This Ninja Creami Chocolate Chip Ice Cream is such a quick and easy recipe, making it the perfect treat on a hot summer day.
My Ninja Creami ice cream maker has been saving me so much money on ice cream.
Granted, it is quite the initial investment. But since I used to do a weekly grocery trip just to buy store-bought ice cream, I am probably just about even after having this machine for almost 2 years now.
One of my favorite ice creams to buy at the grocery store was chocolate chip ice cream. Something about the vanilla ice cream base and chocolate chips scattered throughout always got me coming back for more. And this Ninja Creami Chocolate Chip Ice Cream is just as good if not better than the ones you can buy at the stores.
Ninja Creami Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Ingredients
This creamy ice cream is made with just 6 simple ingredients. All you need is:
- cream cheese
- white sugar
- whole milk
- half and half cream
- clear vanilla extract
- mini chocolate chips
Equipment
Tips
Make it vegan. You will need to do a couple of swaps. Use vegan cream cheese and chocolate chips. Instead of regular milk, you can swap it for coconut milk or unsweetened oat milk. I’ve found more watery milks like soy and almond milk to give the ice cream too many ice crystals. In place of the cream, you can use unsweetened coconut cream.
Add in your favorite mix ins. The best part about this recipe is that it is a great ice cream base for whatever mix-ins you want to add in. When adding the mix-ins, make sure to make a wide hole in the center of the ice cream that that goes down to the bottom of the pint. That will make sure that whatever you are adding to your ice cream gets evenly distributed.
Save the leftovers. If you have any leftovers, make sure to flatten them in the pint container. Then place storage lid on top and freeze until you are ready to use it again. When you want to eat the ice cream, select the ice cream function on your Ninja Creami and process it as usual.
Don’t have half-and-half? You can use heavy cream. I don’t really notice too much difference in texture between the two, however there is a risk of making the texture feel like eating butter when using heavy cream if you don’t incorporate the cream mixture into the sugar mixture slow enough.
My Favorite Ninja Creami Recipes
Like this Ninja Creami Chocolate Chip Ice Cream? Then you will love these homemade ice cream recipes made in the Ninja Creami ice cream machine:
- Ninja Creami Chocolate Ice Cream – This rich chocolate ice cream is such an easy way to get your chocolate ice cream fix!
- Ninja Creami Chocolate Chip Protein Ice Cream – This healthy ice cream recipe can be made with so many different flavors of protein powders, making it a great starting out protein ice cream recipe.
- 3 Ingredient Ninja Creami Strawberry Ice Cream – Made with fresh fruit and 2 other ingredients, this ice cream is the easiest way to enjoy strawberry ice cream.
And if you try this recipe, let me know! Give it a star rating, leave a comment and tag me with #atasteofmadness on Instagram! I always love seeing what you are creating!

Ninja Creami Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 0.65 oz cream cheese
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 3/4 cup half and half
- 1 tsp clear vanilla extract
- 3 Tbsp mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a medium microwave safe bowl, microwave the cream cheese for 10 seconds. Mix in the sugar until it forms a paste.
- In a small bowl, mix together the milk, half and half, and vanilla. Slowly (around 1 Tablespoon at a time) mix the cream mixture into the sugar mixture until the sugar is dissolved.
- Pour the mixture into a Ninja Creami pint. Cover and freeze for at least 24 hours.
- Place the frozen pint into the Ninja Creami machine and set to ice cream. If the texture is still powdery, set to Re-Spin.
- Create a hole in the center and add in the mini chocolate chips. Set the machine to Mix-ins. Scoop and enjoy!
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