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There’s a lot of hype over peanut butter ice cream (with good reason of course).
But there’s a new “butter” ice cream in town: cookie butter ice cream!
I like to think of cookie butter as peanut butter’s sweeter and more delicious cousin. Although I have yet to figure out how cookie butter is supposed to be enjoyed besides eating it with a spoon (and now in ice cream), I can’t help but buy it when I pass it in the grocery store.
It’s sold at a few stores, but I feel like it’s most commonly seen at Trader Joe’s. That’s my main reason for not shopping there: I’ll buy too much cookie butter.
Cookie butter ice cream uses a bit of cookie butter to give it that extra sweetness and great flavor. Cookie butter has a sort of sweet graham cracker taste. It’s hard to not eat the whole jar once you taste it.
Now, if you have a nut allergy, some cookie butters contain traces of nuts. I got my husband a jar of cookie butter for his first birthday and didn’t realize it contained traces of tree nuts.
He was only able to take one bite before feeling a bit funky, so I thought we would never find a cookie butter we could safely use in our Ninja Creami.
However, our local discount grocery store carried a new brand of cookie butter I had never heard of for a few weeks. Thankfully, it didn’t contain any traces of nuts and was completely safe. Just ask how many small jars of it my husband went through.
Of course, we had to create a new Ninja Creami recipe once we knew the cookie butter was good to use! And so, cookie butter ice cream was born.
This new ice cream flavor is one of my favorites because of how sweet and flavorful it is!
So if you have some cookie butter leftover after going at the jar with a spoon, grab a Ninja Creami pint and get spinning!
To Make Dairy-Free Cookie Butter Ice Cream, Use the Following:
- 1 tbsp vegan cream cheese for 1 tbsp cream cheese
- 1 cup oat milk for 1 cup whole milk
- 3/4 cup cream of coconut for 3/4 cup heavy cream
To Make Nut-Free Cookie Butter Ice Cream, Use the Following:
- 2 tbsp nut-free cookie butter for 2 tbsp cookie butter (like Speculoos)
First Time Using the Ninja Creami or Looking for Tips?
While the Ninja Creami is a machine with only 7 (or 11) buttons, it can still be intimidating! Here are a few tips and tricks Alex and I have picked up since beginning our ice cream journey with the Ninja Creami!
- Can I make the cookie butter ice cream nut-free? Sure! Just use a 1:1 substitution of cookie butter that doesn’t contain nuts for a typical cookie butter! We found that the Trader Joe’s brand Speculoos has traces of nuts.
- Do I need to microwave the cookie butter before mixing it in? It depends! You want it to be pretty soft so that it mixes easily with the rest of the mixture. If it needs to be softened, microwave it for 5 – 10 seconds.
- If I put the pint back into the freezer, do I need to mix the ice cream up again before enjoying? Surprisingly, no! When using the typical base ingredients (whole milk, heavy cream), re-spinning is probably best to get the ice cream back to its original creamy consistency after freezing. However, we have found when using oat milk and cream of coconut, our first spin leaves the ice cream very creamy (almost like a soft-serve texture). After putting it in the freezer for 24 hours after this original spin, the ice cream is the perfect texture to enjoy without re-spinning! My suggestion is see how the texture is without a re-spin, and re-spin only as necessary!
- What button should I use to spin my ice cream? This all depends on the consistency you’re going for! Each button operates the machine at varying speeds. For thicker concoctions (like ice cream), the ice cream button is best. However, if using eggs in the recipe (like a gelato), use the gelato button! The sorbet button is best used with fruit mixtures. For example, if mixing a can of pineapples in heavy syrup, use the sorbet button to make a delicious fruity creation! Overall, it’s something you can experiment with to find your personal preference for your ice cream consistency!
Looking for More Ninja Creami Recipes?
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If you’re like us and are running out of ice cream storage containers, grab a two-pack of Ninja Creami pints to keep your freezer full with all of your ice cream creations!
Or if you don’t have a Ninja Creami and are on the fence about getting one, check out my honest review!
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Ninja Creami Cookie Butter Ice Cream
Description
Cookie butter ice cream uses a bit of cookie butter with a typical ice cream base to create a flavorful and delicious Creami treat!
To make this recipe in the Ninja Creami Deluxe, multiply all ingredients by 1.5
Note: 1 serving = 1 pint
Ingredients
Instructions
Place 1 tbsp cream cheese in a medium bowl and microwave for 5-10 seconds. If the cream cheese was in the fridge, these 5-10 seconds in the microwave will help soften it up to mix well with the other ingredients.
Combine cream cheese with 1 tsp vanilla extract and 1/3 cup granulated sugar. Whisk until the ingredients are mixed together.
Soften 2 tbsp cookie butter in the microwave for 5 - 10 seconds (if not already a mixable texture).
Whisk 2 tbsp softened cookie butter into the mixture.
Slowly whisk in 1 cup whole milk and 3/4 cup heavy cream.
Pour the mixture into a Ninja Creami pint container, ensuring it does not go over the max fill line.
Freeze the pint for 24 hours, ensuring it is placed on a flat surface in the freezer.
After 24 hours, remove the pint from the freezer, and plug in your Ninja Creami machine! Time for the magic.
Remove the lid from the pint and grab the Ninja Creami outer bowl. Place the pint securely into the outer bowl and cover with the lid. Once the lid is on, place the outer bowl into the machine, twisting to the right until it locks into place. Press the "Ice Cream" button and (try to) wait patiently for the creamy treat coming your way.
Once the process is finished, press and hold the button on the left side of the Creami to twist the bowl to the left and remove it from the machine. Twist the lid off of the outer bowl and remove the pint.
Now your cookie butter ice cream is ready to enjoy!
Note
If you don't like following recipes, don't worry - you can customize it however you want! We personally use oat milk and coconut cream to avoid most of the dairy, and it's some of the best ice cream we've ever had.
If you liked this recipe, check out our recipe for peanut butter ice cream here.