Looking for an easy Ninja Creami Frozen Yogurt recipe that is perfectly smooth and easy to scoop? You’ve come to the right place!
We tested several yogurt brands in our Ninja Creami to develop a healthy frozen yogurt recipe that is low in fat and sugar and high in protein.
Follow our simple 2 ingredient recipe and you’ll see how easy it is to transform your favourite creamy Greek yogurt at breakfast into a decadent dessert!
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What Is Ninja Creami Frozen Yogurt?
Homemade ice cream and frozen yogurt is traditionally produced by churning the ingredients in a frozen tub. A paddle slowly scrapes the interior of the frozen bowl, magically transforming the liquid ingredients into the sweet scoops kids and adults love to enjoy on a hot summer day.
I first heard about the Ninja Creami while flipping through TikTok. Fitness influencers raved about the healthy high-protein recipes you can create and food bloggers exclaimed how easy it was to make perfectly creamy ice cream in minutes. So I obviously had to get the Ninja Creami to test it out for myself!
The Ninja Creami sells for around $200. Its technology is based on the $10,000 Pacojet, which is famously used in Michelin-star kitchens to make perfectly smooth sorbets and gelatos.
Ninja Kitchen has essentially produced a very affordable Pacojet, offering curious foodies fun new ways to make homemade ice cream, gelato and frozen yogurt.
The Ninja Creami and Pacojet create a smooth frozen dessert by working in the opposite manner of a traditional homemade ice cream maker. The frozen yogurt ingredients are combined together then added to a tub, frozen for 24 hours until rock solid then made smooth thanks to the powerful blades in the Ninja Creami.
What Is A Ninja Creami?
The Ninja Creami is an innovative kitchen appliance that transforms frozen solid bases into ice cream, sorbets, frozen yogurts, milkshakes, and more at the touch of a button to make an incredibly smooth, creamy texture in minutes.
The one-touch programs allow for the perfect combination of speed, pressure, and time to completely shave through your frozen pint. Choose between Ice Cream, Sorbet, Gelato, Milkshake, Smoothie Bowl, Lite Ice Cream, and Mix-in.
The process is just 3 easy steps. Simply prep your base, freeze overnight, process, and enjoy!
Ninja Creami Frozen Yogurt Step-by-Step Directions
- Mix frozen yogurt ingredients until combined then pour into a Ninja Creami tub to the max fill line.
- Place the lid over the tub and store in the freezer on a flat surface. You want the surface of the ingredients to be flat as an uneven surface can damage the blades of the appliance. Store in the freezer for at least 24 hours.
- Once ready to eat, take out the tub from the freezer and remove the lid.
- Place pint container in the Ninja Creami machine and spin on lite ice cream function once.
- Remove the lid of the tub to assess texture. It will likely be crumbly, so add it back to the machine and hit re-spin.
- The frozen yogurt should now be very smooth, easy to scoop with a spoon. You can now enjoy! If the frozen yogurt is still too crumbly feel free to add a glug of milk and re-spin until you have achieved the desired texture.
- Or, if you want to add mix-ins, create a well in the centre of the tub using a spoon and add your favourite fresh fruit, cookies or candies. Hit the mix-in button, scoop and enjoy!
Best Yogurt To Use In A Ninja Creami
I turned my kitchen into taste test central, using several brands and types of yogurt.
My favourite yogurt to use when making Ninja Creami frozen yogurt is Liberté. I wanted to test out the difference in texture and flavour between Liberté Greek Yogurt (2% MF) and a tub of Liberté Méditerranée (9% MF) part of the brands gourmet dessert collection.
- Liberté Greek Yogurt: I used a 2% milk fat Greek yogurt that was naturally flavoured and sweetened with cherries and raspberries. I found for every 1 3/4 cups of greek yogurt, adding 1/4 cup of 1% milk produces the ideal creamy texture.
- Liberté Méditerranée: I used a 9% milk fat Greek yogurt from the brands dessert line called Key Lime Pie, perfect for the citrus lovers in your life! I similarly added 1/4 cup of 1% milk to 1 3/4 cups of the yogurt.
I was so impressed that both yogurts scooped into a lusciously smooth frozen yogurt after hitting the lite ice cream button followed by 1 re-spin.
The lower fat raspberry cherry Greek yogurt was noticeably thicker than the key lime pie. My hypothesis is that the lower fat Greek yogurt has a higher water content, which causes the droplets to freeze and thicken the product. The higher fat key lime pie flavour had an almost soft serve texture, which I attribute to the 9% milk fat. Conclusion, using a dessert ice cream containing higher milk fat, similar to ice cream, gives the product a more desired texture, mouthfeel and flavour.
I will continue to use Liberté Méditerranée dessert tubs to make Ninja Creami Frozen Yogurt as the decadent and innovative flavours make preparing each recipe a breeze. You only need the contents of the tub stirred with a little milk.
Ninja Creami Frozen Yogurt Recipe Tips
If it’s your first time making frozen yogurt in a Ninja Creami we suggest reading our step by step recipe from top to bottom. Familiarize yourself with each step before you start getting set up in the kitchen.
Here are some helpful tips and tricks for first time Ninja Creami users:
- There are several Ninja Creami models now available, so purchase the machine that fits best with your price point and needs.
- Use a low fat, high protein flavoured Greek yogurt for the healthiest option. We prefer not to use runny or Balkan-style yogurts as they are rather sour and off-putting as a dessert. Use those tubs for your breakfast granola bowl!
- If you’re not calorie counting, a dessert-style yogurt with 8-12% milk fat makes for a delicious sweet treat that tastes similar to soft serve ice cream. Liberté Méditerranée dessert yogurts are sold in fun flavours like Apple Pie, Coconut, Mocha, and Raspberry Cheesecake. Since they are already flavoured and sweetened preparation is a breeze!
- We recommend stirring a little milk into the yogurt before freezing to help thin out the thick Greek yogurt so it’s easier to scoop.
- Do not fill the pint past the max fill line. The liquid will expand during freezing, and you want the blade to have room to spin when you place pint of solid bases into the machine.
- If for some reason your Ninja Creami tub moves or slides in the freezer and the surface isn’t flat use a spoon (warmed under hot water in your sink) to help scrape and flatten the surface. Never add a tub into the appliance that is not flat as this can cause the blades to break.
- I’ve found that freezing the pint without the lid helps prevent the large peak from forming in the middle. If yours does have a peak, it’s okay. You’ll just want to shave off some of it with a metal spoon so the top is flat and level.
- The Ninja Creami pint container, once frozen, will be inserted into an outer bowl. The outer bowl lid contains the blade, which locks into place over the bowl. You can easily clean the blade after use by using the latch at the top of the lid.
- After going through one cycle on the lite ice cream setting do a re-spin and the texture should transform from crumbly to smooth. If the product is still crumbly add a glug of milk and re-spin and that should resolve the issue. If you are using a no-fat or low-fat runny or Balkan-style yogurt it may take several re-spins to achieve the desired texture.
- Sometimes you can avoid a re-spin if you let the pint sit out at room temperature for a few minutes before running the first cycle.
- Once you have achieved a creamy texture you can scoop a well into the centre of the tub and add your favourite mix-ins like fruit, cookies and candy. Hit mix-ins and then grab a spoon, scoop and enjoy!
Frozen Yogurt Mix-Ins
When testing out the Ninja Creami for its frozen yogurt making capabilities we wanted to be purists, simply mixing each flavoured yogurt with a little milk before freezing.
It’s easy to add additional flavours and textures to your frozen yogurt by selecting the mix-ins button on the Ninja Creami machine. Here are some of our favourite mix-ins:
- Fresh Fruit: like raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, sliced mango or ripe pear.
- Chocolate: finely chopped chocolate bars or chocolate chips.
- Cookies: homemade chocolate chip or store bought Oreos.
- Nuts: from roasted almonds to candied peanuts.
- Nut Butter: peanut butter or almond butter.
- Candy: M&Ms, peanut butter cups, marshmallows or sprinkles. Avoid gummy based candies as they turn rock solid in the freezer and can crack your teeth.
- Sauces: fudge sauce, caramel, butterscotch, strawberry coulis.
Liberte Frozen Yogurt Health Benefits
Frozen yogurt is much healthier than ice cream or gelato as it is egg and cream free.
Ninja Creami Frozen Yogurt is lower in fat and sugar, and higher in protein than your favourite store bought Ben & Jerrys or Häagen-Dazs.
The nutritional break down of the recipe below (assuming 4 servings) is:
- 81 Calories
- 2g Fat
- 5mg Cholesterol
- 29mg Sodium
- 9.1g Carbohdrate
- 0.4g Dietary Fiber
- 8.6g Sugar
- 3mcg Vitamin D
- 95mg Calcium
- 9mg Potassium
Storing Ninja Creami Frozen Yogurt
We always recommend making Ninja Creami Frozen Yogurt moments before you want to serve it as it’s perfectly smooth and easy to scoop once moved from the machine.
If you have leftover frozen yogurt you can store it in the freezer again. Note that the contents will lose their scoop-able texture and once removed from the freezer will be solid as ice once again. You’ll need to re-spin the tub once more so it’s the desired texture and easy to eat.
Be sure to use a spoon to smooth out and level the top of the leftover frozen yogurt in the Ninja Creami pint container before placing back in the freezer. Freezing with a level top will let you easily re-spin it in the Ninja Creami when you want to eat it again. This method will give you that same creamy texture.
Please note, if you added mix-ins, they’ll get chopped up when you re-spin.
If you want to free up your Ninja Creami pint container, you can transfer the leftover frozen yogurt to another container and freeze. For this method, you won’t be able to re-spin it but letting it thaw on the container for a few minutes or zapping it in the microwave for just 5-10 seconds softens it and the texture is similar to freshly spun.
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How To Make Healthy Ninja Creami Frozen Yogurt
Ninja Creami Frozen Yogurt
Equipment
- Ninja Creami
- Ninja Creami Tubs
- measuring cups
- whisk
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups Yogurt
- 1/4 cup Milk 1% Milk
Instructions
- Add the milk and yogurt to a Ninja Creami pint and whisk until combined.
- Fasten the lid and freeze for 24 hours.
- Put the frozen pint container into the Ninja Creami ice cream maker and press the lite ice cream button.
- Use the re-spin setting until smooth and creamy. If the ice cream is still crumblier than you want it before the final spin, add a glug of milk before re-spinning.
- OPTIONAL: Create a small hole in the centre with a spoon and add any mix-ins you'd like, such as frozen fruit. Press the mix-in button until combined.
- Scoop and serve!
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