Cake Batter Protein Ice Cream

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Cake batter protien ice cream in ninja creami

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It’s no secret I’m a Creami fanatic and this recipe is one I keep coming back to again and again. It’s the perfect vanilla-y base in my opinion that can go so many different directions with the right mix ins. Today I’m keeping it simple and giving you a classic Cake Batter Protein ice cream but get creative and add cookie dough, OREOs, berries or biscoff cookies!

This truly tastes like a celebration in a pint and has 30g of protein. The base is four ingredients and takes about two minutes to put together. Milk, cake batter protein powder, vanilla pudding mix, and a splash of vanilla shaken up in a blender bottle until smooth. The pudding mix is doing the heavy lifting on texture — it gives the Creami that thick, creamy, scoopable consistency that makes it feel like real ice cream instead of a frozen protein shake. Shake, pour, freeze overnight, spin on CreamiFit, and you are done. The whole process is genuinely that simple.

The mix-in possibilities are where this recipe gets really fun. Sprinkles are the obvious move for the full cake batter experience but this base is so versatile it works with almost anything. Cookie dough chunks, crushed Oreos, fresh berries, Biscoff cookies, mini chocolate chips — whatever sounds good to you is going to work here. Think of this as your blank canvas high protein Ninja Creami base and build it however you want. Thirty grams of protein, endless customization, and a dessert that tastes like a birthday party. That’s the goal every single time. ENJOY!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe:

Thirty grams of protein in something that tastes like a birthday party in a pint is genuinely one of the best trade-offs in the entire Ninja Creami series and the reason this base keeps getting made on repeat
Four ingredients shaken in a blender bottle is the entire prep before the freezer takes over which makes this the most effortless celebration-worthy dessert you can have ready with almost no effort
This is the most versatile base in the whole protein ice cream lineup and works as the starting point for almost any mix-in combination you can imagine from cookie dough to Oreos to fresh berries to Biscoff cookies
Clean Simple Eats cake batter protein powder is the ingredient that makes this taste so specifically like cake batter and not just vanilla and using code NICOLERENARD gets you a discount on every order

Key Ingredients:

Clean Simple Eats cake batter protein powder: The ingredient that makes this taste unmistakably like cake batter rather than just a vanilla protein ice cream. That specific combination of vanilla and almond that makes cake batter taste like cake batter is exactly what this powder delivers in every scoop. Use code NICOLERENARD for a discount
Vanilla pudding mix: One tablespoon does all the texture work in the base. It thickens the shake slightly before freezing and helps the CreamiFit setting spin it into that smooth creamy scoopable consistency that makes every Ninja Creami recipe on this blog taste like real ice cream rather than a frozen protein shake
Milk: Twelve ounces shaken with the powder and pudding mix into the smoothest most uniform base before it goes into the pint. Any milk you enjoy works here and the cake batter flavor is prominent enough that the milk variety barely registers in the finished ice cream
Splash of vanilla: The finishing touch that rounds out the cake batter flavor and adds that warm bakery note that makes every scoop taste even more like the real thing. A small splash makes a noticeable difference and costs nothing
Sprinkles: The optional but completely essential mix-in that takes this from cake batter protein ice cream to a full birthday party celebration in a pint. Rainbow jimmies distribute the most evenly and hold their color better than nonpareils in the frozen base

Tips for Success:

Shake the blender bottle vigorously for a full thirty seconds until every trace of pudding mix and protein powder is completely dissolved. Any undissolved lumps will create an uneven texture after the Creami processes the frozen base
Fill only to the max fill line and not a drop above. Even slightly overfilling affects how evenly the machine processes the pint and you can end up with an inconsistent texture from top to bottom
Add the sprinkles after the first CreamiFit spin using the mix-in setting rather than blending them into the base before freezing. Sprinkles in the base before freezing will bleed color into the whole pint and turn it a murky grayish color rather than staying bright and colorful
If the texture comes out crumbly after the first spin add just a small splash of milk and re-spin before adding any mix-ins. This fixes almost every texture issue with this type of protein base

Storage:

Store cake batter protein ice cream in the Creami pint with the lid on in the freezer for up to two weeks. Let it sit at room temperature for five minutes before scooping or re-process on the re-spin setting to bring it back to that perfect fresh spun texture. If you added sprinkles as a mix-in they will soften slightly as the pint sits in the freezer which is completely normal and does not affect the flavor.

FAQ:

Can I use a different cake batter protein powder?
Yes but the Clean Simple Eats cake batter flavor is specifically what creates that authentic funfetti birthday cake flavor in this recipe. A vanilla protein powder will give you a good vanilla ice cream but without that specific almond-vanilla cake batter quality that makes this so nostalgic and so uniquely good. Use code NICOLERENARD for a discount on the Clean Simple Eats version which is the one that makes this recipe taste exactly as described.

What are the best mix-ins for this base?
Sprinkles are the classic and most celebratory option. Crushed Oreos add a cookies and cream dimension that is really incredible. Fresh or frozen berries add a fruity brightness that works beautifully against the sweet cake batter base. Cookie dough chunks make this genuinely extraordinary. Biscoff cookies add a warm spiced element that sounds unexpected and tastes amazing. Mini chocolate chips are never wrong. This base is specifically designed to be a blank canvas so whatever sounds good to you will work.

What Ninja Creami setting should I use?
CreamiFit is the recommended setting for this recipe and for all the protein ice cream recipes on this blog. It is specifically designed for higher protein lower fat bases and produces the creamiest result with this combination of milk, protein powder, and pudding mix. If the texture is too crumbly after the first CreamiFit spin add a small splash of milk and use the Re-Spin setting before adding any mix-ins.