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Ninja Creami Maple walnut ice cream with maple sugar (1)

Easy Ninja® CREAMi® Maple Walnut Ice Cream With Maple Sugar

Amber Bondar
This easy homemade maple walnut ice cream is made with maple sugar instead of white. Resulting in a firm, creamy textured ice cream from the Ninja® CREAMi® Deluxe 11-in-1 Ice Cream and Frozen Treat Maker. Enjoy a scoop as a tribute to Canadian maple producers!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Freeze 1 day
Total Time 1 day 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Canadian
Servings 4
Calories 418 kcal

Equipment

  • Ninja® CREAMi® Deluxe 11-in-1 Ice Cream and Frozen Treat Maker Or other ice cream maker. Follow the directions for your churn and adjust measurements as needed.
  • 1 measuring cup
  • 1 Tablespoon
  • 1 mixing bowl
  • Freezer
  • 1 Small Microwaveable Bowl optional
  • Microwave optional

Ingredients
  

  • 1½ Tbsp Cream Cheese *Softened
  • ½ Cup Real Maple Sugar
  • 1½ Tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 Cup 35% Heavy Cream
  • 1½ Cup Homogenized 3.25% Milk
  • 2 Tbsp Chopped Walnuts

Instructions
 

  • In a microwaveable bowl soften the cream cheese for ten seconds. (If not using microwave bring cream cheese to room temperature to make it softer to work with.)
    1½ Tbsp Cream Cheese
  • Add the softened cream cheese to mixing bowl.
  • Measure the maple sugar and vanilla in.
    ½ Cup Real Maple Sugar, 1½ Tsp Vanilla Extract
  • Blend the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
  • Add the heavy cream and whisk continually. The sugar needs to dissolve in the cream.
    1 Cup 35% Heavy Cream
  • Measure and add the homogenized milk whisking continually.
    1½ Cup Homogenized 3.25% Milk
  • Continue to whisk until the sugar is fully dissolved.
  • Pour the ice cream base into the Ninja® CREAMi® pint being careful to not go over the max fill line.
  • Place the lid on the pint and freeze level in the deep freeze for 24hrs.
  • After 24 hrs remove from the freezer and assemble in the Ninja® CREAMi® machine as instructed in manual.
  • Set to ice cream blend full. The machine will churn the ice cream.
  • When finished remove the pint and the lid.
  • Dig out the center of the ice cream to a four cm or one-and-a-half-inch wide hole by 8 cm deep or two inches.
  • Add into the hole two tablespoons chopped walnuts.
    2 Tbsp Chopped Walnuts
  • Place lid back on the pint and return to the ice cream machine as instructed.
  • Set the ice cream setting to mix-in and let the machine work its magic!
  • Remove churned ice cream and enjoy.
  • Store unused portions in the freezer for up to two weeks.

Notes

Notes

  • Freeze the Ninja Creami pint on a level surface so the machine can process the ice cream base evenly.
  • The first spin may look slightly crumbly before the mix-in cycle smooths the texture out.
  • Add the chopped walnuts after the first spin so they keep more crunch in the finished ice cream.
  • Maple sugar gives the ice cream a deeper maple flavor than maple syrup alone.
  • Cream cheese helps the ice cream stay smoother and less icy after freezing.
  • If the ice cream becomes too firm after refreezing, a small splash of milk during the re-spin can help soften the texture.

Nutrition

Calories: 418kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 6gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 84mgSodium: 71mgPotassium: 306mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 1097IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 189mgIron: 1mg
Keyword frozen dessert, ice cream, maple, maple sugar, Ninja Creami
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