Ninja Creami Pralines and Cream Ice Cream
A pralines and cream ice cream made in the Ninja Creami, with a smooth praline-flavored base, buttery brown sugar pecans added with the Mix-In program, and caramel sauce on top. No pudding mix needed.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 320kcal
Equipment
- ninja Creami
- Ninja Creami Pint
- Blender
- Small skillet
- Parchment paper
- Knife and cutting board
Ingredients
Ice cream base
- 1 cup whole milk
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons cream cheese softened
- ¼ teaspoon LorAnn Pralines & Cream flavor
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Praline pecans
- ¼ cup chopped pecans
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- ½ tablespoon butter
- ½ tablespoon heavy cream
- Tiny pinch of salt
Topping
- Store-bought caramel sauce for drizzling
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium-low heat. Stir in the brown sugar, heavy cream, and salt until the sugar melts and the mixture starts to bubble. Add the pecans and stir constantly for 2 to 3 minutes, until well coated.1 tablespoon brown sugar, ½ tablespoon butter, ½ tablespoon heavy cream, Tiny pinch of salt, ¼ cup chopped pecans
- Spread the pecans on parchment paper in a single layer. Let them cool completely, then break or chop them into small pieces.
- Add the cream cheese, sugar, LorAnn flavor, vanilla, salt, whole milk, and heavy cream to a blender. Blend until smooth.1 cup whole milk, ⅓ cup granulated sugar, 3 tablespoons cream cheese, ¼ teaspoon LorAnn Pralines & Cream flavor, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, Pinch of salt, ½ cup heavy cream
- Pour the base into the Ninja Creami pint, up to the max fill line.
- Freeze on a level surface for 24 hours.
- Take the pint straight from the freezer, no thawing needed, and spin on Ice Cream mode.
- If the ice cream looks crumbly or powdery, run Respin once.
- Make a hole down the center of the ice cream, add the praline pecans, and run the Mix-In program.
- Scoop and serve with a drizzle of caramel sauce.Store-bought caramel sauce
Notes
- Add the pecans after spinning. The blade breaks candied pecans down, so they go in with the Mix-In program, not into the base before freezing.
- Stirring by hand works too. After the Ice Cream cycle, fold the cooled pecans in with a spoon instead of running Mix-In.
- Measure the LorAnn flavor. It’s concentrated, so a little extra can take over the pint.
- Don’t respin leftovers. Respinning breaks the pecans down. To soften a frozen pint, microwave the whole pint, lid off, on the soften or melt ice cream setting for about 35 seconds.
Nutrition
Calories: 320kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 24g | Sugar: 24g
