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If you love birthday cake-flavored anything, this Ninja Creami low-calorie birthday cake ice cream is about to become your new favorite treat. It gets that classic birthday cake flavor from Lorann’s cake batter flavor oil, no actual cake or cake mix needed. It’s thick, creamy, and tastes like a slice of birthday cake in ice cream form.

This recipe comes in at 292 calories, 12 grams of protein, 17 grams of sugar, 11 grams of fat, 81 carbs, 33 net carbs (total carbs-allulose carbs) for the ENTIRE pint. See the recipe card at the bottom of the post for all nutrition facts.

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Birthday cake ice cream sounds better than it usually tastes. Most versions from the store are loaded with sugar and still taste like plain vanilla with a few sprinkles mixed in. This recipe gets real birthday cake flavor from one ingredient, without piling on the sugar or calories to do it.

The whole flavor here comes from Lorann’s cake batter flavor oil. A lot of copycat recipes use actual cake mix or cake batter, but that means extra calories and, if you’re using raw batter, an extra food safety step. Half a teaspoon of the flavor oil gets you the same birthday cake taste without either problem.

Bowl of Ninja Creami low calorie birthday cake ice cream with a spoon

The instant pudding mix is what makes the texture work here. It acts as a thickener, so the ice cream turns out thick and scoopable instead of soft or melty. You get that creamy texture without needing extra fat or sugar to get there.

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Your freezer should sit somewhere between 9 and negative 7 degrees Fahrenheit for this recipe to turn out right. Twenty four hours is a good starting point, but if your freezer runs colder, you might get away with less time. Just make sure the mixture is completely solid before you process it, not just frozen looking on top.

Scoop of Ninja Creami low calorie birthday cake ice cream in a bowl

If you’re craving that birthday cake flavor without making an entire cake, this ice cream gets you there. It has all the nostalgic flavor of a vanilla birthday cake with frosting, in a lighter, scoopable form. Whether it’s an actual birthday or you just want something that feels a little celebratory, this one fits the bill.

Tips for making Ninja Creami Low Calorie Birthday Cake Ice Cream

Is there actual cake or cake batter in the ice cream?

While some cake batter recipes use actual cake batter or cake, this recipe uses neither. Cake batter and cake both have extra calories that I was trying to avoid. Also, if using cake batter there are a couple of extra steps that need to be taken to make it safe to eat. By using Lorann's cake batter flavor oil, you're able to get a great cake batter flavor without the additional calories or steps. The Lorann's cake batter flavor oil can be found at most craft stores like Michaels, Hobby Lobby or online on Amazon or lorannoils.com.

What does cake batter ice cream taste like?

It basically tastes like a vanilla birthday cake with vanilla frosting. The flavor isn't overwhelming but it definitely tastes like cake.

Do you need to thaw the ice cream before processing it in the Ninja Creami?

The Ninja Creami is made to process frozen solid containers of ice cream mixtures straight out of the freezer. If you are using the proper ingredients and following the instruction for the machine, you should not need to thaw the ice cream.

Can I substitute the cake batter flavor oil with something else?

Not really, it’s what gives this recipe its birthday cake flavor. Vanilla extract will work in a pinch, but you’ll lose the cake batter taste and end up with a plain vanilla ice cream instead.

Why does this recipe use allulose instead of regular sugar?

Allulose is only partially metabolized by your body, so the calories come in lower than the carb count would suggest. It also measures 1:1 with sugar, so there’s no extra math when you use it in this recipe.

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Ingredient tips and substitutions

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

Ingredients for Ninja Creami low calorie birthday cake ice cream
  • 2% Milk: Any milk works here. The higher the fat content, the creamier your ice cream will turn out.
  • Allulose Granular Sugar Substitute: Use your favorite granulated sugar substitute or regular sugar in a 1:1 ratio.
  • Sugar-Free Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix: Use instant pudding mix, not cook and serve or premade, since it’s what thickens the ice cream base. Regular sugared instant pudding works fine too.
  • Lorann’s Cake Batter Flavor Oil: This is what gives the ice cream its birthday cake flavor, and it can be found at craft stores like Michaels and Hobby Lobby or online.

Directions for Making the Ice Cream Mixture

Blending the ice cream mixture for Ninja Creami low calorie birthday cake ice cream
  1. Pour the milk, allulose, pudding mix, and cake batter flavor oil into a small blender and blend until all ingredients are fully combined. Pour the mixture into a Ninja Creami container.
  2. Freeze on a level surface for 24 hours. Your freezer should be between 9 and -7 degrees Fahrenheit.

Directions for Processing the Ice Cream Mixture

Processing Ninja Creami low calorie birthday cake ice cream in the Ninja Creami machine
  1. After 24 hours, remove the Ninja Creami container from the freezer. If there is a large bump in the ice cream, melt or scrape the large bump so that the top is level.
  2. Place the Ninja Creami 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 more like little balls of ice cream, re-spin without adding liquid. You may have to respin a couple of times.

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Ninja Creami Low Calorie Birthday Cake Ice Cream

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Servings: 1 Pint
Calories: 292.1kcal
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Freeze Time: 1 day
Total Time: 1 day 5 minutes
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Add Food Grade Vegetable Glycerin To Make Leftover Ice Cream Scoopable Right Out of the Freezer

Per 16 ounce pint: *Add 1 Teaspoon to full fat/full sugar bases *Add 1.5 teaspoon to high protein bases *Add 2 teaspoons to low sugar/low fat lite bases. Freeze and process per the recipe. Take the leftovers out of the freezer and scoop without having to reprocess. ***This is a guideline and adjustments may be needed based on your recipe.

(Click here) This is the food grade vegetable glycerin that I experimented with.

Original, Breeze, Swirl, and Deluxe Ingredient Measurements

Use the multiplier below to adjust quantities based on the machine that you own. ***If you have the Original, Breeze, or Swirl machine, which use 16 ounce containers, choose the 1X option. ***If you have the Deluxe or XL machine, which use 24 ounce containers, choose the 1.5X option.

Ingredients
 

Ice Cream Base

  • 12 Fluid Ounces (295 ¾ ml) 2% Milk
  • ¼ Cup (66 ⅔ g) Allulose Granular Sugar Substitute
  • 2 Tablespoons Sugar-Free Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix
  • ½ Teaspoon (1 Tablespoon) Lorann's Cake Batter Flavor Oil

Optional

  • 1-2 Tablespoons (1 Tablespoons) 2% Milk

Instructions

Make the Ice Cream Mixture

  • Pour the milk, allulose, pudding mix, and cake batter flavor oil into a small blender and blend until all ingredients are fully combined. Pour the mixture into a Ninja Creami container.
  • Freeze on a level surface for 24 hours. Your freezer should be between 9 and -7 degrees Fahrenheit.

Process the Ice Cream

  • After 24 hours, remove the Ninja Creami container from the freezer. If there is a large bump in the ice cream, melt or scrape the large bump so that the top is level.
  • Place the Ninja Creami container into the outer bowl of the Ninja Creami and then process on "ICE CREAM."
  • 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 more like little balls of ice cream, re-spin without adding liquid. You may have to respin a couple of times.

Notes

Is there actual cake or cake batter in the ice cream?
While some cake batter recipes use actual cake batter or cake, this recipe uses neither. Cake batter and cake both have extra calories that I was trying to avoid. Also, if using cake batter there are a couple of extra steps that need to be taken to make it safe to eat. By using Lorann's cake batter flavor oil, you're able to get a great cake batter flavor without the additional calories or steps.
The Lorann's cake batter flavor oil can be found at most craft stores like Michaels, Hobby Lobby or online on Amazon or lorannoils.com.
What does cake batter ice cream taste like?
It basically tastes like a vanilla birthday cake with vanilla frosting. The flavor isn't overwhelming but it definitely tastes like cake.
Do you need to thaw the ice cream before processing it in the Ninja Creami?
The Ninja Creami is made to process frozen solid containers of ice cream mixtures straight out of the freezer. If you are using the proper ingredients and following the instruction for the machine, you should not need to thaw the ice cream.

Nutrition

Calories: 292.1kcal | Carbohydrates: 80.57g | Protein: 11.64g | Net Carbs (Total Carbs-Allulose Carbs): 32.57g | Fat: 11.35g | Saturated Fat: 6.6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.38g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2.44g | Cholesterol: 42.58mg | Sodium: 1074.84mg | Potassium: 532.26mg | Sugar: 17.07g | Vitamin A: 574.84IU | Calcium: 436.45mg

Nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. Optional ingredients are not included in the nutrition information.

Recipes that use allulose:

Allulose is a low calorie sweetener that your body doesn't fully digest, so it provides only 0.4 calories per gram instead of 4. That's why the calorie total doesn't match what you'd expect from the carb count. Calories from allulose are calculated based on metabolized carbohydrates. Allulose contributes fewer calories than standard carbohydrates.

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