Vegan Ninja Creami Ice Cream Recipes Plant-Based (2024)

FAQs

Is Ninja creami worth it for vegans? ›

Now that I have more than 50 batches of homemade vegan protein ice cream under my belt, I can attest that the Ninja Creami is most definitely worth it. Prepping a batch of ice cream literally takes just 5-minutes and the flavor possibilities are endless.

Most vegan ice creams are made with coconut milk, almond milk or soy milk. All of those bases come from plants, and none include anything that comes from an animal. If, however, an ice cream is made with coconut milk but contains egg, it is dairy-free but not vegan, since it has egg.

Frozen bananas will help you achieve the thick texture of ice cream in your blender. If you have an ice cream maker, you can use the freezing and churning process to create a thick vegan ice cream without the need for frozen bananas. This process often uses cashews that have been soaked overnight in water instead.

Texture is key: The 24-hour freeze time results in smaller ice crystals and enhances the dessert's creaminess. For the most creamy ice cream and smoothest sorbet, this matters! Otherwise, the texture may be more slushie-like.

For the ice cream base, I chose to use unsweetened oat milk instead of the whole milk that many ice creams require. You could also choose a different non-dairy milk, such as almond milk, coconut milk, etc. It's important to add some fat to the base in order to achieve a nice, creamy texture.

The Ninja Creami Breeze is discontinued.

As far as dairy-free ice cream goes, coconut ice cream is by far the best. Full-fat coconut milk adds enough richness to create a texture that is super creamy, smooth, and not at all icy. It's rich, decadent, and every bit as good as the real thing.

Vegan diets, which naturally rely on plant-based proteins and nutrients, have been shown to alleviate symptoms of inflammation, and can even help provide relief to conditions like rheumatoid arthritis. In summary, vegan ice cream can offer a solution to those looking to make healthy changes in their diet.

A common - and better - emulsifier for ice cream is soy lecithin, which can be derived from soybeans, sunflowers and rapeseed. Soy lecithin has a neutral taste, and also allows you to make egg-less ice cream.

The common thickeners in non-dairy ice creams are guar gum, xanthan gum, acacia gum, carrageenan, and locust bean gum. These ingredients are added to enhance the texture of liquid to mimic the viscosity of a rich creamy ice cream. Guar, acacia, and xanthan gum can all be added to a recipe while cold.

What replaces dairy in vegan ice cream? ›

You can still enjoy ice cream on a dairy-free diet. From vegan ice cream to cooling sorbets, these recipes use substitutes such as coconut milk.

Why does my Ninja Creami ice cream taste greasy? If you're finding that your Ninja Creami Ice Cream has a greasy taste, it's likely due to a high butterfat content in your ice cream mix. This can leave an unpleasantly cloying film in your mouth. The solution is to try using less cream and more milk in your recipe.

Why is my Ninja Creami ice cream crumbly? According to the Ninja Creami recipe pamphlet, the base comes out crumbly when it's too cold. The re-spin function was designed to address this. Simply re-install the pint and spin it again.

If your ice cream tastes greasy and leaves an unpleasantly cloying film in your mouth, then the butterfat content is probably too high. Try using less cream and more milk.

Its blades break down a solid block of frozen ingredients to give the ice cream a smooth and creamy consistency. This means instead of freezing an ice cream machine's bowl and refrigerating the custard to make the ice cream, you freeze the custard base and the CREAMi turns the frozen ingredients into ice cream.

Ice creams that are lower in fat or sugar will create harder ice cream. Fat doesn't freeze, and sugar lowers the freezing temperature of the water in our mixes. So they both keep our ice cream soft.

How long does Ninja Creami ice cream last? Several weeks, even months in your freezer. But you're going to want to eat it ASAP after trying it - trust us!