Ninja Creami Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

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4.75 from 16 votes

Ninja Creami Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Prep Time5

Freeze Time1

Total Time1 5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: ice cream

Keyword: dessert, ice cream, ninja creami, ninja creami ice cream, ninja creami vanilla ice cream, vanilla, vanilla bean, vanilla bean ice cream

Servings: Pint

Calories: 890kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Ice Cream Base

½ Tablespoon Cream Cheese Room temperature- If you don't like cream cheese, you can use ¼ teaspoon of guar gum instead.
⅓ Cup Sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Bean Paste
½ Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
1¼ Cup Milk

Instructions

Pour the whole milk, heavy cream, vanilla bean paste, sugar, and cream cheese into a small blender and blend until all of the ingredients have combined together. 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.
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. You may have to repeat this process a couple of times.
Your ice cream is ready to eat! Enjoy!

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. 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 gelato should be nice and creamy again. ***Use re-spin on already spun ice cream. If the ice cream has been spun and then frozen again, do not use re-spin, Instead, use the original process (ice cream, gelato, etc.)

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