5-Ingredient Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Ice Cream (Ninja Creami Recipe)

Blueberry lemon cheesecake ice cream swirled in a waffle cone.

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5-Ingredient Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Ice Cream (Ninja Creami Recipe)

Make the BEST Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Ice Cream in your Ninja Creami with only 5 real ingredients and 15 minutes of prep time! It's the perfect light, refreshing, and fruity summer dessert!

Prep Time15

Freeze Time8

Total Time8 15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 383kcal

Author: Kayla Burton

Equipment

Ninja Creami ice cream maker
Mixing bowl
Electric mixer recommended
Spatula

Ingredients

4 ounces (113.4 g) cream cheese room temperature
¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
½ cup (120 g) Lifeway Organic Lemon Whole Milk Kefir
½ cup (120 g) milk 2% or whole
⅓ cup (49.33 g) blueberries frozen is recommended
2 ice cream cones optional

Instructions

In a medium bowl, mix the softened cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula as needed to incorporate everything so there aren't any clumps.
4 ounces cream cheese, ¼ cup granulated sugar
Mix the lemon kefir and milk into the cream cheese mixture really well.
½ cup Lifeway Organic Lemon Whole Milk Kefir, ½ cup milk
Pour the lemon cheesecake ice cream base into a Ninja Creami pint. Secure the lid and place it in your freezer for at least 8 hours.
Note: the mixture should not reach the max fill line (the ice cream will expand as it freezes, and we want to leave room for the blueberries).
Once the ice cream pint is completely frozen, remove the lid and place it in the outer bowl. Secure the mixing lid with paddle and run it through the Lite Ice Cream setting.
Note: if the ice cream is more clumpy than creamy, run it through the Re-spin setting.
Scrape the sides & bottom of the pint and mix up the ice cream. Then add the frozen blueberries, secure the paddle lid, and run it through the Mix-in setting.
⅓ cup blueberries
You'll likely notice the blueberries didn't mix into the bottom. That's okay! Give it a manual stir with your spatula to evenly distribute the blueberry lemon cheesecake ice cream.
If you have the regular Ninja Creami: stop here and enjoy!
If you have the Ninja Creami Swirl: secure the swirl dispenser lid, place it in the swirl dispenser, open the lid, and pull down on the lever to dispense the ice cream into a cone or bowl. Enjoy!

Notes

Leftovers: If you have leftover ice cream, cover and freeze it for up to 1 week. Let it thaw at room temperature until soft, then enjoy!

Kefir: This recipe is sponsored by my friends at Lifeway Foods, but all opinions are my own.

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