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8 Halloween Snacks for Adults Who Don't Want Candy

8 Halloween Snacks for Adults Who Don't Want Candy

Halloween snacks for adults don't have to mean digging through a bowl of fun-size candy and regretting it by 9pm. Maybe you're watching your sugar. Maybe you just stopped caring about candy somewhere in your thirties. Either way, you shouldn't have to skip the fun. Good news: the best Halloween s...

7 Low Calorie Late Night Treats for When 9PM Hits and You Can't Fight

7 Low Calorie Late Night Treats for When 9PM Hits and You Can't Fight

The search for low calorie late night treats usually starts around 9pm, on the couch, with the freezer calling. You were doing fine all day. Then the show comes on, the day winds down, and suddenly you're negotiating with yourself about whether tonight is the night you break the streak. This is t...

7 Macro Friendly Desserts That Actually Taste Like Dessert

7 Macro Friendly Desserts That Actually Taste Like Dessert

Most macro friendly desserts make you choose between hitting your numbers and actually enjoying what you're eating. You either log a real dessert and blow your carbs and calories, or you eat the "fit" version and it tastes like a protein bar dressed up as ice cream. A full pint of CRUSHS at 180 c...

Homemade Healthy Ice Cream, the Easy Way? Yes, It's Possible!

Homemade Healthy Ice Cream, the Easy Way? Yes, It's Possible!

You don't need to be into clean eating or macro tracking to want homemade healthy ice cream. Sometimes it's simpler than that: you just want a dessert that doesn't leave you feeling gross afterward, without turning your kitchen into a science project to get there. Here's what actually makes homem...

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Turn your CRUSHS base into something new every night. From Bananas Foster to Peanut Butter Cup, we've got step-by-step recipes for your Ninja Creami, ice cream maker, or blender.

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How to Make Protein Ice Cream at Home (No Guesswork!)

How to Make Protein Ice Cream at Home (No Guesswork!)

You don't need to be a fitness or macro expert to make protein ice cream at home. Despite what a lot of recipe videos make it look like, it comes down to 3 things: a protein mix, some milk, and a freezer. That's really it. Here's the simplest version of the method, plus what to do if your first b...

Protein Ice Cream Without the Chalky Aftertaste (We Fixed It)

Protein Ice Cream Without the Chalky Aftertaste (We Fixed It)

If you've ever gone looking for protein ice cream without aftertaste and come up empty, you're not imagining it. That chalky, slightly bitter finish is the number one complaint about protein ice cream, and it's the reason so many Ninja Creami owners stop making it after a few tries. The good news...

Ice Cream for Sugar Watchers: No Spike, No Guilt

Ice Cream for Sugar Watchers: No Spike, No Guilt

Finding real ice cream for sugar watchers usually means a choice between two bad options: skip dessert entirely, or eat it and deal with the consequences later. Neither one is sustainable long term, which is exactly why so many people managing their sugar intake end up cutting out treats they act...

No Added Sugar Ice Cream That Doesn't Taste Like a Punishment?

No Added Sugar Ice Cream That Doesn't Taste Like a Punishment?

Most no added sugar ice cream has a reputation problem, and it's earned. Enough people have tried a sugar-free pint that tasted like a chemistry experiment that the whole category gets written off before it's even tried. But the sweetener technology behind these products has changed a lot, and th...