Ninja Creami Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Do you really have to freeze Ninja Creami for 24 hours? ›

Ninja recommends freezing Creami bases for 24 hours, but we've had success with 8 to 12 hour freezing times, too. In our experience, freezing bases for 24 hours or longer usually meant they'd be very chalky on the first run through the Creami and require multiple respins.

- If your base is crumbly or powdery after processing, use the RE-SPIN program to make it smoother and creamier. Note: do NOT RE-SPIN if you will also be using the MIX-IN program, since running both after another program may over process ingredients.

Chocolate chips are always a great option, but crumbled chocolate chip cookies or brownie chunks make for a next-level sundae. Keep it classic. You can never go wrong with salted caramel sauce, hot fudge, and/or whipped cream.

Fresh fruits with vanilla ice cream, topped with cinnamon powder and chocolate sauce. Mix vanilla ice cream with gulkhand ( rose petal extract ), add milk and beat in a mixer. Refrigerate and enjoy.

How long does it take Ninja Creami to make ice cream? Excluding prep and freezing time, the whole process of making ice cream takes about five minutes. When I add up the durations of the three programs I employed (ice cream, re-spin and + mix-in), it equates to four minutes.

The presence of too much water in your ice cream mix can cause iciness. This could be from using high-water content ingredients or from not blending your mix sufficiently. Try to balance out water-heavy ingredients with those high in fat, fiber, or sugar, and blend your mix thoroughly before freezing.

The Ninja CREAMi machine is a super useful machine and you can save money since you won't be buying pints of ice cream from the store. Another great thing about this kitchen gadget is that it's a fun activity for the whole family. The only thing more fun than making ice cream is eating it, of course.

The Ninja Creami Deluxe version expands upon the original Ninja Creami, which offers seven functions (ice cream, sorbet, lite ice cream, gelato, milkshake, smoothie bowl, and mix-in) while the Deluxe offers 11 (it adds slushy, Italian ice, frozen drink, Creamiccino, and frozen yogurt to the mix).

As long as I had enough ingredients for at least one recipe, I'd be able to make my first dessert right away! (Best of all: No rock salt needed.) The Ninja CREAMi is able to make a variety of frozen treats, including ice cream, sorbet, gelato, granita, milkshakes, and smoothie bowls.

Vanilla Ice Cream Dessert FAQ

If you want dessert ASAP without much effort, think about your favorite ice cream toppings. A good place to start is sweet and salty add-ons like pretzel bits, salted nuts, chocolate chips or crushed candy. You can also use dessert sauces like hot fudge, lemon curd or salted caramel sauce.

How to jazz up vanilla ice cream? ›

Caramel sauce, sprinkles, crushed candy and waffle cones can turn the ice cream in your freezer into all sorts of fun ice cream desserts. Even the best vanilla ice cream brands get an upgrade with classic hot fudge or a gourmet balsamic drizzle.

Bourbon vanilla beans are the most popular type of vanilla, resulting from their clear and creamy flavor and the fact that Madagascar is the world's top producer of vanilla. These vanilla beans are the thinnest of the four types and also have the most flavor.

The cream cheese helps create an ice cream with a denser, smoother texture. As explained by TASTE, cream cheese acts as a stabilizer in ice cream, preventing water from seeping out of the milk and cream as well as preventing the formation of ice crystals that detract from ice cream's creaminess.

Most home ice cream recipes call for simple table sugar, which is chemically known as sucrose. But in pro kitchens you have more options. Liquid sugars like invert sugar, corn syrup, honey, and glucose syrup all add body, creaminess, and stability to ice cream, and a little goes a long way.

It depends on how cold your freezer is. I think 4 hours is too little. It needs to be solid the whole way through for it to work properly. I've done 12-14 hours too and it turned out fine.

- FREEZE You want to freeze your base for a MINIMUM of 8 hours. I know it's hard, but it's needed. This is where extra pints can come in handy (see my site for the ones I use). I typically freeze overnight.

Can I use frozen fruit in the Ninja Creami? Yes, you can. But, frozen fruit either needs to be thawed out before using, blended with the other ingredients, or have a liquid, like dairy added to the pint to fill in all of the gaps.

Our Test Kitchen's go-to ice cream machine is made by Cuisinart. To use this type of machine (and other similar models), you need to freeze the canister for at least 15 hours. It's a good idea to just stash this in the freezer when it's not in use so you can make ice cream anytime.