The Ninja NC299AMZ CREAMi Ice Cream Maker is on sale right now on Amazon. It is available for $169 which is cheaper than the earlier price of $199.99 which means you get a discount of 15%. The Ninja Creami is an automatic ice cream maker, but not in the way you might think. While traditional models freeze cold or room temperature ingredients as they churn, the Creami reverses this process by freezing the bowl first. Instead, you must solidify your mixture before churning it into your desired frozen treat. This significantly shortens the ice cream making process, taking two to three minutes versus 30 minutes on average for traditional ice cream makers.
This does not resemble a traditional ice cream maker; rather, it resembles a filter coffee machine. It’s a tall piece of equipment, but it still fits neatly under our kitchen counters with plenty of room to spare. Multiple settings are not uncommon in high-end ice cream makers, but this Ninja model has the most. This machine can produce six distinct items.
[content-egg-block template=offers_logo hide=price]It has an unusual design. It has the appearance of a traditional filter coffee machine and is therefore a little bulky. It measures 16.5 x 27 x 40.5cm (WDH), so you’ll need a lot of vertical space above it, and it weighs nearly 6.5kg, so you’ll probably want to avoid lugging it around too much. If you have the space, it’s a nice-looking machine that you’ll enjoy having on display. Plus, once you’ve figured it out, it’s fairly simple to use: place your frozen ingredients in one of the supplied pint containers, freeze for 24 hours, and then transfer to the outer container. This is then lifted into position beneath the motor unit and churned into ice cream.
This ice cream maker is easy to use and requires no setup. Along with the machine, three plastic pint-sized tubs are included. You can make whatever frozen treat you want in each tub, including sorbets (typically just fruit, sweetener, and water), gelato, and ice cream, which can be full-fat, low-fat, or dairy-free. This machine can also make smoothies and milkshakes, but so can my blender. Those didn’t pique my interest. There is a recipe book with about 30 recipes included, and more can be found online.
The recipes include as few as one ingredient, such as a one-ingredient sorbet made with canned fruit (already drenched in sugar), and as many as seven or eight. This machine is fantastic for quickly making healthy ice cream, sorbet, and frozen yoghurt. It takes some trial and error to figure out which recipes you like, but once you do, it’s great to be able to make your own ice cream at home with minimal mess.