Quest Nutrition Ice Cream Cake

Each spoonful of this Quest Nutrition Ice Cream Cake will bring smile after smile. Delicious, high in protein and healthy for you! This recipe is perfect to celebrate National Ice Cream Day.

Yields: 5 servings

Serving Size: 1 parfait

Prep Time: 30 min

Cook Time: 20 min

Total Time: 2 hours 50 min

Ingredients: 

Chocolate Cake

• ½ scoop Quest® Chocolate Milkshake Protein Powder  
• ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
  ¼ cup egg whites
  1 egg
  6 tablespoons zero-calorie sweetener
  2 tablespoons almond flour
  2 tablespoons oat flour
  1 tablespoon cocoa powder
  ½ tablespoon baking powder
  Nonstick cooking spray
• 6 (six-ounce) glasses

Vanilla Ice Cream 

• 1½ scoops Quest® Vanilla Milkshake Protein Powder 
• 1 vanilla bean
• 1½ cups whole milk
• ¼ cup zero-calorie sweetener
• ½ tablespoon sugar-free syrup

Method:

Cake:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, add Quest Protein Powder®, almond milk, egg whites and egg. Whisk lightly.
• Add sweetener, almond flour, oat flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder. Whisk until smooth.
• Line an 8-by-11-inch baking pan with parchment paper and coat with nonstick cooking spray. Pour batter into pan.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let cool for 20 minutes.

Ice Cream:

• Use a knife to split vanilla bean down the center and scrape out the seeds.
• In a large blender, add milk, vanilla seeds, milk, sweetener, syrup, and Quest Protein Powder®. Blend for 15 seconds.
• Refrigerate mixture in blender for 1 hour.
• Pour into an ice cream maker, and follow manufacturer’s instructions. Ice cream should be ready in 15 minutes.
• Remove ice cream and place in an airtight container. Freeze ice cream for 1 hour.

Assembly:

• Remove cake from pan.
• Using a 3-inch cookie cutter, cut out eight circles, and set aside. Form remaining cake pieces into two additional circles.
• Place 1 cake circle into the bottom of each glass.
• Take half of the ice cream, and divide evenly over the five cake layers.
• Place the remaining cake circles over ice cream.
• Spoon remaining ice cream into each glass. Smooth tops, and serve.

Nutrition Info:

Calories: 140

Protein: 14g

Fat: 5g

Net Carb: 7g (4 sugar grams)

Erythritol: 24g

Fiber: 1g

Total Carb: 32g

P/CAL: 40%

Brian