I’ve had the same machine since April '24. No problems at all using it daily and sometimes twice daily. But I do take care of it. I’ve seen some Reddit posts about people having troubles, but who knows if they’re treating their machines nicely. I’ve heard of some people really abusing them, mostly by adding ingredients made for blenders, not ice-cream churning machines. Gotta read that direction book.
I’d buy from a place with a generous return policy and save the box just in case. But no issues here.
A more appealing pic of the coffee ice cream. Updated recipe HERE.
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Pina Colada Perfected
A pina colada is pineapple juice, coconut cream, sugar, rum, and ice. So, here’s my second attempt to make an ice cream version in the Ninja CREAMi machine, minus the booze. Turned out great!
Ingredients:
• 13 oz lite coconut milk (canned, unsweetened)
• 2 scoops vanilla Metabolic Drive
• 1/4 cup of chopped pineapple (canned, water-packed)
• 1 tablespoon of reserved pineapple juice from the can
• 1 teaspoon of coconut flakes for garnish (optional)
Directions:
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Whisk your MD Protein into the lite coconut milk. Freeze overnight.
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Spin it on the regular ice cream setting.
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Dig a hole in the top and add the pineapple juice and chopped pineapples. Hit the mix-in button.
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Hit it with coconut flakes.
Notes:
• I tried this first with full-fat coconut milk. The coconut flavor was a bit intense, and of course, it added a lot of calories compared to lite coconut milk. Lite is 250 calories per can. Regular is 700. I still wouldn’t call this a “light” recipe, but I’ve substantially knocked the calories down with lite coconut milk and no-sugar-added pineapples.
• Flavored rum extract does exist, so give that a whirl for a true pina colada flavor.
• You’ll get about 43 grams of protein per pint.
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Does anybody have recipes that don’t use protein powder? Been loving the protein recipes for myself but I wanted to try and make an ice cream for my two year old ideally with only whole food ingredients.
The recipe book that came with the machine has recipes like that.
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Anyone want some handy-dandy recipe cards for using Metabolic Drive in the CREAMi? Download the PDF below.
CREAMi-Metabolic-Drive.pdf (2.2 MB)
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New pics of the breakfast ice cream somewhere above. I’ll repost it here if you missed it.
Breakfast Ice Cream: Oats & Cinnamon
Ingredients:
• 10 oz 1% milk
• 2 scoops vanilla Metabolic Drive
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon or to taste
• 1/4 cup oats, overnight soaked in 1/4 cup milk
Directions:
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Mix everything but the oats and freeze in your pint cup overnight. At the same time, soak the oats in the fridge.
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Run your base on the lite setting, then use the mix-in button to add the soaked oats.
Notes:
• I’ve used instant oats and old-fashioned rolled oats – both work. Old-fashioned gives your ice cream a slightly toothier texture, which I like. Use instant for a smoother texture.
• This one has about 57 grams of protein for the whole pint.
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Sweet Potato Pie
Because why not?
Ingredients:
• 10 oz 1% milk
• 2 scoops vanilla Metabolic Drive
• 1/3 or 1/2 cup precooked sweet potato
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Directions:
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Bake a sweet potato (around 400 degrees F for 50-60 mins). Cool, then scoop out one-third to one-half cup of the insides.
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Add milk, protein powder, sweet potato, cinnamon, and nutmeg to a bowl. Hit it with the immersion blender or just use a regular blender. Pour into pint and freeze overnight. OPTION: Add the mushy sweet potato as the mix-in.
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Spin it on the Lite setting. Re-spin with a spoonful of milk for a soft-serve texture. (I didn’t do that for the batch in the photo.)
Note: Lots of options
• I’ve used 1/3 and 1/2 cup sweet potato mush. Both work.
• I’ve also added the sweet potato into the base (pre-freezing) and as a mix-in. Both work.
• I’ve used a whisk, a blender, and an immersion blender. All work. The immersion does froth up the base, though, so you may want to let that settle before freezing.
• Play around with the cinnamon and nutmeg amounts. I’ve doubled the amount in the recipe above, but it was a potent punch to the palate! (Still ate it.)
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