Scoop&Slush

Strawberry Ice Cream

Real strawberries, mashed with sugar until they give up their juice, folded into cream and spun into the pinkest scoop of summer.

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Strawberry Ice Cream
Ninja CreamiPrep
15 minFreeze
24 hrMakes
1 pint · 4 servings

Why you’ll love this

Real strawberries make this taste like June in a bowl, sweet, juicy, and the pinkest pink; the fruit melts into the cream as it spins, so every scoop is lush and fragrant. It suits berry picking days, shortcake nights, and anyone who believes strawberry is the true flavour of summer.

What you’ll need

A few simple ingredients for a big, delicious idea.

Fresh strawberries
Fresh strawberries
Granulated sugar
Granulated sugar
Light corn syrup
Light corn syrup
Lemon juice
Lemon juice
Heavy cream
Heavy cream

Strawberry Ice Cream

Ninja CreamiPrep 15 min24 hr

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Mash the strawberries

    Put the strawberries, sugar, corn syrup, and lemon juice in a large bowl and mash with a fork until the fruit breaks down and turns juicy. Let the bowl sit for 10 minutes, stirring now and then, while the sugar dissolves into the juice.

  2. Stir in the cream

    Pour in the heavy cream and stir until everything is well combined and evenly pink.

  3. Freeze the pint

    Pour the base into an empty CREAMi pint, put the storage lid on, and freeze for 24 hours on a level surface.

  4. Process on Ice Cream

    Take the pint out of the freezer, remove the storage lid, and set the pint up in the machine. Run the ICE CREAM program.

  5. Serve

    Scoop and serve right away, or add a mix in first: mini white chocolate chips and frozen strawberry slices both love this pint.

Nutrition guide

The nutrition scoop

Per serving · 1 of 4 servings from one pint

  • Fat 58%
  • Carbs 39%
  • Protein 3%

Proper dessert energy: rich and satisfying, the way a scoop should be.

Total fat 22 g
Carbohydrates 32 g
Protein 2 g
of which sugars 30 g
Saturated fat 14 g 68% daily value
Cholesterol 80 mg 27% daily value
Sodium 25 mg 1% daily value
Dietary fiber 1 g 4% daily value
Calcium 50 mg 4% daily value
Vitamin C 35 mg 38% daily value

Where the calories live

The heavy cream brings the biggest share of the calories here, about 63 percent of the batch, with the granulated sugar next in line.

The bright spot

The fruit in the mix brings natural sweetness and real flavor, plus the vitamin C you see on this panel.

Want a lighter scoop

Swap half the heavy cream for whole milk. The spin stays creamy and every serving lands noticeably lighter.

Estimated from the ingredients exactly as written, using standard reference values for each ingredient. Your brands and swaps will shift the numbers a little. Daily values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Make it your own

  • Start with the base recipe, then swap one ingredient at a time.
  • Try a different topping after processing.
  • Keep notes so you can revisit your favorite combination.

Texture tips

  • A level, fully solid freeze gives the smoothest spin.
  • Freeze CREAMi bases level and completely solid.
  • For SLUSHi, check compatible liquids and minimum sugar requirements.

Frequently asked questions

What changes for the Deluxe pint?

Scale the fruit and sugar up: 2¼ cups fresh strawberries trimmed and cut in quarters, ¾ cup granulated sugar, 1½ teaspoons light corn syrup, 1½ teaspoons lemon juice, and 1½ cups heavy cream. Mash, rest, and freeze the same way, then choose TOP, FULL, or BOTTOM before you select ICE CREAM.

Can I make it dairy free?

Yes, and this one is simple: swap the heavy cream for unsweetened coconut cream. Whisk the coconut cream until smooth before you stir it into the mashed strawberries.

Can I make it lite?

Use ¼ cup of a stevia sugar blend in place of the granulated sugar, and 1 teaspoon raw agave nectar in place of the light corn syrup. Process the frozen pint on the LITE ICE CREAM program.

Can I use other berries?

For black raspberry ice cream, swap the strawberries for ¾ cup fresh raspberries and ¾ cup fresh blackberries, and keep everything else the same.

How do I store leftovers?

Smooth the top flat with a spoon, put the storage lid back on, and return the pint to the freezer on a level surface. Before serving again, set the pint up in the machine and run ICE CREAM once more.