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Melissa's Produce Hatch Pepper Kettle Corn-infused protein ice cream in a blue bowl in front of a Ninja Creami machine

Hatch Pepper Kettle Corn-Infused Ice Cream

This fun, summery ice cream is the great end to any meal, or a fun breakfast if you want something that tastes indulgent! It has 38 grams of protein and only approximately 375 calories, if you use Fairlife. If you don't, you'll need to adjust the protein/calorie count accordingly; same with the protein powder, though most come in around the same count.

Ingredients

  • 16 oz Fairlife milk
  • 1 1/2 cup Hatch Pepper Kettle Corn
  • 1 scoop protein powder
  • 1/4 tsp guar gum
  • 1/2 tsp Truvia or other sugar equivalent
  • 1 vanilla bean

Instructions

  1. Start by making the kettle-corn infused milk!

  2. Pour the milk into a small sauce pan; add the 1 1/2 cups of Melissa's Produce Hatch Pepper Kettle Corn, stir and heat to a very low simmer.

  3. Let the mixture simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring a few times. Remove from heat. Cool for 10 minutes and strain popcorn out of milk with a fine mesh strainer.

  4. For an extra flavor bonus: push the popcorn into the strainer mesh with the back of a large spoon, repeatedly until mixture seems dry. This should create a foam on the outside of the strainer. Scrape that foam into the milk!

  5. Dispose of popcorn remnants.

  6. Pour the milk into a bowl; add in the protein powder, guar gum, Truvia, and blend with an immersion blender.

  7. Scrape the inside of the vanilla bean and add all the vanilla into the mixture once it's cool. Briefly blend once more.

  8. Pour into Ninja Creami container and freeze overnight or for at least 18 hours.