Non-dairy ice cream, particularly the homemade stuff, tends to lack that smooth, creamy texture but all of the vegan recipes I made from the recipe book came out as silky-smooth as their dairy counterparts and in some cases, the texture was better.

Upgrading to the Ninja CREAMi Breeze may be worth it if you have a small kitchen and want to save valuable kitchen counter space. FLEXIBILITY: Turn one frozen base into two finished flavors – one in the top half of the Deluxe Pint and the other on the bottom.With the Creami, you get an ice cream maker with motorised blades, three pint-sized tubs (with extra available to purchase separately) and a recipe guide with 30-plus recipes to get you started. For example, the brand of milk or cream you use, the ripeness of the fruit, how long you freeze the ice cream for and how long it’s left out of the fridge before churning can all alter the end product. The Ninja CREAMi 5-in-1 (sometimes labeled NC300) is hard to find and often sold with a steep discount. As you can tell from the image above, one consequence of the larger capacity is that pints, blades, lids, and bowls are larger and, unfortunately, not interchangeable between the Ninja CREAMi Deluxe and those of older models. Plus, once you’ve figured it out, it’s relatively simple to operate: pop your frozen ingredients in one of the supplied pint containers, freeze for 24 hours then drop into the outer container.

Instead, it requires you to freeze your mixture solid, before churning it into your frozen treat of choice. MIX-INS: Customize your flavor and texture by mixing in your favorite chocolate, nuts, candy, fruit, and more to personalize any CREAMi treat. The Breeze comes with all the features of Ninja CREAMi 7-in-1, but is designed to save you valuable counter space. Modernist Pantry (a retailer of modernist cooking supplies including the Pacojet) and Chris Young (co-author of the book Modernist Cuisine) have both compared the Pacojet to the Ninja Creami. Luckily, this whimsical dessert is bursting with blueberries, tangy cream cheese, and yummy crushed Graham Crackers.The latter is used for adding things like chocolate chips and sweets to your ice cream once it’s mixed. The original “5-in-1” and “7-in-1” Ninja CREAMI models can make five and seven different frozen treats in 16 ounce containers.