With just a few ingredients you can make your own healthy cookies and cream ice cream in the Ninja Creami. This is actually a high protein frozen yogurt, that is made with Greek yogurt, maple syrup, vanilla and Oreos. This Ninja CREAMi Cookies and Cream is a BIG favorite with kids, but lighter than the usual options.
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Whenever we go to an ice cream place, if they have cookies and cream then I am ordering it! Vanilla ice cream with Oreo crumbs mixed in? Sign me up!
Since getting our Ninja Creami Deluxe we have been making healthy versions of our favorite ice creams and this cookies and cream Creami might just be our favorite.
So simple to make with just 3 ingredients for the base and then the Oreos to mix in.
Looking for more Ninja Creami recipes? Try our delicious Ninja Creami Sticky Toffee Pudding Ice Cream, easy Birthday Cake Ninja Creami, refreshing Ninja Creami Strawberry Ice Cream or our amazing Ninja Creami Carrot Cake Ice Cream.
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Ingredients and Substitutions
A full ingredients list, along with US Customary and Metric measurements, can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post.
- Yogurt - Greek yogurt is the main ingredient in this cookies and cream Ninja Creami. We used fat free to make it lighter, but you can use a higher fat percentage which will make it creamier.
- Maple syrup - This is what adds the sweetness, but it can be swapped for honey or agave.
- Vanilla - Use vanilla extract, not essence, to make the vanilla Creami base.
- Oreos - This is where the cookie and cream flavor comes from. Use different flavor Oreo cookies to mix it up.
Variations
Cookies - We have used Oreos to make this an Oreo Creami recipe, but any kind of cookie would work. Chocolate chip cookies are our favourite swap. You can use different types of Oreo too - the brownie ones are really good.
Protein - You could make this even higher in protein by adding some protein powder. Vanilla or chocolate would work.
Peanut Butter - A swirl of peanut butter mixed in is really good!
Mix-ins - Other mix-ins that work well are chocolate chips and nuts like walnuts or pecans.
How To Make Ninja CREAMi Cookies and Cream
- Step 1: Put the yogurt, maple syrup and vanilla into the Ninja Creami pint container.
- Step 2: Mix well to combine everything.
- Step 3: Put the lid onto the pint container and freeze for 24 hours.
- Step 4: Remove the lid and put the frozen pint tub into the outer bowl and put on the outer bowl lid. Put into the Ninja Creami machine and set to the frozen Yogurt setting and spin. After the first spin it may result in a crumbly consistency.
- Step 5: Replace the tub in the machine and press Re-spin. This may take 1-2 more re-spins to achieve the perfect creamy consistency.
- Step 6: Add crumbled Oreos into the spun frozen yogurt.
- Step 7: Spin on the mix-in setting.
Serving Suggestions
There are so many options when it comes to toppings here. Think about when you go into an ice cream shop, and all the different toppings that you can choose from - they can all go on this too.
We kept it simple with just some extra crushed Oreos. But, why not try our Homemade Chocolate Sauce or chocolate chips too? You could also make some of our Homemade Healthy Nutella and drizzle that over it to make it extra chocolatey. Some of our low sugar granola on top adds a nice crunch too.
Our kids love adding sprinkles onto it and marshmallows too. Whilst we have just scooped this into a bowl, you can put it in a waffle cone to make it feel more like a treat.
Dannii's Top Tips
- This makes quite a small batch. You could wanted to make it go further, then you could add some milk to it.
- When putting the ingredients into the pint container, don't exceed the max fill line.
- Oreo thins give a better cookie and cream filling to biscuit ratio so we find that they are the best to crumble into this.
- This is quite a soft ice cream if you are eating it straight after adding the mix-ins. If you want it more scoopable, then you can put it back in the freezer for a bit before serving.
- To make this more budget friendly, supermarket own brand cookies and cream taste just as good in this.
- We added really fine crumbled Oreos, but you could quarter each one so they are chunkier when mixed in.
- If you wanted to make this a little extra creamy, without using full fat yogurt, then just add a couple of tablespoons of heavy cream (double cream) to the mixture.
Frequently Asked Questions
The ice cream will harden again when it goes into the freezer, so we would recommend keeping it in the Ninja container, so it can be re-spun again when you are ready to eat the leftovers. You can also just leave the pint out of the freezer for 10 minutes until it softens and then scoop it.
When making a healthy ice cream with just fat free yogurt rather than cream, sometimes you have to re-spin it more times. If after all the re-spins it's still crumbly, then add a tablespoon of milk and re-spin again and it should be a creamy texture.
Other Creami Mix-Ins
If you've tried this Ninja Creami Oreo Ice Cream, let us know how you got on in the comments below.
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Recipe
Ninja CREAMi Cookies and Cream Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 350 g (1.75 cups) of 0% Fat Free Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons of Maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon of Vanilla extract
- 4 Oreos
Instructions
- Put the yogurt, maple syrup and vanilla into the Ninja pint container.
- Mix well to combine everything.
- Put the lid onto the pint container and freeze for 24 hours.
- Remove the lid and put the frozen pint tub into the outer bowl and put on the outer bowl lid. Put into the Ninja Creami machine and set to the frozen Yogurt setting and spin. After the first spin it may result in a crumbly consistency.
- Replace the tub in the machine and press Re-spin. This may take 1-2 more re-spins to achieve the perfect creamy consistency.
- Add crumbled Oreos into the spun frozen yogurt.
- Spin on the mix-in setting.
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Recipe Tips
- This makes quite a small batch. You could wanted to make it go further, then you could add some milk to it.
- When putting the ingredients into the pint container, don't exceed the max fill line.
- Oreo thins give a better cookie and cream filling to biscuit ratio so we find that they are the best to crumble into this.
- This is quite a soft ice cream if you are eating it straight after adding the mix-ins. If you want it more scoopable, then you can put it back in the freezer for a bit before serving.
- To make this more budget friendly, supermarket own brand cookies and cream taste just as good in this.
- We added really fine crumbled Oreos, but you could quarter each one so they are chunkier when mixed in.
- If you wanted to make this a little extra creamy, without using full fat yogurt, then just add a couple of tablespoons of heavy cream (double cream) to the mixture.
Nutritional Information
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The nutritional information provided is approximate and is calculated using online tools. Information can vary depending on various factors, but we have endeavoured to be as accurate as possible.
As all appliances vary, cooking times are a guide. Please note that by changing the serving size, the cooking time may also need to be altered.
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