Ninja Creami Pumpkin Ice Cream

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Enjoy fall flavors year round with this Ninja Creami Pumpkin Ice Cream Recipe. This creamy pumpkin ice cream is a great way to use up leftover pumpkin puree and has just 5 ingredients!

Ninja Creami Pumpkin Ice Cream in a bowl with a spoon in it and a white napkin on the side

Ninja Cream Pumpkin Ice Cream

If you're someone who is looking for a pint of ice cream that's low in calories, then you'll love this Ninja Creami pumpkin ice cream. It has around 250 calories for the entire pint!

This recipe is from my Healthy Ice Cream Recipes Ebook. You'll find this recipe and 25 other recipes, including protein ice cream recipes, dairy-free recipes, and recipes without gums and pudding mixes.

This ice cream recipe is made with pumpkin puree and cinnamon, which gives this ice cream the holiday flavor that we all love, so you don't have to wait for the Fall to enjoy it. Looking for more inspiration? Check out these 25+ delicious Ninja Creami Recipes.

If you're looking for more non-traditional flavors of ice cream, check out this Raspberry Cheesecake Ice Cream, Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream , Ninja Creami Cheery Ice Cream, Pineapple Coconut ice Cream, Butterfinger Ice Cream and Ninja CREAMi Blueberry Ice Cream.

Ninja Creami Pumpkin Ice Cream in the ninja creami container with a spoon and white napkin

Why you'll love this Ninja Cream Pumpkin Ice Cream

Festive flavor - who doesn't love the season of pumpkin flavor!
Easy to make - the Ninja Creami and a blender does most of the work and you can enjoy this delicious pumpkin recipe.
Low calorie ice cream recipe - with only 79 calories per serving, this makes this a guilt free treat too!

Ingredients

Fairlife milk – Fairlife is a great high protein, low carb, low fat milk option. And it doesn’t have those funky gums or emulsifiers than can mess with your stomach! I’ve used both 2% and 1% versions when making this recipe.
Vanilla extract – you can use either liquid vanilla extract or you can even use vanilla bean paste for a richer vanilla flavor
Besti Monk Fruit Erythritol Blend – I’ve been loving the Besti Brand Sweeteners. I have a few of them that I alternate between.
Ground Cinnamon - make sure that you're using ground cinnamon and not cinnamon sugar for this ice cream recipe. Unless you want a sugary version, then go ahead with the cinnamon sugar mixture.
Pumpkin puree - make sure that you are choosing canned pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie filling. There's a big difference. Pumpkin pie filling is loaded with sugar and carbs, so be sure to not make that mistake. The only ingredient on the label should be pumpkin.

Tips & Tricks

Make sure that you plan ahead for this pumpkin ice cream. This pumpkin 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.

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.

Ninja Creami Pumpkin Ice Cream in a bowl

How to make Ninja Cream Pumpkin Ice Cream

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 powdery in texture and not creamy you can use the "respin function," it it's still powdery, add 1-2 tablespoon of milk and re-spin again until at desired texture.
After it’s finished, remove the pint from the holder and enjoy.

all ingredients in the ninja blender — Add all ingredients to blender cup

frozen Ninja Creami Pumpkin Ice Cream in the ninja creami container — Add all ingredients to blender cup

Substitutions

If you don't have Fairlife milk on hand you can use any other type of dairy milk for this recipe. My favorite is raw goats milk or raw cows milk. If you are wanting to use a milk alternative, you may need to add some collagen or gelatin or some other emulsifier to get the best consistency.

How to store

Store this pumpkin 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.
If you have leftover ice cream, return it to the freezer and make sure you smooth out into and even layer. Once you're ready to eat the rest of the ice cream you will need to re-run the ice cream base through the Ninja Creami and repeat the same process as before.

Ninja Creami Pumpkin Ice Cream in the ninja creami container with an ice cream spoon and white napkin

FAQs

Why is my Ninja CREAMi ice cream crumbly?

The main cause for the ice cream to be crumbly is that you may need to respin the pint a few more times. Continue to "respin" your mixture in the Ninja Creami until the ice cream is at your desired texture. You may also add a table spoon of liquid between respins to help.

Do you have to wait 24 hours for the CREAMi?

It is best to wait 24 hours for the best results per the manual.

Why is my Ninja CREAMi ice cream too soft?

You most likely didn't freeze the ice cream base long enough and then attempted to spin it.