Ninja Creami Sparks Fly Ice Cream

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5 from 1 vote

Ninja Creami Sparks Fly Ice Cream

Prep Time5

Freeze Time1

Total Time1 5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: black cherry ice cream, maraschino cherry, maraschino cherry ice cream, ninja creami ice cream, pop rock ice cream, pop rocks, sparks fly, taylor swift, taylor swift ice cream

Servings: Pint

Calories: 695kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Ice Cream Base

⅔ Cup Whole Milk
⅔ Cup Half and Half
¼ Cup Sugar
12 Maraschino Cherries Drained
2 Tablespoons Maraschino Cherry Juice
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Bean Paste
¼ Teaspoon Guar Gum
4 Drops Cherry Flavor Oil Lorann

Mix-Ins

4 Maraschino Cherries Cut in half
.33 Ounce Cherry Pop Rocks 1 Packet (use half of the package as a mix-in and the other half of the package as a topping)

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Make the Ice Cream Mixture

Pour the milk, half and half, sugar, cherries, cherry juice, vanilla bean paste, guar gum, and cherry flavored oil 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, pour in a tablespoon or two of milk and then re-spin. If the ice cream looks more like dippin dots, (little balls of ice cream), re-spin without adding liquid.
Dig a hole in the center of the ice cream and pour in the cherries that have been cut in half and the pop rocks. Process on mix-ins.
Your ice cream is ready to eat! Top with more pop rocks and enjoy!

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Notes

What does Sparks Fly ice cream taste like?

Sparks Fly ice cream tastes like a jar of maraschino cherries mixed with a sweet vanilla ice cream base. The Pop Rocks don't add much flavor to the ice cream themselves. But, they are fun, you can hearing them popping for quite sometime after adding them as mix-ins and they are great as toppings on the ice cream.

Do you need to re-spin this recipe?

I did not need to use the re-spin cycle for this recipe. The texture after the first spin was not smooth, but it was not sandy. Instead, it was like little balls of ice cream. I simply added the cut up cherries and pop rocks and used the mix-in button. I did not add any additional liquid with the mix-ins. If you add unnecessary liquid with the mix-ins or during a respin, the consistency will become almost fluffy or like soft-serve.

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