Ninja Creami Butterfinger Ice Cream

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5 from 2 votes

Ninja Creami Butterfinger Ice Cream

Prep Time5

Freeze Time1

Total Time1 5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: ice cream

Keyword: butterfinger, butterfinger ice cream, dessert, ice cream, ninja creami, ninja creami butterfinger, ninja creami ice cream

Servings: Pint

Calories: 906kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Ice Cream Base

8 Fluid Ounces Whole Milk
4 Fluid Ounces Half and Half
⅓ Cup Sugar
2 Tablespoons Instant Pudding Mix Vanilla
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Bean Paste or Vanilla Extract

Mix-Ins

1.8 Ounce Butterfinger Broken into small pieces

Optional

1-2 Tablespoons Milk

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Make the Ice Cream Mixture

Pour the milk, half and half, sugar, pudding mix, 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.
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

After 24 hours, remove the pint container from the freezer.
Place the pint 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 like little balls of ice cream, respin without adding liquid. You may have to repeat this process a couple of times.
Dig a well down the center of the ice cream, pour in the broken candy bar pieces, and process on mix-ins.
Remove the pint from the machine and enjoy!

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Notes

What is vanilla bean paste and where can I buy it?

Vanilla bean paste is a thick syruplike vanilla flavoring. The vanilla bean paste is a combination of vanilla pods (the little seed-looking things inside the bean) and vanilla extract. The flavor is more intense but has less of an alcohol and artificial tasting. Vanilla bean paste is used just like vanilla extract, it's a 1:1 ratio. The result is a rich vanilla flavor with vanilla bean speckles throughout. You can buy vanilla bean paste at most grocery stores (even Home Goods and TJ Maxx sell it now!!) near the vanilla extract and on Amazon.

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

If you have made ice cream 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. After the initial process, if the ice cream is dry and crumbly, pour in one tablespoon of milk or cream and then 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 ice cream should be nice and creamy.

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