Ninja Creami milkshake guide
A thick milkshake needs only ice cream, milk and the milkshake program. Get the ratio right and everything else is flavour.
The formula
350 ml (1½ cups) ice cream + 120 ml (½ cup) milk in an empty pint, then run the milkshake program.
- Dairy, dairy-free and lite ice cream all work, and so do whole milk, skimmed milk, dairy-free milk or coffee creamer.
- For mix-ins, make a hole about 4 cm (1½ inches) wide down to the bottom of the pint and pour the milk and mix-ins into it before you process.
- For the thickest shake, process ice cream straight from the freezer.
- For a thinner shake, add 1 to 2 tbsp milk and use re-spin. Mix-ins may sink in thin shakes.
- Any ice cream recipe can become a shake: process it on ice cream first, then make the hole, add milk and mix-ins and run the milkshake program.
Nine combinations
| Shake | Ice cream | Milk | Mix-ins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry marshmallow | Strawberry | Whole milk | 60 ml marshmallow topping |
| Cookies and cream cheesecake | Cookies and cream | Whole milk | 2 tbsp cream cheese and 3 broken chocolate sandwich biscuits |
| Chocolate hazelnut | Chocolate | Whole milk | 60 ml chocolate hazelnut spread |
| Salted caramel pretzel | Vanilla | Whole milk | 60 ml broken pretzels and 2 tbsp caramel sauce |
| Very berry | Vanilla | Whole milk | 120 ml fresh mixed berries |
| Peanut butter brownie | Chocolate | Whole milk | 2 tbsp peanut butter and 60 ml brownie chunks |
| Dairy-free funfetti | Vegan vanilla almond | Vanilla almond milk | 3 broken vegan sugar cookies and 2 tbsp sprinkles |
| Dairy-free peanut butter cookie | Vegan vanilla oat | Oat milk | 60 ml peanut butter and 3 broken vegan chocolate chip cookies |
| Dairy-free tahini and chocolate coffee | Vegan coffee | Chocolate oat milk | 60 ml tahini and 1 tbsp vegan chocolate fudge |
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Recipes to try
Ideas in this guide draw on SharkNinja's Ninja CREAMi recipe inspiration guide. It is written in our own words, so check the guide that came with your machine for the official advice.