I savor the chance to play with offbeat flavors, and my Ninja Creami ice cream recipes are a bewitching blend of the familiar and the daring. In this post, I’ll take you step-by-step through the creation of 19 utterly divinely frozen delicacies, from the oh-so-comforting Classic Vanilla Bean to the out-there Pineapple Jalapeño Twist.

I promise you, nothing gold can stay like these recipes.

The 19 Best ninja creami ice cream recipes

1. Classic Vanilla Bean

Classic Vanilla Bean is a delightful recipe that uses whole milk, heavy cream, granulated sugar, and pure vanilla extract. It delivers the rich flavor of vanilla bean seeds, providing the smooth, aromatic experience that makes this recipe so classic.

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole milk
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
• Pinch of salt

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Instructions

1. In a medium-sized saucepan set over medium heat, mix the milk and sugar, whilst stirring to ensure a homogenous solution is achieved. The desired outcome here is for the sugar to completely dissolve in the warm milk.

2. Incorporate the heavy cream, vanilla extract, vanilla bean seeds, and salt. Warm the mixture until it’s just below boiling.

3. Take the mixture off the heat, let it cool, and then refrigerate it in a covered container for at least 2 hours. Make sure it gets completely chilled before you use it.

4. Chill the mixture before transferring it to your container for creamy processing, per your machine’s instructions.

2. Rich Chocolate Fudge

Decadent chocolate fudge is made with heavy cream, whole milk, granulated sugar, cocoa powder, and dark chocolate. A hint of vanilla and a pinch of salt promise to enhance the chocolate experience when it comes to fudge.

Ingredients

1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup whole milk
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
4 oz dark chocolate, finely chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
A pinch of salt

Instructions

1. In a standard saucepan, combine the copious amounts of cream and milk with the necessary amounts of sugar and cocoa. Using a medium heat, warm the liquid while stirring it in a manner such that you would not create waves in a calm body of water. Indeed, your goal is to make calm the mixture in the saucepan. You are trying to achieve complete dissolution of the sugar and cocoa. That is all.

2. Take the mixture off the heat and add the finely chopped dark chocolate to it. Stir until the chocolate has fully melted and the mixture is smooth. Add the vanilla extract and stir well.

3. Place the chocolate mixture in a pint container from Ninja Creami, cover it, and place it in the freezer. Let it freeze for not less than 24 hours.

4. After the mixture is frozen, use the Ninja Creami to churn the ice cream per the manufacturer’s instructions. Enjoy your decadent chocolate fudge ice cream!

3. Creamy Strawberry

Strawberry Cream is a creamy, dreamy frozen treat made with fresh strawberries, heavy cream, whole milk, sugar, vanilla extract, and, for my money, the most wonderful addition for perfection, a hint of lemon juice. And you know what?

This isn’t a frozen treat that’s just good enough for summer. It’s one you’ll want to make again and again.

Serve it in cups or cones, on top of shortcakes, or daintily beside a slice of strawberry tart.

Ingredients

2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup whole milk
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions

1. Mix the strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice in a blender. Blend until smooth.

2. Whisk in a different mixing bowl the heavy cream, whole milk, and vanilla extract.

3. Mix the blended strawberry substance with the cream and milk.

4. Combine the mixture in the Ninja Creami pint container, and do not fill it above the maximum fill line. Set the pint container into the freezer until the mixture is completely solid. After it is frozen, put it into the Ninja Creami and process on the ice cream setting until it is smooth and creamy.

4. Mint Chocolate Chip

A classic ice cream combines whole milk, heavy cream, and peppermint extract. Mint Chocolate Chip, however, is not your ordinary ice cream.

For starters, it is paired with tantalizing bits of bittersweet chocolate that provides contrast to the sweet minty flavor and texture of the ice cream.

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure peppermint extract
• 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
• 1-2 drops green food coloring (optional)
• Pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Combine the whole milk, heavy cream, and the other ingredients in a mixing bowl. Whisk together until the sugar is completely dissolved and the mixture is smooth. The combination of mints and chocolate here is so tasty that it makes a delicious milkshake on its own. But this is not a milkshake. This is peppermint ice cream.

2. Pour the blend into the Ninja Creami pint container, then freeze it for 24 hours to guarantee that it solidifies fully.

3. After freezing, take the pint from the freezer and use the Ninja Creami ice cream maker to process the contents. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for best results.

4. Once the ice cream has been processed, fold in the mini chocolate chips, and serve right away, or stash it in the freezer until you are ready to enjoy.

5. Cookies and Cream

Cookies and Cream is an ice cream made with milk, heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla extract, then mixed with chocolate sandwich cookies like Oreos, to create a treat that is, at heart, a flavor of the assembly line. In fact, according to The Perfect Scoop, my go-to book for ice cream-making recipes and techniques, this particular flavor is the result of an industrial kitchen rather than the old-fashioned method of churning out small batches.

Ingredients
Milk
Heavy cream
Sugar
Vanilla extract
Crushed chocolate sandwich cookies (such as Oreo)

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, combine the following: milk, heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla extract. Stir until the sugar is fully dissolved.

2. Fill the Ninja Creami pint container with the mixture up to the fill line. Place the lid on the container and put it in the freezer, standing upright, for no less than 24 hours. Make sure that the mixture has reached a fully frozen state before removing the container from the freezer.

3. After freezing, take the pint out of the freezer. Place it in the Ninja Creami machine, choose the “Ice Cream” setting, and let it do its thing.

4. When the cycle finishes, incorporate the crushed chocolate sandwich cookies into the container and run the “Mix-Ins” setting to mix everything together evenly. Savor every delicious bite of your Cookies and Cream ice cream!

6. Salted Caramel Delight

Salted Caramel Delight is a rich and smooth frozen dessert made with cream, milk, sugar, and caramel sauce, with just a hint of sea salt to ensure that the balance of sweet and salty is just about perfect. Heavy cream (or half and half) is always a good way to start any get-together, and this one is no exception, serving up a delightful base of creamy comfort.

But if this treat were just vanilla ice cream with a sweet-salty ribbon of caramel running through it, it wouldn’t be worthy of the name “delight.” What really makes this frozen dessert shine is the presence of a significant amount of high-quality dark chocolate. Do you have any idea how much better dark chocolate is than milk chocolate?

Here’s a hint: if you use half as much, you’re still way ahead. And the dark chocolate in this treat comes close to making up half the weight of the milky and creamy base we began with.

Dark chocolate, as I said, is a much better flavor enhancer, and equally important, a flavor anchor, than milk chocolate. It also has a quality that just seems to make it pair beautifully with caramel.

Ingredients

2 cups heavy cream
1 cup whole milk
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup caramel sauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

1. In a medium-size pot, mix the heavy cream, whole milk, and granulated sugar over medium heat. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.

2. Take the saucepan off the heat and blend in the caramel sauce, vanilla extract, and sea salt until the mixture is homogeneous.

3. Pour the mixture into a pint container of the Ninja Creami and freeze it for a day.

4. When the mixture has been frozen, operate the Ninja Creami according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Savor your Salted Caramel Delight!

7. Triple Berry Swirl

Homemade ice cream doesn’t get much better, and much fresher, than this

Triple Berry Swirl

You can’t get a better main ingredient than this for ice cream. Fresh, or even frozen, strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries are really the only ingredients you need to make sumptuous, creamy, delicious ice cream.

Well, that, and a few other secret ingredients that should never be revealed except to the ice cream-making elite.

Ingredients

1 cup fresh or frozen mixed berries (such as strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. In a small saucepan, combine the berries, sugar, and lemon juice. Cook them over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the berries break down and the mixture thickens, about 5 to 7 minutes. Let it cool completely.

2. In a medium bowl, mix together the heavy cream, whole milk, and vanilla extract. Whisk until everything is fully combined.

3. Place the cream mixture into the Ninja Creami pint container, filling it halfway. Layer in some of the berry mixture that has cooled. Then fill the container with the remaining cream mixture, allowing at least a half-inch of space to the top of the container. Freeze for 24 hours.

4. After freezing, work the container in the Ninja Creami using the Ice Cream setting and enjoy the “creamy” Triple Berry Swirl ice cream!

8. Espresso Coffee Crunch

Espresso Coffee Crunch is a tempting frozen dessert made from brewed espresso, heavy cream, and whole milk. It gets a flavor boost from optional coffee liqueur and vanilla extract, and it finishes with toffee bits or chocolate-covered espresso beans.

Ingredients

Espresso coffee, brewed and cooled
Heavy cream
Whole milk
Granulated sugar
Coffee liqueur (optional)
Vanilla extract
Crunchy toffee pieces or chocolate-covered espresso beans

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, combine the brewed espresso, heavy cream, whole milk, and granulated sugar. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.

2. Combine the mixture well with the addition of vanilla extract and coffee liqueur, if desired.

3. Mix the ingredients and transfer them into the pint container of the Ninja Creami. Freeze them for a full day or until you’re sure they’ve reached solid state. After that, you can go ahead and mix them in your Ninja for some delicious “ice cream.”

4. Prior to serving, follow the manufacturer’s instructions to churn the frozen mix in the Ninja Creami machine. When ready, fold in either the toffee pieces or the chocolate-covered espresso beans for a wonderfully crunchy texture.

9. Peanut Butter Cup

The Peanut Butter Cup ice cream is a creamy delight. It is made with milk, heavy cream, and vanilla extract, generously infused with peanut butter and studded with chopped mini peanut butter cups.

These elements contribute to the texture and richness that I, and now you, can enjoy.

Ingredients

1 cup whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup mini peanut butter cups, chopped

Instructions

1. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, whip together whole milk, heavy whipping cream, and just enough sugar to sweeten. Stir the mixture until the sugar is fully dissolved, and then allow it to come to a very gentle simmer.

2. Take the saucepan off the burner and blend in the peanut butter, vanilla extract, and salt until the mixture looks smooth and mixed well.

3. Transfer the blend into the Ninja Creami pint container. Refrigerate your mix for several hours, or until it has reached a state of absolute coolness.

4. Churn the mixture in your Ninja Creami, following the manufacturer’s instructions, after allowing it to cool. During the final minutes of churning, incorporate the chopped peanut butter cups. You can serve the dessert right away or opt to freeze it, giving the dish a more solid form.

10. Matcha Green Tea

Matcha Green Tea Ice Cream merges the intense taste of matcha green tea powder with the richness of whole milk and cream. A hint of vanilla extract and a touch of salt makes this frozen dessert extra creamy.

Ingredients

1 cup whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons matcha green tea powder
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
A pinch of salt

Instructions

1. In a bowl for mixing, blend the matcha green tea powder and sugar together until well incorporated.

2. Gradually incorporate the whole milk, stirring it together with the sugar and matcha until everything is dissolved and combined.

3. Incorporate the heavy cream, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt into the mixture, stirring until all the elements are in perfect harmony.

4. Fill the Ninja Creami pint container with the mixture, then cover it and place in the freezer for a full day. The next day, you will follow your Ninja Creami directions to process the frozen base until it reaches the right texture for ice cream.

11. Lavender Honey Bliss

Blissful Honey Lavender is a dreamy ice cream made with pastured cream, milk, honey, and dried culinary lavender. The infusion of lavender gives the ice cream an intense aroma, while a touch of vanilla extract smooths out the flavor with its understated presence.

Ingredients:
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup whole milk
½ cup honey
2 tablespoons dried culinary lavender
¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Pinch of salt

Instructions

1. In a medium saucepan, combine the heavy cream, whole milk, and honey over medium heat. Stir until the honey is completely dissolved and the mixture is hot but not boiling.

2. Place the dried lavender in the saucepan. Stir and take off the heat. Permit the concoction to steep for 20-30 minutes, letting the flavor of lavender infuse. This is almost identical to the original sentence if you take off all the little formatting elements like the range of minutes given. Naturally, if you make even slight changes to syntax or diction, that can be considered a move away from maintaining identical structure and format. However, it seems quite clear that lavender-infused oils have been made in a similar (or maybe identical) manner to the way one could make many types of oils using herbs.

3. Pour the mixture through a fine mesh sieve to remove the lavender buds, then stir in the vanilla extract and a pinch of salt.

4. After the mixture has fully cooled, pour it into the pint container that comes with the Ninja Creami. Freeze it following the manufacturer’s directions and then churn it into ice cream. The result will be a luscious Lavender Honey Bliss. Enjoy.

12. Black Sesame Delight

A creamy ice cream made with whole milk, heavy cream, granulated sugar, and black sesame paste is called Black Sesame Delight. Infused with vanilla extract and a pinch of salt, it creates a rich, nutty dessert experience.

Ingredients

1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup black sesame paste
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of salt

Instructions

1. In a medium saucepan, combine the whole milk, heavy cream, and granulated sugar. Mix them together over medium heat until they have completely formed a mixture. You can’t see the pieces of sugar anymore because they are fully dissolved.

2. Take the saucepan off the heat and add the black sesame paste, vanilla, and a pinch of salt. Whisk until these are smooth and well incorporated.

3. Take the blend and put it inside a Ninja Creami pint vessel. Let it come to room temperature. Once the creamy combination has cooled to its desired state, imprison it in a freezer for two days.

4. After the ice cream base is completely frozen, use the Ninja Creami to turn it into a creamy ice cream, and then enjoy the Black Sesame Delight.

13. Maple Bacon Fantasy

Presenting the Maple Bacon Fantasy: a delicious frozen dessert made from rich heavy cream, whole milk, pure maple syrup, and vanilla extract, with the absolutely necessary addition of crumbled bacon for a one-of-a-kind sweet and savory experience.

Ingredients

1 cup heavy cream
1 cup whole milk
½ cup pure maple syrup
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup cooked and crumbled bacon
Pinch of salt

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl of medium size, stir together the cream, milk, maple syrup, vanilla, and a small amount of salt. Use a whisk to combine.

2. Transfer the blend to the Ninja Creami pint container and put on the secure lid. Freeze for a minimum of 24 hours until it is firm.

3. After freezing, take off the cap from the pint container and put it into the Ninja Creami machine. Process the mixture with the Ice Cream setting until it is as smooth and creamy as you like.

4. Once you have completed processing, use a spatula to mix in the bacon that has been cooked and crumbled. Mix by folding. Serve at once or refreeze for a firmer texture.

14. Lemon Basil Sorbet

Lemon Basil Sorbet is a cool and invigorating dessert prepared using lemon juice, fresh from the tree; water; and sugar of the white granulated variety, all poured over basil leaves in a blender. This elixir is poured into an ice cream maker, and over the course of 25 minutes, the elixir is transformed into a frozen dessert.

At first, the mixture looks like lemon-flavored slush, but inside that slush are the icy crystals of basil not only waiting to bring the flavor of basil forth with each spoonful but also mixing together the frozen water and sugar to create the perfect texture.

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
• Zest of 1 lemon
• Pinch of salt

Instructions

1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the water and sugar. Stir until the sugar has completely dissolved to form a simple syrup. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.

2. After cooling, the simple syrup should have added to it the following: juice from 1 lemon; zest from 1 lemon; 2 cups basil leaves; and 1 tablespoon salt. Stir the mixture until thoroughly combined.

3. Blend the mixture in a blender until the basil leaves are finely chopped and the mixture is smooth.

4. Move the blended mixture to a Ninja Creami pint container and secure the lid. Freeze for no less than 24 hours. After the mix has frozen, process it in the Ninja Creami on either the ice cream or sorbet setting. You may eat it immediately or return it to the freezer for a few hours for a firmer texture.

15. Pineapple Jalapeño Twist

The Pineapple Jalapeño Twist is a mixture of fresh pineapple chunks and finely chopped jalapeño, whipped with heavy cream, sugar, and coconut milk until smooth, then blended with a little lime juice and served as a tropical, spicy-sweet, creamy essence.

Ingredients

Fresh pineapple chunks
Jalapeño, seeded and finely chopped
Heavy cream
Granulated sugar
Coconut milk
Lime juice

Instructions

1. Combine in a blender until smooth: fresh pineapple chunks, finely chopped jalapeño, heavy cream, granulated sugar, coconut milk, and lime juice.

2. Blend the components together thoroughly in the pitcher of a blender. Once it’s all combined nicely, you can pour it into the Creami container. Don’t forget to jam the lid on tightly. Then, place the container in the deep freeze for a day.

3. After freezing, put the vessel into the Ninja Creami and process it according to the manufacturer’s directions to achieve a creamy texture.

4. Enjoy a spicy-sweet tropical twist, served right away.

16. Blueberry Lavender

Lavender Blueberry makes a very special ice cream indeed. I wouldn’t say that it is a common flavor (because it isn’t!), but the ingredients that make up its essence are quite common in ice cream bases.

You have your heavy cream, your milk, sugar, andsome vanilla extract (in my case, whole, fresh specks of vanilla bean). Balanced against those rich, sweet, and creamy notes are fruity blueberries and the floral (even perfumy!) notes from the lavender.

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon culinary lavender
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• A pinch of salt

Instructions

1. In a small saucepan, mix the blueberries and sugar. Place it over medium heat until the blueberries soften and release their juices, about 5 minutes. Slightly mash the mixture and pour it through a strainer to separate the sauces from the skins. Cool the sauce before using.

2. In a separate saucepan, combine the milk, heavy cream, and culinary lavender, and heat over medium until just before boiling. Turn off the heat, cover, and let steep for 10 minutes. Strain out the lavender.

3. In a basin, incorporate the mixture of blueberries with the milk infused with lavender, the vanilla extract, and a minute quantity of salt. Stir until an even blend is achieved.

4. Put the mixture in an ice cream maker and beat until it reaches a consistency similar to that of ice cream. Serve with fresh fruit.

17. Red Velvet Cheesecake

The delectable Red Velvet Cheesecake combines the rich flavors of cream cheese and red velvet cake mix. In addition to the cake mix and a cream cheese layer, the cheesecake contains: vanilla extract; mini chocolate chips; and a luxurious dessert experience.

Ingredients

1 cup whole milk
2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup red velvet cake mix
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips (optional)

Instructions

1. Combine the whole milk, cream cheese, granulated sugar, red velvet cake mix, vanilla extract, and white vinegar in a blender. Blend smooth.

2. Place the combined elements in the Ninja Creami pint container. Store in the freezer for 1 day.

3. When it has frozen, take the pint out of the freezer. Fix it onto the base of the Ninja Creami, and select the Ice Cream function. Spin it until the smoother texture of ice cream results.

4. If you want, you can add mini chocolate chips to the finished ice cream and use the “Mix-Ins” function to blend them in. Serve hot.

18. Toasted Coconut Lime

Toasted Coconut Lime is an invigorating ice cream that blends coconut milk, heavy cream, toasted shredded coconut, and zesty lime. These are the perfect complements of tropical and citrus flavors.

The result is a blend so refreshing, it’s practically good for your health.

Ingredients
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup toasted shredded coconut
1 tablespoon lime zest
2 tablespoons lime juice

Instructions

1. Combine the coconut milk, heavy cream, and sugar in a mixing bowl. Whisk until dissolved.

2. Include the toasted shredded coconut, lime zest, and lime juice in the concoction and mix it thoroughly.

3. Place the mixture in the pint container of the Ninja Creami and freeze.

4. Post-freezing, execute the culinary operation using the Ninja Creami machine, complying with the device’s prescribed procedural guidance, in the service of texture. Commence enjoyment of your Toasted Coconut Lime ice cream!

19. Watermelon Mint Sorbet

Watermelon Mint Sorbet offers a tantalizing taste combination that makes it hard to resist. This refreshing and delicious sorbet is a summertime must-making dessert that you can enjoy long after the summer months are over.

And it comes together effortlessly in just a few simple steps using fresh, juicy watermelon, zesty lime, and aromatic mint from your local farmer’s market.

Ingredients

• 4 cups of seedless watermelon, cubed
• 2 tablespoons of fresh lime juice
• 1/3 cup of sugar
• 1/4 cup of water
• 1/4 cup of fresh mint leaves, packed
• Pinch of salt

Instructions

1. In a small saucepan, mix the sugar and water together over medium heat. Stir until the mixture has completely dissolved, and then remove it from the heat and let it cool down to room temperature.

2. In a blender, mix the cubed watermelon, cooled sugar syrup, fresh lime juice, mint leaves, and salt until smooth.

3. Empty the mixture of watermelon into a Ninja Creami container that is cold. It must be frozen for no less than a full day.

4. Once solidified, utilize the Ninja Creami in accordance with the manufacturer’s directives for sorbet to spin the contents into a smooth, cool, and delicious watermelon mint sorbet. This recipe serves anywhere from four to six, 1/2-cup servings. If you have any leftover sorbet, store it in the freezer in an airtight container to help maintain its freshness.