Easy Ninja Creami Swirl Vanilla Soft Serve
Learn how easy it is to make vanilla soft serve ice cream in the Ninja Swirl by Creami.
Ninja Creami Swirl vanilla soft serve is like what you would get from your favorite restaurants–only now you can make it at home!
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The Ninja Creami has become super popular over the last few years, transforming the way many people make homemade ice cream and sorbet.
The handy appliance makes it so easy to create frozen treats that suit your dietary needs or flavor preferences, especially since you can use so many different ingredients in the machine.
Recently, the Ninja company released their newest Ninja Creami model: The Ninja Swirl.
It’s essentially a two-in-one appliance, operating as a traditional Ninja Creami does, but offering the additional feature of dispensing ice cream in soft serve form!
I recently purchased one to test out, and I’ve been having so much fun making different varieties of soft serve.
Because my Ninja Creami vanilla ice cream recipe is so popular, I knew I wanted to make a soft serve version. So I combined elements of that recipe with this vanilla pudding ice cream.
The result was this delicious Ninja Creami Swirl vanilla soft serve–with a delicious flavor and the perfect texture for serving up in a swirl!
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How the Ninja Swirl by Creami Works
The Ninja Creami Swirl machine works very similarly to the original Ninja Creami machine.
You start out by making an ice cream base, which gets frozen in special pint containers for at least 24 hours.
Then the pint container is installed into the machine, and you choose a relevant setting on the machine to process your ice cream.
All of that is the same with the new machine, and you can enjoy scoopable treats just like you always could.
However, the new machine also has a “Soft Serve” function, which processes the ice cream base a little bit longer, ensuring it’s completely smooth and creamy.
Then you can transfer the pint container to the other side of the machine, where it can be dispensed in swirl formation, just like soft serve machines at McDonald’s or other restaurants.
For this recipe, I wanted the ice cream to be soft enough that it could be dispensed easily through the machine, but sturdy enough that it could stand up in an ice cream cone.
The result was perfectly delicious–silky smooth with just the right amount of vanilla flavor!
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How to Make Vanilla Soft Serve in the Ninja Creami Swirl
It’s really easy to make this classic soft serve.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Milk
- Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix
- Sugar
- Heavy Cream
- Vanilla Extract
How to Make It:
Find the full printable recipe available below
Dissolve pudding mix. First, you’ll combine the milk, pudding mix, and sugar in a liquid measuring cup.
Use a whisk or immersion blender to mix everything together until the pudding mix and sugar have dissolved.
Add cream and vanilla. Next you’ll add the heavy cream and vanilla extract, mixing to incorporate.
Then pour the mixture into a Ninja Swirl pint container.
Freeze. Close the lid on the pint container and transfer to a level surface in your freezer for at least 24 hours.
Process. Remove the pint from the freezer and take off its lid. Set the pint into the outer bowl of the machine, then lock the outer bowl lid into place.
Transfer the outer bowl into the machine, twisting it into place. Press the “Soft Serve” button, followed by the “Ice Cream” button.
Let the cycle complete. If it’s not completely creamy after the first cycle, you can do a Re-spin cycle.
Dispense as soft serve. Remove the pint from the outer bowl, then attach the soft serve dispensing lid to the pint.
Match the blue line on the dispensing lid with the blue line on the dispensing side of the machine, then insert the pint into the machine and twist to lock it into place.
Twist the white base of the pint until it is in the “Open” position.
Now you’re ready to dispense! Pull the lever of the machine to dispense the ice cream into a cone or bowl–your choice!
When you are finished dispensing, press the “Retract” button, then remove the pint from the machine.
Remove the dispensing lid and attach the regular lid to store any leftovers, then be sure to clean out the dispensing hole of the pint.
Serve and enjoy your creamy soft serve!
Notes and Adaptations
- Once you pull the lever to dispense the ice cream, it can take several seconds before anything comes out.
- Feel free to add any toppings you’d like!
Recommended Equipment
Ninja Creami Swirl Vanilla Soft Serve Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons instant vanilla pudding mix
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a liquid measuring cup, combine milk, vanilla pudding mix, and sugar. Whisk well to dissolve.
- Add heavy cream and vanilla extract, stirring until combined.
- Pour mixture into a Ninja Creami Swirl pint container. Close the lid on the container and transfer to a level surface in the freezer. Let freeze for at least 24 hours.
- Remove the container from the freezer and take off the lid. Place the pint into the outer bowl of the machine, securing the outer bowl lid.
- Lock the outer bowl into place in the machine, then press "Soft Serve" followed by "Ice Cream." Allow the machine to process the ice cream.
- When the machine beeps to signal its completion, remove the pint from the machine. If it's not uniformly creamy, you can insert it back into the machine and use the Re-spin button.
- Remove the pint from the outer bowl, then attach the soft serve dispensing lid to the pint.
- Matching the blue line on the dispensing lid with the blue line on the dispensing side of the machine, insert the pint into the machine and twist to lock it into place.
- Twist the white base of the pint until it is in the "Open" position. Pull the lever of the machine to dispense the ice cream into a cone or bowl.
- When you are finished dispensing, press the "Retract" button, then remove the pint from the machine. Remove the dispensing lid and attach the regular lid to store leftovers. Be sure to wash out the dispensing tube on the pint container, too.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Once you pull the lever to dispense the ice cream, it can take several seconds before anything comes out.
- Feel free to add toppings as desired!
Nutrition
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I’ve been looking for a classic soft serve recipe for a while and this is simple and tastes very authentic. I made with a regular Creami and it still works great.
Thank you so much, Jenni! I love hearing that it fit what you were looking for, even in the regular Creami! 🙂