ready, serve in a cup and add your Quest Bar pieces.
Nutritional Info:
Dr. Sara Solomon's: calories: 245, fat: 7.3g, saturated fat: 0.8g, trans fat: 0g, cholesterol: 11.7mg, sodium: 500mg, carbohydrates: 22.8g, fibre: 12.7g, sugars: 4.4g, protein: 28.6g
Dairy Queen's: calories: 600, fat: 21g, saturated fat: 14g, trans fat: 0.5g, cholesterol: 70mg, sodium: 280mg, carbohydrates: 92g, fibre: 0, sugars: 76g, protein: 12g
2. Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Dough Blizzard!
My healthy chocolate soft serve blizzard is topped with Quest Cravings Protein Peanut Butter Cups and nuggets of Quest’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Protein Bars. These little Quest gems raise this creamy treat to a whole new level of guilt-free decadence.
Recipe:
My chocolate protein soft serve has a secret ingredient. Shhh! It’s like a government secret!
Guess what the secret ingredient is???? ZUCCHINI! I swear you cannot taste the zucchini. Zucchini is the best thing since indoor plumbing, the number 36, electric toothbrushes, vegetarian steakhouses, Klingon, the internet, the word “booyah”, and books that teach you how to read. However, if you can’t read, then you can’t learn from books, so you can’t learn to read by reading a book that tells how to read.
Blend the following in a blender:
- 1 Scoop of BSN ISOBURN Whey (Chocolate Milkshake Flavour)
- 2 TBSP Walden Farms Pancake Syrup (Calorie Free)
- 1 cup of unsweetened vanilla almond (or cashew) milk
- Peel the skin off a raw zucchini. Add 3/4 cup of chopped raw zucchini.
Ensure the zucchini is completely pureed.
Pour this mixture into your ice cream machine for 10-15 minutes
While you are waiting:
- Cut into tiny pieces 1/2 of one Quest Craving Protein Peanut Butter Cup
- Cut into tiny pieces 1/4 of a Quest Nutrition Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bar. (I used scissors).
Serve in a cup and drizzle with 2 TBSP Walden Farms Sugar Free/Calorie Free Pancake Syrup (this is optional, but it tastes delicious) and add your Quest pieces.
Nutritional Info:
Dr. Sara Solomon's: calories: 278, fat: 11.4g, saturated fat: 3.6g, trans fat: 0g, cholesterol: 12.3mg, sodium: 470.3mg, carbohydrates: 17.9g, fibre: 9.9g, NET CARBS: 8g, sugars: 6.5g, protein: 32.5g
Dairy Queen's: calories: 580, fat: 24g, saturated fat: 13g, trans fat: 1g, cholesterol: 50mg, sodium: 300 mg, carbohydrates: 80g, fibre: 1g, NET CARBS: 79g, sugars: 68g, protein: 15g
3. Chunky Monkey
Recipe:
Place the following into a blender
- 1/2 of frozen medium banana (freeze it with the peel OFF)
- 1 & 1/4 cup of unsweetened vanilla almond or cashew milk
- 1/2 scoop of BSN Syntha-6 Whey in Banana Flavour
Pour this mixture into your ice cream machine for 10-15 minutes. Add 2 tsp of chopped walnuts in the final minute.
While you are waiting, cut 1/3 of a Chocolate Fudge Quest Bar into small pieces (use scissors).
Once the soft serve is ready, serve in a cup and add your Quest Bar pieces.
Nutritional Info:
Dr. Sara Solomon's: calories: 282, fat: 11.9g, saturated fat: 1g, cholesterol: 1.3mg, sodium: 383.9mg, carbohydrates: 31.1g, fibre: 11.7g, sugars: 8.7g, protein: 20g
Ben & Jerry's: calories: 580, fat: 34g, saturated fat: 20g, cholesterol: 110mg, sodium: 90 mg, carbohydrates: 60g, fibre: 2g, sugars: 54g, protein: 8g
4. Pumpkin Pie Blizzard
Recipe:
Place the following into a blender
- 4 TBSP of canned pumpkin
- 1 & 1/4 cup of unsweetened vanilla almond or cashew milk
- 3/4 scoop of BSN Syntha-6 Whey (Cinnamon Bun Flavour)
- 2 TBSP Walden Farms Calorie Free Pancake Syrup
- 2 TBSP of GG Bran Scandinavian Fibre Sprinkles (Note: these are not gluten-free). You can also use Fibre-1 or All Bran Buds Cereal.
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Pour this mixture into your ice cream machine for 10-15 minutes.
Nutritional Info:
Dr. Sara Solomon's: calories: 232, fat: 8.4g, saturated fat: 1.5g, cholesterol: 48.8mg, sodium: 362.27g, carbohydrates: 22.7g, fibre: 10.7g, sugars: 3.6g, protein: 19.2g
Dairy Queen: calories: 540, fat: 18g, saturated fat: 9g, cholesterol: 45mg, sodium: 350 mg, carbohydrates: 85g, fibre: 2g, sugars: 66g, protein: 10g
5. Mint Chocolate Brownie Blizzard
Add the following to a blender:
- 1 cup of chopped raw zucchini (do not peel it) - this makes it green!
- 1 & 1/4 cup of unsweetened vanilla almond or cashew milk
- optional: 2 TBSP of Walden Farms Pancake Syrup or use 2 TBSP erythritol to sweeten it
- 1 tsp mint extract
- 1 scoop of BSN ISOBURN Whey (Vanilla Ice Cream Flavour)
Pour this mixture (ensure the zucchini is completely pureed) into your ice cream machine for 10-15 minutes
While you are waiting:
- Cut into tiny pieces 1/3 of one Quest Nutrition Chocolate Fudge Bar. (I used scissors).
Serve in a cup and add your Quest pieces.
Nutritional Info:
Dr. Sara Solomon's: calories: 238, fat: 8g, saturated fat: 1.2g, trans fat: 0g, cholesterol: 11.3mg, sodium: 515.3mg, carbohydrates: 18.9g, fibre: 10.8g, NET CARBS: 8.1g, sugars: 6.3g, protein: 29.3g
Dairy Queen's: calories: 680, fat: 25g, saturated fat: 16g, trans fat: 1g, cholesterol: 65mg, sodium: 330 mg, carbohydrates: 102g, fibre: 19g, NET CARBS: 83g, sugars: 82g, protein: 14g
Outsmart Dieting:
Substituting high calorie junk food with my "cheat clean" recipes can prevent you from over-consuming high calorie junk food. This is a great strategy for preventing weight gain.
Try my approach, and you will be shocked how effortless it is to lose fat and maintain your weight, without having to demonize food or portions. (Hey, I get it, I confess I cannot eat tiny portions.... I need HUGE portions to feel satisfied!).
If you want to learn how you can manipulate your tendency to overeat in a way that does not sabotage your fat loss ... so you can finally put an end to yo-yo dieting, and satisfy your daily cravings ... then check out my Fat Loss Fast System. I explain exactly how I approach my diet so that I can eat 14 cookies in a row without getting fat (or feeling even an ounce of guilt)!
For more protein dessert recipes, check out my Quest Recipes e-Book (that's where you find the cookies recipe) and my Pumpkin Protein Recipes e-Book!
