Easy Ninja Creami Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe

Why you’ll love Ninja Creami Vanilla Ice Cream:

This recipe features pantry ingredients to make a delicious ice cream with rich vanilla flavor, perfect to add in a variety of mix-ins such as Oreos, Sprinkles, Chocolate Chips, and more!

Ninja Creami Vanilla Ice Cream is gluten-free, made with pantry ingredients, and easy to use as a base recipe for the Ninja Creami!

What is the Ninja Creami?

The Ninja Creami is the latest kitchen appliance, it’s an Ice Cream Maker, and just like the Ninja Foodi it does more than just make ice cream. They now have a few different models, the latest is the Ninja Creami Deluxe.

The Ninja Creami can easily help you make ice cream, sorbets, gelato, milkshakes, smoothie bowls, protein shakes, and much more! The sky is the limit as far as what you can do with the Ninja Creami.

Ingredients for Ninja Creami Vanilla Ice Cream:

This recipe will use simple ingredients that are likely right in your pantry and fridge.

• Cream Cheese
• Powdered Sugar
• Milk
• Heavy Cream
• Vanilla Extract
• Salt

This is all you need for your ice cream, plus any ingredients that you plan to mix in after the ice cream sets up.

The full ingredient list will be found in the recipe card below.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. In a large mixing bowl, add the cream cheese and warm it up in the microwave for about 10 seconds.
2. Mix in the powdered sugar.
3. Add the milk, cream, vanilla, and salt. Whisk all ingredients together.
4. Pour into the mixture into the Creami pint and cover it with the lid.
5. Place in the freezer on a flat surface for 24 hours.
6. Place the frozen pint, uncovered into the outer bowl of the Ninja Creami.
7. Place the mixing paddle on and secure it to the bowl.
8. Lock the bowl in place.
9. Select ICE CREAM function.
10. Once mixed, serve or freezer for later.
11. If you prefer soft serve, add about a tablespoon of milk to the pint and run again on ice cream function.

What happens when your Ninja Creami Ice Cream is crumbly?

The MOST IMPORTANT tip I’ve discovered over using the Ninja Creami is that sometimes when you first spin it in your machine, it will come out crumbly and not at all like the consistency of ice cream.

If this happens, add 1-2 Tbsp of milk to the mixture and then blend it again on the ICE CREAM function.

Tips for Making Ninja Creami Vanilla Ice Cream:

This recipe will begin by using the Ninja Creami pint container. Add all of the ingredients except your mix-ins and then whisk up the ingredients, make sure to get all around the bottom of the pin container so that everything is combined.

The milk needs to be poured until it reaches the max fill line. Once your pint is filled with the ingredients, secure the storage lid and place it on a flat surface or level surface in the freezer for a full 24 hours.

The next day, remove the storage lid and place it into the outer bowl assembly along with the outer bowl lid. Secure all of the parts in place per your user manual.

Then, select the Ice Cream Button and let it mix until it’s complete. At this point, if you prefer more of a soft serve, add 1-2 tablespoons of milk and then churn it again using the ice cream button. This would give it a soft-serve consistency.

Once done, make a hole down the middle of the ice cream and add in your favorite mix-ins, then use the mix-in button to fully mix the ice cream.

This vanilla base is the perfect choice for making other flavors like Strawberries and Cream or Cookies and Cream. These can be made by adding in either strawberries or Oreos.

• Once the Creami pint is prepared, the frozen treat must be frozen for at least 24 hours on a flat surface.
• Most recipes can be made dairy-free but swapping out the dairy based milk for oat milk or coconut milk.
• Re-spin is your friend if it’s too crumbly.
• Customize with Mix-ins!

How to store leftover Ninja Creami Ice Cream:

After serving, smooth the top of the ice cream in the pint, then cover title with the Ninja Creami Pint Lid, place it on a flat surface in the freezer and store in the freezer.

Let defrost for 5-10 minutes before reserving, it can also be place in the Creami on re-spin to restore the texture.