Ninja Creami Sweet Potato Ice Cream
Ninja Creami Sweet Potato Ice Cream tastes just like sweet potato pie! This sweet and creamy ice cream is made with sweet potato puree, brown sugar, and spices to give it all the flavor of a slice of sweet potato pie. This fall and holiday-inspired treat is so good served with chopped pecans and a dollop of Pumpkin Spice Whipped Cream.
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Why This Recipe is So Good
- It’s made with a few ingredients. No marshmallows or pudding mixes, simply milk and cream, brown sugar and warm spices like nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves.
- It tastes EXACTLY like pie. If you love sweet potato pie, sweet potato casserole, or candied yams then you’ll love this sweet potato ice cream. It’s rich and creamy but also warm and cozy tasting because of the spices and brown sugar.
- Delicious Thanksgiving treat! The holidays are busy and this ninja creami ice cream is quick to prep in advance.
- Have more leftover sweet potato on hand? Use it to make Sweet Potato Overnight Oats.
Recipe Ingredients
- Milk and cream – Give a rich and creamy ice cream consistency without the need for cream cheese.
- Sweet potato – I used a baked sweet potato or you can use canned sweet potato puree.
- Spices – To give a classic sweet potato pie flavor, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, allspice, and cloves are added to the ice cream base along with vanilla bean paste.
- Brown sugar – Adds a rich caramel flavor and sweetness.
How to Make Ninja Creami Sweet Potato Ice Cream
All ingredients, measurements, and instructions are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- In a medium mixing bowl stir together brown sugar, sweet potato puree, and spices.
- Next, stir in heavy cream and milk until combined. The mixture will be chunky, but it’s ok because everything will get blended by your Ninja Creami ice cream machine later.
- Pour your ice cream base into a pint container then top with a lid. Freeze on a level surface for at least 22 – 24 hours.
- Remove the lid, place the pint inside the Ninja Creami outer container then insert it into the machine.
- Press the ICE CREAM button then allow it to run through the cycle.
- Scoop and enjoy!
Frequently Asked Questions —
Absolutely! Sweet potato might seem like a weird addition to ice cream but trust me it works! The spices and brown sugar really help to bring out the warm flavors of sweet potato pie and the ice cream base is smooth and creamy. Together it’s such a delicious fall treat!
Any sweet potato used to make sweet potato pie or candied yams is fine to use. Beauregard, Covington, Jewel or Red Garnet varieties are great choices because they are very sweet and moist. Drier sweet potatoes like ones with tan or cream-colored flesh or purple sweet potatoes are less sweet and won’t give your ice cream the same sweet potato pie flavor.
Use your leftover canned or baked sweet potato to make Sweet Potato Overnight Oats or Sweet Potato Cornbread.
Looking For More Recipes?
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Ninja Creami Sweet Potato Ice Cream
Equipment
- Medium mixing bowl
- ice cream scoop
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup brown sugar packed
- 4 tablespoons sweet potato cooked and mashed
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste or pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- ⅛ teaspoon allspice
- 1 pinch salt
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- ¾ cup whole milk
Optional
- Chopped pecans for serving
- Pumpkin spice whipped cream for serving
Instructions
- To a medium mixing bowl add brown sugar, cooked sweet potato, vanilla, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, and salt. Stir until combined then whisk in heavy cream and whole milk until well incorporated. It’s ok if it’s chunky, it will be smooth and blended in your Ninja Creami ice cream machine.
- Pour your sweet potato ice cream base into a ninja creami pint container making sure it doesn’t go over the MAX FILL line. Top with the lid then allow it it freeze on a level surface for 22 – 24 hours. It needs to be completely frozen solid before processing.
- Remove the lid then place the pint container into the Ninja Creami outer container, then insert it into the machine. Press the ICE CREAM button then allow it to go through the cycle.
- Scoop and serve topped with pecans if you like!
- Optional: Allow ice cream to firm up for 30 minutes – 1 hour in the freezer before scooping and serving.
Notes
How To Store/ Make Ahead
- Make ahead: If you’re planning on making your ice cream far in advance, it’s best to store it unblended(it has been processed in the ninja creami yet). Blended ice cream if it sits in the freezer for too long can start to taste like the freezer or become freezer burnt.
- Frozen unblended ice cream can be stored for up to 3 months.
- Frozen blended ice cream stored for 1 – 2 months.
- Leftover ice cream: You can respin it if you want a soft serve consistency to your ice cream after it has been blended and frozen again. I only like to do this if more than half of the pint is still available.
Tips and Tricks
- Combine the spices with the sugar first: You can use a blender if you like, but I prefer to mix everything together in a mixing bowl. Mix sugar with the spices before stirring in the milk and cream otherwise, it’s harder to whisk in the spices because they tend to float on top of the milk instead of mixing in.
- Blender: If you want to mix everything in a blender instead of the bowl, you can. Just make sure to only blend the ice cream mixture for 10 – 15 seconds. You don’t want to overmix the cream and turn it into butter.
- Sweet potato: Baked sweet potato or a canned sweet potato puree.
Nutrition
All nutrition information is automatically generated and should be only used as a rough estimate. This recipe card may contain affiliate links.
