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Ninja Creami Cookies and Cream Protein-Style Ice Cream (Single Serve Pint)

Ninja Creami cookies and cream makes a dense, creamy white ice cream base with crushed chocolate cookie pieces folded in after processing. Smooth, scoopable texture comes from blending until fully incorporated and freezing the pint before the Ice Cream spin.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Freeze time 1 day
Total Time 1 day 10 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 720

Ingredients
  

Ninja Creami base
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 0.75 cup heavy cream
  • 3 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp cream cheese, softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 8 chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed

Equipment

  • 1 Ninja Creami pint container

Method
 

Blend the cookies-and-cream base
  1. Add whole milk, heavy cream, granulated sugar, softened cream cheese, vanilla extract, and salt to a blender and blend until completely smooth with no cream cheese streaks (about 45–60 seconds). Look for a thick white mixture that pours evenly and feels fully emulsified.
Freeze
  1. Pour the mixture into the Ninja Creami pint container, leaving 1 inch of headspace. Freeze for 24 hours, until the pint is solid and scoop-firm.
Process into ice cream
  1. Spin the frozen pint on the Ice Cream setting. The surface should turn smooth and creamy with cookie pieces beginning to show through.
  2. If the pint is too firm and won’t break down cleanly, add 1 tablespoon milk and re-spin. Visually check that the processed top looks fully smoothed rather than grainy or cratered.
Fold in cookies
  1. Use the Mix-In function to fold in crushed chocolate sandwich cookies. You should see evenly distributed cookie flecks throughout the white base.
Serve
  1. Serve immediately for best scoop texture, or return the pint to the freezer if not eating right away. The ice cream should hold its shape and look dense, creamy, and white with visible cookie bits.

Notes

Pro tip: crush the cookies fairly small so they distribute evenly without creating large hard chunks. Store covered in the freezer for up to 2 weeks; it may soften slightly before re-spinning, but freezer storage is fine (no freezing-cake warning needed). For a lighter swap, use reduced-fat cream cheese and lower-fat milk to reduce calories, keeping the same blending and freezing steps.