Ninja Creami Strawberry Ice Cream is an easy homemade frozen dessert made with sweet strawberries and a creamy ice cream base. It has a fresh strawberry flavor and a smooth, scoopable texture that makes it perfect for summer or anytime you are craving homemade ice cream.
This recipe is simple to customize and can be made with fresh or frozen strawberries. Serve it plain, top it with fresh berries, or add your favorite mix-ins for an extra special treat.
If you like Ninja Creami Recipes try out this recipe for Ninja Creami Strawberry Sorbet or Ninja Creami Raspberry Sorbet
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Why You Will Like Strawberry Ice Cream
The Ninja Creami makes it easy to turn a simple frozen mixture into creamy homemade ice cream. Instead of needing a traditional ice cream maker, you simply prepare the base, freeze it, and let the Ninja Creami process it when you are ready for dessert.
Strawberries add natural sweetness and plenty of fresh fruit flavor. Blending the strawberries into the base helps distribute the flavor throughout the ice cream while still allowing you to add additional strawberry pieces as a mix-in.
This is also a great base recipe for experimenting with different flavors. Try adding vanilla extract, crushed cookies, chocolate chips, or a swirl of strawberry sauce.
Ingredients Needed for Strawberry Ice Cream
This recipe you can transform into any kind of flavor imaginable. It’s a basic recipe for vanilla ice cream.
- Greek Yogurt - I like Sigis Greek yogurt because it contains a lot of protein
- Almond Milk - I’m lactose intolerant and can’t have milk or heavy cream in my recipes. Fair life drinks also upset my stomach cause there is still milk in them.
- Vanilla Pudding Mix - This helps thicken the ice cream when Spinning Around in the machine
- Strawberries - Fresh or frozen both work. Frozen strawberries can give an even thicker texture.
- Mix Ins - Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup, Crushed Oreos, Candy Bars, Chopped up chocolate, nuts, blended fruit, honey or agave for sweetener, the list goes on and on.
How to Make Strawberry Ice Cream in a Ninja Creami
Combine yogurt, milk, sliced strawberries, and vanilla pudding in a blender such as a magic bullet. Pour into to Ninja Creami pint containers. Freeze for 24 hours.
Following manufacturer's instructions, insert pint container into outer bowl. Push 'Ice Cream' button. When done spinning, push 'Re-spin' button and add in chocolate chips
Variations to Try
- Ninja Creami Vanilla Ice Cream - 1 tablespoon cream cheese, ⅓ cup sugar, ¾ cup heavy cream, 1 cup milk, 3-4 sandwich or Oreo cookies.
- Ninja Creami Frozen Yogurt - I blended mixed berries into this.
- Protein Ice Cream - 1 container of Chocolate or Vanilla Fair Life Protein Drink
- Ninja Creami Cherry Sorbet - contains chunks of chocolate, cherries, and vanilla ice cream
- Ninja Creami Sorbet Ice Cream - 1 15 oz container of fruit cocktail + Plus
- Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream - 1 tablespoon cream cheese, ⅓ cup sugar, ¾ cup heavy cream, 1 cup milk, 1 - 2 drops of green food coloring, 2 tablespoons of chopped chocolate chips
Pro Tips for Strawberry Ice Cream
Use ripe strawberries whenever possible. Sweet, flavorful strawberries will give you a much better tasting ice cream.
If your strawberries are very tart, you may need a little additional sweetener. Taste the mixture before freezing and adjust it to your preference.
Freeze the container on a level surface. This helps the frozen base process more evenly.
Do not worry if the ice cream looks powdery or crumbly after the first spin. This is common with Ninja Creami recipes. A small amount of liquid and a Re-Spin can usually fix the texture.
For stronger strawberry flavor, add chopped strawberries as a mix-in after the initial spin.
You can also add crushed shortbread cookies, chocolate chips, or a swirl of strawberry jam for a fun variation.
Storage
Ninja Creami Strawberry Ice Cream is best enjoyed shortly after processing because that is when it has its smoothest texture.
If you have leftovers, place the lid on the Ninja Creami container and return it to the freezer. When you are ready to eat it again, process it in the Ninja Creami to restore the creamy texture.
If the frozen leftovers are especially hard or crumbly, a Re-Spin may be needed.
Serving Suggestions
Serve this strawberry ice cream in a bowl or cone with fresh sliced strawberries on top. Whipped cream and a drizzle of strawberry sauce also make delicious toppings.
For a simple strawberry shortcake dessert, serve a scoop alongside slices of pound cake and fresh strawberries.
You can also turn this recipe into a strawberry milkshake by blending the finished ice cream with a little extra milk.
For a fun summer dessert, top it with crushed graham crackers, chocolate chips, sprinkles, or chopped strawberries.
Recipe FAQS
No the manual that came with the Ninja Creami recommends that you do not use that. You need to blend it first so the machine lasts longer.
No, absolutely not! It depends on your fitness goals and the type of recipe you are looking.
Yes you sure can! Instead of regular milk use almond or oat milk.
No, My frozen yogurt was ready to be blended in the Ninja Creami after 6 hours. Add image
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Ninja Creami Strawberry Ice Cream
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Total Time: 5 min
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: Easy
- Method: Ninja Creami
- Cuisine: American
Description
This strawberry ice cream is made in the Ninja Creami. You can basically take any type of fresh fruit and do the same with this easy base ice cream recipe. I like to use a base of vanilla yogurt, almond milk, and vanilla pudding to help thicken the ice cream.
Ingredients
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- ¾ cup Vanilla Greek Yogurt
- 1 cup almond milk
- ¾ cup of fresh cut strawberries
- 1 to 2 tablespoons vanilla pudding mix
Instructions
Combine yogurt, milk, sliced strawberries, and vanilla pudding in a blender such as a magic bullet. Pour into to Ninja Creami pint containers. Freeze for 24 hours.
Following manufacturer's instructions, insert pint container into outer bowl. Push 'Ice Cream' button. When done spinning, push 'Re-spin' button and add in chocolate chips
Notes
You can use frozen strawberries or any type of frozen fruit for this!
7 WW points (for whole pint)
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 246
- Sugar: 26g
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 16g
Jenna says
This is a great strawberry ice cream recipe!
Jerry Lee says
I loved this. You could really taste the strawberries and it was so creamy and delicious!