Ninja Creami Strawberry Ice Cream Recipe: See the post for more details. (2024)

Can I add more strawberries?

Yes! You can add additional strawberries after you have completed the ICE CREAM process. Just create a little tunnel down the sent of the ice cream in the pint and add in chopped-up strawberries. Place the pint and the pint holder back into the Ninja Creami and push MIX-INS. Now, you’ll have strawberry ice cream with strawberry chunks! Yumm!

How do I get creamier ice cream with the Ninja Creami?

If you have made gelato and it just isn’t quite as creami as you would like, you can very easily get it super creami by using the re-spin function on the Ninja Creami. Simply place the pint into the outer bowl and snap it into place. Choose the RE-SPIN function. Once the cycle completes, remove the pint and enjoy! Your gelato should be nice and creamy again. ***Use re-spin on already spun ice cream. If the ice cream has been spun and then frozen again, do not use re-spin, Instead, use the original process (ice cream, gelato, etc.)

Why is my ice cream so soft?

For this recipe in particular, I found that the bottom of the pint was not as frozen solid as the top. I’m not sure if the strawberries in the pint had anything to do with that or if my freezer wasn’t as cold this time. But, if you process your ice cream and it’s not an even consistency throughout or is just not hard enough…don’t panic. Just put it back in the coldest part of your freezer for another 12-24 hours. For some reason, after I completed the ICE CREAM process and then refroze the ice cream…it was frozen solid all the way through.

Can I double the recipe?

You sure can! But…you will need to use 2 pint containers instead of one. You always want to make sure that the pint containers are only filled up to the max fill line and not any more than that. In order for the ice cream to turn out creamy, it needs to be mixed by the machine after freezing. If you overfill the pint, the machine is going to have a hard time mixing it and the result will not be as expected. It’s ok if you go over the max fill line a little bit when adding in the mix-ins after the ice cream has already gone through the ice cream function.

How long can I freeze my ice cream?

It depends. If you are keeping the ice cream in the Ninja pint container with the lid sealed tightly and are freezing it in a cold freezer (between 9 degrees F and -7 degrees F), your ice cream will keep for several weeks, even months. However, if you transfer your ice cream to another container or freeze it in a freezer that is not quite as cold (or that is accessed a lot/door opened and closed often), the lifetime of your ice cream will decrease greatly to just a few days and you will likely end up with freezer-burned ice cream.

Can I use frozen strawberries to make ice cream?

You sure can! You can use fresh or frozen strawberries for this recipe. If you use frozen strawberries, make sure that they are mixed in well with the other ingredients and not sticking out the top of the mixture. Do not use frozen strawberries as mix-ins.

The full ingredient list is found at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.

Cream Cheese(Room temperature)– Be sure that the cream cheese is room temperature otherwise it will not combine well with the other ingredients. If needed, you can microwave the cream cheese for 5-10 seconds to soften it up. You can use low-fat or regular cream cheese for this recipe.

Sugar– Feel free to reduce or increase the sugar based on how sweet you would like the ice cream. You can use honey or another sugar substitute instead of sugar.

Vanilla Bean Paste- If you don’t have vanilla bean paste (although I HIGHLY recommend buying it….it really makes a big difference), you can use equal parts vanilla extract.

Heavy Whipping Cream

1. Combine the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla bean paste in a mixing bowl. Using a whisk, mix together until all ingredients are fully combined and the sugar starts to dissolve.

2. Add in the heavy whipping cream and milk. Whisk until all ingredients have combined well.

3. Pour mixture into an empty Ninja Creami pint container. Add the strawberries to the pint, making sure not to go over the max fill line, and freeze for 24 hours.

4. After 24 hours, remove the pint from the freezer. Remove the lid.

5. Place the Ninja Creami pint into the outer bowl. Place the outer bowl with the pint in it, into the Ninja Creami machine and turn until the outer bowl locks into place. Push the ICE CREAM button. During the ice cream function, the ice cream will mix together and become very creamy.

6. Once the ice cream function has ended, turn the outer bowl and release it from the Ninja Creami machine.

7. Your ice cream is ready to eat! Enjoy!