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This Ninja Creami blueberry ice cream recipe is the perfect sweet, creamy and refreshing frozen treat to enjoy all summer long. It’s made lighter with just 4 nutritious ingredients and packed with antioxidant-rich blueberries, too!
This homemade blueberry ice cream is the perfect dessert for warm day. It’s so simple to make, a great lighter ice cream option, and it’s packed with fresh blueberry flavor.
As a Registered Dietitian I love that this ice cream has a blueberry base because eating more blueberries comes with health benefits from fiber and antioxidants. In fact, you can see those antioxidants in the vivid purple color of the ice cream!
It comes together in the Ninja Creami machine to make things quick and easy.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
This Ninja Creami blueberry ice cream has a smooth, creamy texture with bright fruity blueberry flavor. It’s lighter than a traditional cream-heavy ice cream, but still creamy enough to feel like a satisfying frozen dessert.
- Smooth and creamy texture. This blueberry ice cream is lighter than traditional ice cream but still creamy and just as delicious.
- Packed with real blueberry flavor. Blueberries give this ice cream its bright fruit flavor and naturally vibrant color.
- Made with just 4 simple ingredients. This easy Ninja Creami recipes comes together with simple ingredients you may already have on hand.
- More balanced than traditional ice cream. When you pair the fiber-rich blueberries with protein from milk, you have a healthy sweet treat that’s balanced with nutrients and lower in added sugar too.
- Perfect for summer. Homemade blueberry ice cream is especially delicious during blueberry season and makes a refreshing warm-weather treat.
It’s the perfect topping for Berry Crumble!
And don’t forget to check out all of my Ninja Creami Recipes for more healthy Ninja Creami Recipes! You’ll love my Peach Ninja Creami Ice Cream too!
Ingredient Notes
- Blueberries: Blueberries give the ice cream great blueberry flavor, fiber and antioxidants. Fresh or frozen blueberries both work. Fresh berries give a bright, classic flavor, while frozen blueberries add deeper color and sweetness. If using frozen berries, blend them fully into the base before freezing so the Creami can process everything smoothly.
- Milk: I recommend at least 2% milk to keep the texture creamy and delicious. If you use an ultra-filtered milk (like Fairlife), you’ll also get added protein packed in too. Whole milk or dairy-free milk like oat milk will work great too.
- Pudding mix: Vanilla instant pudding mix adds a little sweetness and makes this ice cream have the perfect creamy texture. You can use sugar free pudding mix for an even lower sugar ice cream.
- Lemon juice: A tiny splash of fresh lemon juice enhances the flavor and natural sweetness of fresh blueberries, adding just the right amount of tart.
- Optional sweeteners: Always taste the ice cream base before you freeze it. If needed, you can add a few teaspoons of additional sweetener like maple syrup, honey, agave syrup or use a sugar substitute depending on your taste preference.
Variations To Try
- Mix in wild blueberries. After the final re-spin step, mix in wild blueberries for fun blueberry bursts in your ice cream.
- Make blueberry cheesecake ice cream. Add 1 tablespoon cream cheese and use 1 tablespoon for mix-ins.
- Try blueberry vanilla ice cream. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste to the base before freezing for a blueberry vanilla ice cream.
- Make blueberry pie ice cream. Add a few crumbled Nilla Wafer cookies and whipped cream.
- Make peanut butter and jelly ice cream. Drizzle with melted peanut butter for a sundae with the flavors of peanut butter and jelly.
- Create a creamier version. Add a few tablespoons of heavy cream.
- Add more protein. Mix in a scoop of vanilla protein powder.
How to Make Ninja Creami Blueberry Ice Cream
Step 1: Add all ingredients to a high-speed blender.
Step 2: Blend on high until fully combined and creamy. Taste test and add additional sweetener if needed like white sugar, honey or maple syrup.
Step 3: Pour blueberry ice cream mixture into the Ninja Creami pint container.
Step 4: Freeze for 24 hours.
Step 5: Remove lid and place container into the Ninja Creami machine. Run light ice cream mode x1. Note that ice cream will still be crumbly on first spin.
Step 6: Run re-spin mode two more times. Ice cream should be smooth and creamy. If adding mix-ins, add to the center and run mix-in mode.
How to Store
Store leftover ice cream in the Ninja Creami pint container with the lid on or scoop out into an airtight container and freeze for up to 1 week.
I like to have extra Ninja Creami pints on hand so that I can make plenty of ice cream all season long.
Recipe FAQ
I like to spin light ice creams 3 times so that they’re nice and creamy. I find that they can still be a little crumbly after just 2 spins. If needed, you can add about a tablespoon of milk or liquid to help the ice cream get creamy.
Yes, absolutely! Fresh or frozen berries will both work great here since they’re blended in the blender beforehand. You’ll get a deeper blueberry color if you use frozen.
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Ninja Creami Blueberry Ice Cream
Equipment
- Ninja Creami Ice Cream Machine
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup fresh blueberries, or frozen
- 1 cup 2% milk, use ultra-filtered milk for higher protein and more creaminess
- 2 tbsp vanilla instant pudding mix, regular or sugar-free
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a high speed blender and blend on high until completely smooth and creamy.
- Pour into the Ninja Creami pint container. Cover with lid and freeze for 24 hours.
- Run lite ice cream mode x1. Note that ice cream will still be crumbly on first spin.
- Run respin mode x2. Note: ice cream should be smooth and creamy after 3 spins. If needed, add a tiny splash of milk to help with creaminess.
Notes
- Fresh or frozen blueberries work.
- Blend the base until completely smooth. This ensures the creamiest texture.
- Re-spin is needed. If the ice cream looks crumbly after the first spin, add 1-2 tablespoons of milk and re-spin.
- Mix-ins: If adding mix-ins, add mix-ins to the center of the ice cream before running mix-in mode. Mix-in ideas: chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, graham crackers, fresh blueberries.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an estimate.
So easy and so good. I will definitely be making this more this summer. I love how creamy it comes out!