Ninja Creami Cherry Pie Ice Cream

Making Ninja Creami cherry pie ice cream is really easy to do and you don’t need to make or buy a whole cherry pie to do it. The mini cherry pies work really well and add the perfect flavor.

Technically, you can make Ninja Creami cherry pie ice cream just using pie and no other ingredients. But, I find that doing so creates a VERY sweet and almost grainy textured ice cream. When there’s too much pie filling or crust, the texture and flavor just don’t work for me. That’s why I’ve made a vanilla flavored ice cream base and mixed in the pie and pie filling. It’s not overly sweet and the texture is great.

Ingredient substitutions for making Ninja Creami Cherry Pie Ice Cream:

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

Milk– I used whole milk in this recipe. You can use a dairy substitute or lower fat milk if you prefer but the lower the fat content, the less creamy the result will be.

Half and Half– If you don’t have half and half, you can use a mixture of ¼ heavy cream and ¾ whole milk.

Sugar– White sugar was used. You can use a sugar substitute that is a 1:1 ratio.

Cream Cheese- I use regular cream cheese, not whipped. If you prefer not to use cream cheese, you can use ¼ teaspoon of guar gum instead or any other Ninja Creami ice cream stabilizer that you would like.

Vanilla Bean Paste- I prefer to use vanilla bean paste because it adds a deeper vanilla flavor and I find that it tastes less like alcohol. You can substitute the vanilla bean paste with vanilla extract.

Miniature Cherry Pies -1 Ounce Pies ( I used Hostess 100 calorie pies). You can use regular cherry pie instead of the mini pies if you would like.

Canned Cherry Pie Filling-You can make your own cherry pie filling if you would like. I would not recommend using fresh cherries by themselves because they won’t be as sweet or flavorful as the pie filling. If you want to use fresh cherries, cook them on the stove with sugar, cornstarch, a little lemon juice and a little bit of water. Let that mixture cool and then use it in place of the canned cherry pie filling.

Directions for making Ninja Creami Cherry Pie Ice Cream:

Make the Ice Cream Mixture

1. Pour the milk, half and half, sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla bean paste into a small blender and blend until all ingredients are fully combined. Pour the mixture into a Ninja Creami pint container.
2. Freeze on a level surface for 24 hours. Your freezer should be between 9 and -7 degrees Fahrenheit. To avoid getting a bump on the top of the frozen mixture, freeze with the lid off of the container.

Process the Ice Cream

1. After 24 hours, remove the pint container from the freezer.
2. Place the pint container into the outer bowl of the Ninja Creami and then process on “ICE CREAM.”
3. If the ice cream is dry or crumbly looking (like sand), pour in a tablespoon or two of milk and then re-spin. If the ice cream looks like little balls of ice cream, respin without adding liquid. You may have to repeat this process a couple of times.
4. Dig a well down the center of the ice cream and pour in the cherry pies and the cherry pie filling down the center of the hole. Process on mix-ins.
5. Remove the pint from the machine and enjoy!

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