Ninja Creami Vanilla Ice Cream

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This Ninja Creami vanilla ice cream recipe is easy to make and doesn’t require any eggs! It’s Just milk, sugar, and cream cheese. You can make it in the Ninja Creami and it takes no time to make at all.

Ninja Creami Vanilla Ice Cream in a clear pint container.

Kohl’s had one last Ninja Creami in the store yesterday so I grabbed it. My last Ninja Creami ended up burning inside somewhere and I coudn’t use the blade on it anymore. I think my problem was putting whole frozen fruit in it. This time I’m going to make sure everything is properly blended first adding it. I can’t wait to make ice cream again. I love my Air Fryer, Blackstone, and Ninja Creami!

I made vanilla ice cream and added in some chopped up chocolate bars during the respin part!

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Why You Will Like the Ninja Creami
Ingredients Needed for Vanilla Ice Cream
How to Make Vanilla Ice Cream in Ninja Creami
Best Milk to Use for Vanilla Ice Cream
Mix-In Ideas for Vanilla Ninja Creami Ice Cream
Popular Ninja Creami Variations:
Recipe FAQS
Recommended Tools for Vanilla Ice Cream
How do I store leftovers?
Ninja Creami Vanilla Ice Cream

Why You Will Like the Ninja Creami

Ninja Creami’s can make smoothie bowls, ice cream, gelato, sorbet, and even milkshakes!
If the blending didn’t work the first time try adding some more juice or milk to it and do a second respin.
For sorbets use canned fruit or fresh fruit. It just doesn’t make any sense to defrost frozen fruit and then refreeze it in the Ninja Creami machine.
Find a good base ice cream for vanilla and you can add whatever toppings you like to the ice cream for mix ins.
The Ninja Creami is kind of loud when it is spinning in the machine. Just warning you before you attempt to make ice cream. 🙂
Protein drinks like Fairlife and Premiere work great in a Ninja Creami.
This is the Ninja Creami machine I have. Ninja CN301CO CREAMi Ice Cream Maker (Amazon Link)

Ingredients Needed for Vanilla Ice Cream

Cream Cheese - the whipped cream cheese works very well for this if you don't want to mix it. Make sure it's room temperature.
Heavy Cream - To make this ice cream dairy free use dairy free milk same goes for milk.
Milk - 2% or 1 % milk
Sugar - Or regular granulated sugar, I do not use sugar substitutes in any of my recipes but if you know the conversions feel free to do so
Vanilla Extract - Use fresh vanilla beans or vanilla extract (whatever one you have!
Optional: a few fresh mint leaves for garnish
See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.

How to Make Vanilla Ice Cream in Ninja Creami

Step 1: In a bowl add the cream and place it in the microwave for 24 seconds. Add the sugar, and vanilla, Stir well to combine. I just used a fork to stir this.

Cream cheese and sugar mixed together in a bowl,

Step 2: Then mix in the heavy cream and milk. Pour into Ninja Creami Pint.

Sugar stirred together with milk in a bowl.

Step 3: Set the pint in the freezer for 24 hours.

Vanilla ice cream mixture poured into pint.

Step 4: When the ice cream is ready use the ice cream setting on your Ninja Creami machine. Respin if the top looks too crumbly and add more milk if necessary!

Best Milk to Use for Vanilla Ice Cream

The type of milk you use can change the texture of your vanilla ice cream.

Here are some common options and how they affect the final result:

Milk Type	Texture Result
Whole milk	Creamy but lighter ice cream
Milk + heavy cream	Rich and scoopable texture
Ultra-filtered milk (like Fairlife)	Smooth and higher protein
Almond milk or oat milk	Lighter, slightly icy texture

For a classic vanilla ice cream texture, many people like using whole milk with a splash of heavy cream.

Mix-In Ideas for Vanilla Ninja Creami Ice Cream

Vanilla ice cream is the perfect base for adding fun mix-ins.

After spinning your ice cream until it is smooth and creamy, add mix-ins and press the Mix-In button on the Ninja Creami.

Here are some delicious options:

crushed Oreo cookies
mini chocolate chips
chopped peanut butter cups
caramel sauce
cookie dough pieces
fresh strawberries
brownie chunks

Popular Ninja Creami Variations:

If I have the recipe I'll try to link all them below. Enjoy exploring these delightful flavors!

Chocolate Ice Cream - 1 tablespoon cream cheese, ⅓ cup sugar, ¾ cup heavy cream, 1 cup milk, 3-4 sandwich or Oreo cookies.
Dairy Free Ninja Creami Ice Cream
Protein Ice Cream - 1 container of Chocolate or Vanilla Fair Life Protein Drink
Ninja Creami Strawberry Ice Cream - 1 tablespoon cream cheese, ⅓ cup sugar, ¾ cup heavy cream, 1 cup milk, 5 strawberries (sliced)
Ninja Creamy Cherry Sorbet - 3 ingredients only!

Recipe FAQS

Do I need to use protein drinks to make ice cream?

No, absolutely not! It depends on your fitness goals and the type of recipe you are looking.

Can I use non-dairy milk to make ice cream?

Yes you sure can! Instead of regular milk use almond or oat milk.

Recommended Tools for Vanilla Ice Cream

Ninja Creami Machine - a year ago you couldn’t really find these machines and they were sold out everywhere. Now they are more readily available in stores like Target, Kohls, or Amazon.

Ninja Creami Pints - Got to have extras for making lots of ice cream!

How do I store leftovers?

Always store leftovers in clean, food-grade containers. The type of container doesn’t really matter. Use zip lock, glass, plastic, whatever! Make sure to store any leftovers in an airtight container.

Place the lid back on top of the pint and place it back in the freezer. Or, store in an airtight container as mentioned above.

If you tried this Ninja Creami Vanilla Bean Ice Cream or any other recipe on my website, please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how you go in the 📝 comments below. I love hearing from you! Follow along on Tiktok @jennarecipediaries

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