These gorgeous cups have a fudgy brownie base topped with vanilla chocolate chip ice cream, all coated in a chocolate magic shell. They are literally melt in your mouth delicious. Eat from the freezer for an ice-creamy treat or leave to defrost for a few minutes and they will become even more creamy, smooth and oozy!

If you are craving a rich, chocolatey treat that tastes like ice cream, these brownie ice cream freezer cups are going to be your new favorite freezer stash.

The chewy brownie crust is no bake, made from almond flour, cocoa, honey and easy to stir in one bowl. The creamy ice cream filling is easy to make in a blender. Fold in the chips and add the flaky magic shell on the bottom and top, with handy popsicle sticks to make eating easy peasy.

You can make these cups as little or as big as you would like, from cupcake-liner big to tiny candy cup-sized. I recommend either a medium size or small size as they are easier to handle and fill, plus smaller looks more elegant if you are making these for a dessert. Use foil cups since they are a little sturdier, but, paper cups will also work. If making big cups, cut the wrapper with scissors so they are not as tall.

These chocolate cups make the best edible dessert cup! Why serve dessert in a dish that has to be washed when a delicious, edible option is so easy to make! Once made, chocolate dessert cups take just minutes to assemble! Filling options are endless, from simple ice cream, fruits, whipped cream, all sorts of mousses and the list can go on.

The best thing is that you can make the chocolate cups days in advance, refrigerate and fill them only when needed. I love the simplicity of these frozen, ice cream delights in a dark chocolate cup when you crave something sweet!

What time is it when you normally feel the rumbling of a craving? Does it strike after dinner when you are sitting on the couch after a long day, and you have just realized that there’s nothing sweet in the house? Many after-hours ice cream runs have started this way!

If you are committed to healthier, clean eating, you know that giving in to cravings for refined, processed, sugary sweets can be damaging to your eating plan and your health! But you don’t need to swear off sweets completely!

The idea is to stock up on healthy alternatives to our favorite sweets, like these frozen brownie ice cream protein cups – the healthier treat on hand when cravings strike! They come together quickly in a muffin pan and store beautifully in the freezer, so they are always ready when you need a cold sweet treat that is super healthy and totally decadent.

Why you will love these:

Fast and healthy ice cream dessert: frozen cups in an hour
Budget-friendly ingredients: almond flour, honey, cocoa
Dairy free, gluten free, refined sugar free
Kid-friendly, great to stock make-ahead freezer treats
No oven required – perfect for hot weather

I love to plan ahead. So I always have some of these bad boys in the freezer but the problem is I can’t decide whether I prefer them straight from the freezer, or defrosted, soft and oozy. My way around this dilemma was to eat two. One straight away and one a few minutes later.

I suggest you do too, at least the first time, then you will know which you prefer. If you still can’t decide you will just have to eat two every-time like me.

The struggle is real…. 😊

Brownie Ice Cream Protein Freezer Cups

If you are craving a protein-rich, chocolatey treat filled with creamy ice cream these brownie ice cream freezer cups are going to be your new favorite freezer stash. Reader review “Soft creamy ice cream filling with a brownie-like crust. These no bake freezer cups are incredible!”

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating

Keyword brownie freezer ice cream, brownie freezer protein snacks, brownie ice cream protein freezer cups, clean eating dessert or snack, protein brownie freezer bites

Servings 5

Equipment

• 6 Popsicle sticks

Ingredients

Brownie Base

• 1 cup almond flour
• 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons any milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Ice Cream Filling

• 1 cup thick Greek-style yogurt
• 1/4 cup protein or collagen peptides powder
• 2 tablespoons any milk
• 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chocolate chips to fold in

Magic Chocolate Shell

• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil

Instructions

• Line a cupcake pan with smooth paper liners. Or use a silicone muffin pan.

  Make magic chocolate shell.

  Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in small dish and microwave with 20 second bursts stirring between each one until melted and smooth.

  Or use double boiler method - (pot of boiling water with a bowl resting on top) melt the chocolate chips and the coconut oil together.

  Stir and paint the inside of each cupcake liner, drawing it up the sides about 1 inch with a spoon. Save half of the melted chocolate for the top.

Brownie Base

• To a bowl, add brownie base ingredients and stir into a sticky dough. Press the dough into the cups and spread out evenly with the back of a spoon.

  Note:

  If your brownie base is too dry, add a splash more milk. If it is too wet, add more flour or cocoa or a mix of both.

Ice Cream Filling

• Blend the ice cream ingredients until smooth. Fold in chocolate chips. Spoon onto the brownie bases.

  Quick freeze to add topping. Freeze or refrigerate for 20-30 minutes or until just firm enough for the chocolate topping.

  Remelt chocolate if necessary and add to the top of each brownie cup along with popsicle sticks.

  Freeze: for 1 hour and serve while ice cream center is still soft. Freezing longer will result in a frozen hard treat so you will have to defrost.

  Store in the freezer for up to 3 months.

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