Rich chocolate flavor meets the subtle creaminess of oat milk in this Ninja Creami recipe that delivers a dairy-free dessert with serious indulgence factor. It’s smooth, chocolatey, and endlessly customizable with mix-ins that turn good ice cream into great ice cream.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups chocolate oat milk
- 1/4 cup regular oat milk
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2-3 tablespoons sugar or sweetener of choice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Optional mix-ins:
- Chocolate chips
- Crushed chocolate cookies
- Peanut butter swirls
- Chopped hazelnuts
- Brownie pieces
- Marshmallow fluff
- Caramel ribbons
- Pretzel pieces
Instructions
Mix the base.
In a medium bowl or blender, whisk together the chocolate oat milk, regular oat milk, cocoa powder, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt until completely smooth. Make sure the cocoa powder is fully dissolved with no clumps remaining.
Taste and adjust.
Give the mixture a taste before freezing. Add more sweetener if you want it richer, or a touch more cocoa powder for deeper chocolate flavor. Freezing will mute the sweetness slightly, so err on the sweeter side.
Pour into the pint.
Transfer the mixture to the Ninja Creami pint container, keeping well below the MAX FILL line to allow room for mix-ins and expansion during freezing.
Freeze completely.
Secure the lid and freeze upright for 24 hours minimum. Chocolate oat milk bases benefit from full freezing time for the creamiest final texture.
Spin in the Ninja Creami.
Remove from freezer, place in the outer bowl assembly, and process using the Ice Cream setting for rich texture or Lite Ice Cream for a lighter result.
Check the texture.
After the first spin, expect some crumbliness — this is normal with oat milk bases. Test the center consistency before adding liquid.
Re-spin if needed.
Add 1-2 tablespoons oat milk and run Re-spin cycle. Repeat once more if needed until you get that perfect creamy, scoopable texture.
Add mix-ins.
Make a deep well in the center, add chocolate chips, peanut butter, or brownie pieces, then run the Mix-ins cycle for perfect distribution.
Serve.
Enjoy immediately for soft-serve style, or freeze 30-45 minutes for traditional scoopable ice cream consistency.
Recipe Tips
- Chocolate oat milk brands like Oatly or Planet Oat work beautifully.
- Cocoa powder intensifies chocolate flavor without extra calories.
- A fat source (even just oat milk’s natural creaminess) prevents icy texture.
- Peanut butter and chocolate is a classic combo that never disappoints.
- Store leftovers tightly sealed in the freezer up to 1 week.