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Ninja Creami Salted Caramel Ice Cream

Ninja Creami salted caramel ice cream with a smooth, buttery caramel base and a salty-sweet finish. Blend until lump-free, freeze solid, then spin on the Ice Cream setting for a creamy, spoonable texture.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
freeze 24 minutes
Total Time 34 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 580
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Whole milk
  • 1 cup whole milk Use cold for easier blending.
Heavy cream
  • 0.75 cup heavy cream
Caramel sauce
  • 0.25 cup caramel sauce Store-bought or homemade; adjust to taste if you want a deeper caramel flavor.
Brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
Cream cheese
  • 1 tbsp cream cheese Soften until spreadable to prevent lumps.
Vanilla extract
  • 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
Sea salt
  • 0.25 tsp sea salt Use flaky sea salt for finishing if available.

Equipment

  • 1 Ninja Creami

Method
 

Blend the caramel base
  1. Blend whole milk, heavy cream, caramel sauce, brown sugar, cream cheese, vanilla extract, and sea salt until completely smooth and no cream cheese lumps remain. Stop and scrape the container as needed so the base is fully uniform.
Freeze
  1. Pour the mixture into the Ninja Creami pint container, leaving 1 inch of headspace. Freeze for 24 hours until solid.
Process in the Ninja Creami
  1. Process on the Ice Cream setting. Re-spin with a splash of milk if too firm, until the texture looks evenly creamy.
Finish and serve
  1. Drizzle extra caramel sauce and flaky sea salt on top before serving. Serve immediately for the smoothest scoopable texture.

Notes

For the smoothest result, fully soften the cream cheese before blending and keep the base moving in the blender until it turns glossy and lump-free. Store covered in the Ninja Creami pint in the freezer for up to 2 weeks; let it sit 2–3 minutes at room temperature before re-spinning if it firms up. Freezing baked/uncooked leftovers is not recommended beyond this batch since texture can dull. Dietary swap: use a caramel sauce labeled dairy-free and swap in half-and-half-style dairy-free cream plus dairy-free cream cheese to make it dairy-free (texture may be slightly less rich).