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Ninja Creami Rocky Road Ice Cream

Ninja Creami rocky road ice cream with a rich chocolate base, then you spin and mix in mini marshmallows, chocolate chips, and chopped toasted almonds. The result is classic rocky road flavors in a single-serve Ninja Creami pint.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
freezing (24 hours) 1 day
Total Time 1 day 10 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 540
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Chocolate milk and cocoa base
  • 1 cup chocolate milk or whole milk
  • 2 tbsp cocoa
  • 0.5 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp cream cheese, softened
  • 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
  • 0.25 tsp salt
Rocky road mix-ins
  • 0.25 cup mini marshmallows
  • 2 tbsp chocolate chips
  • 2 tbsp chopped toasted almonds

Equipment

  • 1 Ninja Creami ice cream maker

Method
 

Blend the chocolate base
  1. Blend chocolate milk (or whole milk), cocoa, heavy cream, sugar, cream cheese, vanilla extract, and salt until completely smooth, with no visible cocoa or cream cheese streaks.
Freeze in the pint
  1. Pour the blended mixture into the Ninja Creami pint container and freeze for 24 hours until solid, with the surface fully set.
Process and adjust texture
  1. Process on the Ice Cream setting, then if needed re-spin with 1 tablespoon milk to loosen the texture.
Fold in rocky road mix-ins
  1. Use the Mix-In function to fold in mini marshmallows, chocolate chips, and chopped almonds so they stay suspended through the chocolate.
Serve
  1. Serve immediately for the best creamy texture and evenly distributed mix-ins.

Notes

For the smoothest spin, make sure the base is fully blended and the pint is completely frozen solid (24 hours). Store leftovers covered in the freezer up to 1 week; refreeze can firm up, so re-spin on Ice Cream for a softer result if your Ninja Creami supports it. Freezing the finished ice cream works, but repeated freeze-thaw may reduce marshmallow chew. Dietary swap: use dairy-free chocolate milk and dairy-free cream cheese/cream to make a dairy-free version (texture may be slightly less creamy).