Happy birthday to me!
Ice cream is one of my favourite desserts. And I love all the summer ice cream parlours. In Guelph, I love the Boathouse on the Speed River. We walk there with Cheddar on summer nights. In Toronto, it’s Ed’s Real Scoop in the east end and Tom’s Dairy Freeze in the west end. At the farm, it’s Slickers. Slickers is my favourite destination for a summer bike ride in Prince Edward County–50 km round trip from the farm.
But summer is coming to a close and that got me thinking.
Maybe now would be a good time to have a way of making ice cream at home in the evenings. The ice cream shops may be shutting their doors until spring but I still love ice cream in the evenings.
The Ninja Creami was first suggested to me by a nurtitionist and then of course all the weight lifting and body building bros started going on about it because it turns protein shakes into ice cream.
When they introduced a newer fancier version, the original model went on sale just around the time of my birthday.
A few weeks in, what’s our verdict?
We love it. It’s definitely worth the counter top real estate. Everything has come out frozen and creamy as advertised.
My favorite so far is just plain frozen fruit with coconut milk. We’ve had mango and pineapple this way.
We’ve also done the frozen protein shake thing which is also pretty good.
A potential downside is that you need to be organized because the ingredients need freezing in advance. We bought a couple of extra of their ice cream tubs so we’d always have some to put in the freezer.
Here’s a review that I liked, Ninja Creami Review: We Tried the TikTok-Famous Ice Cream Maker.
Do you have a ninja creami? What are your favourite recipes? Share in the comments below.
