Ninja Creami Chai Tea Latte Ice Cream
Ninja Creami chai tea latte ice cream made with regular chai tea bags, half and half, and cottage cheese. No concentrate, pudding mix, or gums, and it spins creamy after one respin.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 230kcal
Equipment
- 1 Ninja CREAMi Deluxe 11-in-1
- 1 Ninja Creami Pint Container
- 1 Measuring cups and spoons
- 1 Small bowl or measuring cup
- 1 Blender
Ingredients
- 4 chai tea bags any brand
- ½ cup hot water
- 1 cup half and half
- ½ cup cottage cheese full-fat
- ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Steep the tea: Add chai tea bags to ½ cup hot water. Steep 5-7 minutes until dark and concentrated. Remove tea bags and let cool to room temperature.4 chai tea bags, ½ cup hot water
- Blend the base: Add cooled tea, half and half, cottage cheese, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, salt, and cinnamon to a blender. Blend on high for 30 seconds until completely smooth.1 cup half and half, ½ cup cottage cheese, ½ cup sweetened condensed milk, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Freeze: Pour into Ninja Creami pint container (don't exceed max fill line). Freeze on a flat surface for 24 hours.
- Spin: Remove pint from freezer. Take off lid and place in outer bowl. Attach paddle lid and select **Ice Cream**.
- Check texture: If crumbly or powdery (normal for tea-based ice cream), make a small well in the center and add 1-2 tablespoons half and half or milk. Select **Respin**.
- Serve: Scoop immediately for soft-serve texture, or freeze 20-30 minutes for firmer scoops.
Notes
- Steep the tea properly - 5-7 minutes. Set a timer. This makes or breaks the flavor.
- Let the tea cool completely - Hot tea will curdle the cottage cheese. Room temperature is what you want.
- Use full-fat cottage cheese - Low-fat won't blend as smoothly or taste as creamy.
- Taste before freezing - The base should taste slightly sweeter and more intensely flavored than you want. Freezing dulls both.
- Expect to respin once - Tea-based ice cream almost always needs it. Don't worry when it looks crumbly first.
- Freeze on a flat surface - Uneven freezing = uneven texture.
- Don't skip the cinnamon - It really does boost the chai flavor and round everything out.
- Use what you have - I've tested this with three different chai tea brands. They all worked. Don't overthink it.
Nutrition
Calories: 230kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 11.5g | Sodium: 315mg | Sugar: 24g
