What better way to satisfy your coffee craving than with smooth and creamy coffee ice cream! By using the Ninja Creami you can make a delicious low calorie coffee ice cream! Perfect for an Affogato!
Ninja Creami Coffee Ice Cream
There is nothing quite like grabbing a pint of ice cream and knowing that there is less than 250 calories in the whole thing! That is exactly what you get with this coffee ice cream made in the Ninja Creami.
Using a cup of cold brew coffee for flavor and half-and-half for creaminess make this recipe a must try! You can even make it using decaf coffee to reduce the caffeine in this recipe, or if you're watching your sharing this ice cream with younger generations.
You may also like this Peanut Butter Ice Cream, Chocolate Chocolate Chip Ice Cream and this Chocolate Protein Ice Cream.
Why you'll love this low carb coffee ice cream recipe
- Low calorie recipe – One serving of this recipe (⅔ cup) is about 85 calories and only 3 grams of added sugar.
- Easy to make – This is very easy to follow recipe, perfect if you're new to using your Ninja Creami Ice Cream Maker. The only hard part is waiting 18-24 hours for the ice cream to be frozen.
- Flavorful – One whole cup of coffee in this recipe gives you a perfectly rich coffee flavor.
- Low Carb Ice Cream - this keto coffee ice cream recipe has just 4g net carbs per serving, or 12g net carbs for the entire pint!
Ingredients
- Cold Brew Coffee – this recipe is a great way to use up your leftover morning coffee - but there is no shame in making a fresh cup just to use in ice cream, either!
- Half and half – it’s hard to mimic the creaminess you get from half-and-half or heavy cream in ice cream. Keep in mind that this does also increase the calories and fat in the recipe.
- Vanilla extract – you can use either liquid vanilla extract or you can even use vanilla bean paste for a richer vanilla flavor
- Stevia extract – I love the convenience of NOW Organic Stevia Extract
- Allulose - there are multiple options for low carb sweeteners, but allulose is a great option in frozen products. Take a look at my Chocolate Dairy Free Keto Ice Cream where I give a more detailed review of other sweetener options.
Tips & Tricks
Plan ahead for when that coffee craving sets in. This coffee ice cream takes a full 18-24 hours to freeze before it can be mixed in the Ninja Creami. Be sure to make this recipe the day before you hope to eat the ice cream.
With this coffee ice cream it can be a little powdery after 1 spin so you might have to spin it again. You can always add 1-2 tablespoons of liquid after the first spin to make it less likely to be powdery again.
Tools to make this easy recipe
- Ninja Blender – I absolutely love my ninja blender. Not only can you use it for the obvious like smoothies and shakes, but it works perfect for making the ice cream base as well!
- Ninja Creami ice cream maker – I honestly am in love with this Ninja Creami. Before I bought these extra Ninja Creami Pints I was using it every day. Now I make ice cream in my Ninja Creami in bulk, doing 4-5 recipes at a time. I opted for those pints because they were about half the price, but be weary if you need them quickly, it took about 3 weeks to get here. They did have some prime options, but I was being thrifty.
How to make coffee ice cream in the Ninja Creami
- Add all of the ingredients into a blender or mason jar. Blend or shake until the ingredients are well combined.
- Transfer the liquid to the Ninja Creami ice cream pint and place the lid on. Freeze for 18-24 hours. Make sure that you freeze it face up on a flat surface. This is very important.
- Once the ice cream base is completely frozen, remove it from the freezer.
- Remove the lid and transfer the pint into the Ninja Creami pint holder.
- Place the blade into the lid and then place the lid onto the pint holder.
- Lock the ice cream into the Creami and select either the ice cream or soft serve selections.
- If after one round of spinning your ice cream is a little dusty in texture and not creamy, select the “spin again” setting.
- After it’s finished remove the pint from the holder and enjoy.
Substitutions
- If you are wanting a higher calorie ice cream, you can substitute the half and half with heavy cream. This would be good for someone wanting to gain weight, someone who is having trouble getting enough calories in, or if you are intermittent fasting and need high calorie food choices.
- If you aren't a fan of caffeine, you can use decaf coffee instead.
- You can also use any milk alternative instead of the half and half to reduce the calorie content of this coffee ice cream.
- If you’re looking for alternative low carb sweeteners to allulose, check out this keto protein ice cream recipe where I share lots of different options.
- If you don't have allulose, check out this allulose nutrition post that I wrote that includes substitutions for allulose.
How to store
- Store this coffee ice cream in the freezer with the lid on. It should last 3 to 6 months in the freezer as long as the lid is on tight.
- You will need to run the ice cream through the Ninja Creami again once it has been fully frozen.
FAQs
This recipe calls for 1 cup of coffee. If you use regular coffee this would equal about 95mg of caffeine in the whole pint (32mg per serving).
This homemade coffee ice cream recipe has less than 250 calories in the entire pint and has few added sugars. This makes it a great option as a healthier dessert!
More Ninja Creami Ice Cream Recipes
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- Chocolate Protein Ice Cream Recipe without Bananas
- Chocolate Protein Ice Cream | Ninja Creami
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup coffee
- ¾ cup half and half
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 5 drops stevia
- 3 tablespoon allulose
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients into a blender or mason jar. Blend or shake until the ingredients are well combined.
- Transfer the liquid to the Creami ice cream pint and place the lid on. Freeze for 18-24 hours.
- Once the ice cream base is completely frozen, remove it from the freezer.
- Remove the lid and transfer the pint into the Ninja Creami pint holder.
- Place the blade into the lid and then place the lid onto the pint holder.
- Lock the ice cream into the creami and select either the ice cream or soft serve selections.
- If after one round of spinning your ice cream is a little dusty in texture and not creamy, select the “spin again” setting.
- After it’s finished remove the pint from the holder and enjoy.
Notes
- There are 12g of net carbs per the entire pint or 4g net carbs per serving.
Nutrition
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Mike Sr
Does this recipe have any aftertaste from the sweeteners you are using? I have always used granulated sugar but trying to cut back or eliminate using all that sugar but kind of leery about how artificial sweeteners taste and if there is any aftertaste.
Lara
I don't taste anything. That's why I like to use a combination of sweeteners.
Rit
Wat is 3/4 kopje half en half ?
ik begrijp het niet helemaal !
Lara
It's a mixture of half milk and half cream - we have it here in the US
James
Made it just like the recipe indicated. Unfortunately, not tasting like coffee nor creamy. I would love to know if there are any additional tips on this.
Kimberly
Why do you use both allulose and stevia?
Lara Clevenger, Registered Dietitian
sometimes stevia by itself can be very bitter, so I add allulose to balance it out
Jen
This was not good. It had very little flavor and was icy. It was like weak coffee italian ice.
Lara Clevenger, Registered Dietitian
I'm sorry you didn't like it. What kind of iced coffee did you use? Personally, I don't like a strong coffee flavor so this works well for me. If you like a more bold flavor, you can use espresso instead or in addition to *I have not tested using espresso yet, but it's on my to do list.
Mike
When you 1 cup of coffee, what do you mean? The dreadful weak stuff you get in your diners in the US or a proper cup of coffee from a real coffee machine? And do you mean an actual cup (250ml) or just a small coffee cup? It would be really good if you could be more specific.
I’ve just ordered a Creami and love coffee ice cream but this recipe is so vague in terms of how much coffee and what type to use, it makes me nervous. I might try it with a 1/4 cup of decaf espresso from my machine and see how it goes but do you have any more guidance on this?
Lara Clevenger, Registered Dietitian
I used 1 cup (8oz) of cold brew (starbucks cold brew from the grocery store). It is on the weaker side. You can use a couple shots of espresso instead if you like a stronger coffee flavor, and add milk for the rest of the liquid. Hope this helps.