🍦 Ninja Creami 🍨 - Is This Ice Cream Maker Worth $200? 💰 

To avoid having your box come like that in the future, when you are checking out there is an option you check to have it come ships in an Amazon box. You scroll down to the bottom where, if it says it’s ship it’s own Packaging you have to select to have it “ship In Amazon packaging”. It doesn’t cost you anything extra to do that. I hope this helps for the future.

I love my Ninja Creami. I’ve only used it with Keto Chow to make ice cream, but I love that I can have a pint of ice cream for dinner without feeling guilty.

Love the joy on your face when the recipe is a win. ;)

Your facial expression when you like/love your creations is such a wonderful give-away before you speak!

Yep! It’s worth $200 to me! The best invention Ninja came up with! LOL! For anything, there should a class action suit brought against Ninja for making people hooked on making ice cream with the bomb invention! And I use greek yogurt to make ice cream bcuz it doesn’t have mouth coating.

I appreciate all the time, effort, and testing you put into your reviews, Steve. I also appreciate the way you give pros and cons, and take different tastes and lifestyles into account. Very professional! 👏 Finally, Colton's taste test clip was adorable! 😍👌

I just watched this again so I could share it on a forum I belong to. I ordered my Creami about 2 years ago, refurbished for $100. on Woot and I have used it almost daily. I am an ice cream person and use Keto Chow as a meal in the afternoon. So having ice cream at that time is something I look forward to. Keto Chow and the Ninja Creami is the perfect combination keeping me on track. Thank you for your review, Steve!

hate when they ship things like that and it's always the most expensive and delicate items. glad yours wasn't damaged. LOVED Colton's reaction, more please!

I love making milkshakes with mine. I'll make a pint, eat about half. Then the next time I'll have a milkshake. I've had mine for 2 months and I still love it.

I got one when they first came out as well. Love the thing. I have another larger ice cream maker but i like this because i don’t have such a huge bowl to take up freezer space. Plus, i can make as many different flavors as i have pints containers. Another mention is you can buy extra parts and pint containers (blades, blending lids, etc) which makes it very handy. It is very loud i agree. For me and my husband, ice cream (sorbet etc) is the only treat we eat and we eat a small amount nightly. So when comparing the 6.00 per pint we were paying, i think it will come in paying for itself quickly for us. Thanks for the review. Now i need to get the ingredients for your sherbet. I love lemon yummy!!! If anyone drinks sprite (i do the zero sugar in this drink), try making a sorbet (any fruit flavor but my favorite is pineapple) and adding it to glass and mixing in the sprite. It is SUPER! We drink this as our nightly treat more than ice cream it seems. So yummy 🤤

Thanks for the thorough testing. I'll absolutely be trying your lemon-sour cream recipe. I am enjoying my Ninja Creami. Definitely look for coupons/promos. You can pretty much always get 20% off at Bed, Bath and Beyond. Since Keto Chow is a meal in itself, I've occasionally had "ice cream" for dinner; especially after a long day/shift when all I want are my PJs and something comforting.

Ice Cream was one of the foods I dearly missed when going Keto. I did buy the Ninja Creami. I agree it is a little pricey, but I knew I would be using it often. There are two things I wish this machine did. 1) I wish the containers were a little larger. That way I could make ice cream ahead of time, enough for a few nights for 2 people. 2) I wish you didn't have to freeze the container ingredients overnight. If I want ice cream, I want it now(not liking you have to think ahead, LOL!) But overall, I am happy with it. I have 2 pints in the freezer right now, made with fresh strawberries and coconut milk. I have also made Rocky Road(using sugarfree marshmallows) Lemon Sorbet, Pecan Praline(using extract, and pecans as mix ins), and chocolate. I haven't tried it with Keto Chow. In fact I haven't even tried Keo Chow yet. Anyways, thanks Steve for another great video. And happy belated Anniversary!

Look at that cutie Colton. The rage on these is quite the win for Keto Chow. They probably have had a huge increase in orders!

Awesome video. I love Ninja products. Ninja should pay you for your work! 😉 but, what really makes your videos stand out is your candid assessment, recommendations, experimentations, and guest appearances from family members. Your grandson is adorable.

I don't think this would be for me as I'm happy with my current frozen dessert recipe--frozen berries, allulose and cream in my blender. It takes less than 5 minutes and satisfies that craving for a frozen treat.

What a doll baby Colton is. So adorable❤️

I bought a Creami but haven't quite learned the best recipe for a keto ice cream. Btw, I've found the best way to combat the 'powder effect' is to let the ice cream warm for 15-20mins. If I leave it on the countertop for 20mins and THEN put it through the "ice cream" cycle, it comes out creamy the first time

Glad to get your review and will definitely need to try out your lemon sherbet recipe! You also might have convinced me to finally buy some allulose! I couldn't wait and bought a creami a few weeks ago and am VERY impressed! I had a cuisinart ice cream maker I was using with keto chow previously. My wife and I have keto chow ice cream for dinner 3 or 4 nights a week! My standard recipe is 1/2 stick of butter, 1 scoop keto chow, and water to fill up to 1 pint, about 1.5 cups. 1 light ice cream spin and 2 re-spins. My wife like soft serve so I spin hers first and then put the pint in some warm water for a few minutes while mine spins, and then one more re-spin for her and its great!... I tried lowering the fat some for a PSMF day to see how it turns out, 1TBSP of avocado oil, the taste difference was very slight from the butter. We Really love it!

My box came and opened like yours. I absolutely love it! I like the sorbet for my granddaughter along with all my keto flavors. Tip: Make sure you use UNSALTED butter or it will be WAY to salty. Had to throw that batch away.

So excited to start seeing different recipes and variations start coming out for the Creami! One of my favorites so far is Orange Cream Dream. 1 Packet Orange Cream Keto Chow 4tbsp Butter 1tbps sweetner (better mouthfeel) 3 short squirts of Mio Orange Cream (tastes like an old school Push Up from the ice cream truck) Some whipped cream on top. Also, adding a tbsp of dark chocolate powder to any chocolate flavor helps it out. The 24hr prep time does suck, but like anything keto, the best flavor comes from experimentation and preparation. The "Science Project spaghetti noodles" blows miracle, fathead, and kelp noodles out of the water, but it's a pain to make too. After losing almost 40lbs though, I'll put in the extra prep and cleanup work at the sink, it's all just extra calories burned for me now.

I gave in when I got my 30% kohl’s coupon and $20 kohl’s cash. Only used it a couple times so far, but it is fantastic with the Keto Chow. Considering how much keto ice cream costs, I think it was worth it to have the ability to customize my own healthy keto dessert. Both my husband and I are keto, so perfect to split a pint! Also, loved seeing Colton. (I have a son named Colton who just turned 27). 🤗

The one with water instead of cream tasted better because the cream/milk dulls the flavors of your ingredients. I found this out by accident in 1982 working at a restaurant, and we ran out of milk.

Try mixing your ice cream as usual - no fat --and freeze add your fat (full whipping cream is my favorite) to the product just before putting it thru the creami. I use the milk shake function. Works great and I love it.

I put it on the “I would like this for Christmas” list! Thanks for the review and recipes. 😊

My two year old son loved watching your taste tester! Giggled the whole time ❤

If doing a follow-up, maybe you could go over the settings a bit more. Overall, the review itself was great. You're the only reviewer I've cared to watch regarding this product. But I'm still unclear on the nuances or differences between "Ice Cream" and "Light Ice Cream"... Is "light" only a feature when using low-fat ingredients etc.?

You're keto chow ice cream recipe is pretty much where I ended up except I haven't added any allulose yet. I'll pick some up today. Great point on removing the blade for cleaning and also wiping down the spindle.

I love my Ninja Creami. My ice cream maker was on its last leg so it was a good time to get a new one. It's fun to have an ice cream cone again with Enlighten cones (once in awhile). I'm definitely going to try your lemon sour cream, that sounds wonderful.

I'd be interested to see how this compares to the "food processor" ice-cream technique. After you make your ice-cream mix, you put it in ice cube trays (or whatever as long as it's not just one big lump, but is at least several smaller lumps). Then you take the desired amount of cubes of ice-cream and put them through the food processor. I haven't tried it, but a few web sites have said it's a great alternative to an ice-cram machine.

I am on an exclusively Keto Chow diet and mine arrives next week. I can't wait! Ice cream for every meal!!!! I might splurge one day and put some high key cookies in too, I bet they crumble nicely in there.

Good job as usual! I just bought the latest $70 Cuisinart and it makes Keto chow ice cream in 12 minutes very very quietly!. Love it.

really love your review of this one. waited a couple days to watch this review, thought it would be way too expensive and not worth the trouble, I like IC, but not everyday. This does have me thinking about getting it as a gift to myself in the future. Not big on IC in the winter. and I agree with another comment Keto IC is costly and to be honest, still not crazy about all the ingredients, this machine can help me control what goes into it--thanks again for another honest and real review

VERY helpful review! I love how you describe all of the texture and level of sweetness. I appreciate that you describe which kind of person might like which type of taste that you're tasting. It's also very helpful that you describe who may or may not like this product depending on what their lifestyle preferences are. Thank you so much. ♥

Wow! I love how detailed you are! Thank you!

I love your baby's reaction. Thank you for this review. I'm buying this on Saturday and I can't wait😃

I’m getting a creami this week finally. I’m watching a lot of creami keto chow videos. I am excited about your lemon gelato. Thanks.

Adore watching your Grandson taste nothing but pure, icy smooth watermelon. He'll love it for life. And have fond memories of you giving it to him. :)

Thank you for giving this great review. It is all over the keto chow community it’s where they will have their shake as ice cream, so it’s a meal replacement, if you so choose. I too thought the price seemed a bit high. Have not yet jumped on the wagon.

Yes. I have four pints in the freezer right now. My husband loves it and it's so much better for him than the ice cream he used to eat. I use Keto Chow, 1/4 cup cream, 1/4 cup allulose, then water to the pint mark. Chocolate Keto Chow gets an extra tablespoon of cocoa. I use Catalina Crunch cookies and cereal for the add-ins. We have it for lunch every day!

I just got mine a couple of weeks ago and love it. I use the recipes provided as a base and then do my own flavors and so far I am very happy with the purchase. You did say something about re-spinning after add ins. To this point the add ins have not gotten chopped up during this process for me. I use Lilly chocolate chips. My guess is that they are so hard from being frozen in the freezer that the blade isn't sharp enough to slice through them. So re-spinning after add ins doesn't seem to be a problem. Can't speak for other types of add ins yet.

I've tried 3 things and loved them all based on your recommendations. Just purchased a Creami. Can't wait to try it!!!

Off topic but I made your Pizza Chaffles for breakfast. Just wow, seriously delicious. Mind Blown, GAME CHANGER as you stated re: Chaffles!!! Looking forward to making ice cream for next month!

Hi Steve! Just ordered my Ninja Creami from Bed Bath & Beyond, with my Beyond+ it was only 143.99!! Yay!! Also got it with Klarna for 4 pmts! Not as much sticker shock! Thanks for all the great recipes, really want to try the Sour Cream Lemon! Yummmm! Blessings! Mary

Your grandson is so cute! Thank you for doing this video. I was thinking about buying this.

Cutest little taste tester!!! Great video and review. Love my ninja creami. I also make ice cream using Maria Emmerich egg pudding recipe for higher protein days. 😋

I've been waiting for this one. The big turn-off for me is having to have the prepared containers in the freezer. I've gotten VERY spoiled with the ice cream maker I bought at a clearance sale at Williams Sonoma for a song that has a compressor, so I don't have to prechill anything.... but it's old and has never been in great condition and it too is LOUD and big. Maybe I'll look for a used Creami once the novelty wears off.

Just got mine today. It mentions in the instruction manual that the ice cream can look crumbly or powdery if your freezer is too cold. It also says that an upright or fridge freezer is better than a chest freezer as chest freezers are much colder. Thank you for the video, got to go make some ice cream now :-)

Thank you, Steve, for this great review! And for figuring out the perfect recipe formulas for us!

Steve, first, thanks for all the content. I recently got a Creami and have been suitably impressed. I tried your lemon sherbert recipe and it was great! I'm very culinarily challenged and so am always looking for simple foods. If you have any bottles of Supercoffee, I found it makes a great base! I literally just poured a bottle of their Punkin Spice coffee in a creami pint, added a few basics, dash of salt, splash of vanilla, 2 T allulose and 1/4 tsp tara gum. Topped it to the fill line with cream or half & half. It was great! May add a dash of Pumpkin Spice mix to the next pint to up the flavors.

Walmart had it for Black Friday at $124, discounted from their regular price of $149.99. The two extra pint containers cost $19.99. Extra containers are a must.

I’m not even keto why am I watching this. Probably because Steve is entertaining

💜🤩🥰 ~ Thanks Steve & Colton

Love this video, thanks for making it!! I’ve only used mine once and didn’t care for it but now I’m excited to make your recipes.

Steve, enjoyed your review of the Ninja Creami. I have purchased one and have used almost every day since, using keto chow as the base. I would agree on the assessment of the cost, probably won’t be a return on investment item, but does a good job making ice cream. I liked the two different shirts your wore during the making of this video. Have a great rest of your Wednesday.

Another GREAT informational video. The honesty is what I always appreciate.

Hey Steve, loving our Creami! We've had it for a few months now and it's a rare night that we don't savor keto ice cream. As far as honeymoon period, that applied more to keto chow in our case. Initially, it was fun to experiment with different flavors, but keto chow just has a weird taste, and ultimately can't even hold a candle to store bought keto ice cream which really isn't that much more expensive than keto chow. With a little extra effort home made is the way to go. It takes a while to experiment and dial personal preference in terms of consistency and flavor, but once you get there you'll never go back to keto chow (at least not for ice cream)! In that regard I wanted to share something that turned out phenomenal. The secret mix in ingredient is those keto coconut clusters from Costco, which add extra sweet and savory, as well as a chocolate chip consistency to a generic chocolate base. I was a little disappointed with the chocolate base, I think when I made it I had even watered it down a bit from the recipe below, but after mixing in the clusters, holy cow, amazing! 2 cups heavy cream 2 cups unsweet almond milk 1/2 cup unsweet cocoa powder 3 egg yolks 1/8 oz knox gelatin 1 cup allulose 1 tbsp vanilla extract 1/4 tsp salt Bring heavy cream, almond milk, and cocoa powder to a simmer over medium heat, whisking until combined. Temper egg yolks, and add remaining ingredients, whisking frequently until it reaches 160 degrees. Let cool somewhat before adding to creami containers and freezing overnight. From frozen, select ice cream mode in the creami (and respin ONLY if powdery, the gelatin makes it more like soft serve), then add a generous amount of keto coconut clusters (using mix in mode).

Great info. The one thing I was hoping for was how you compared this to other traditional icecream makers.

We bought a Cuisinart a while back and we were making a lot like you when we first got it. Now only maybe once a month, but we do enjoy it when we’re in the mood for ice cream. My son makes a delicious strawberry ice cream that’s to die for. That lemon sour cream sorbet sounds delicious and we’re going to have to try that one next. Thanks so much for the review Steve. 🌴🤗🌴

I don't know if I need to replace my Cuisinart just yet. But I do love your honest, thorough reviews of products.

Chocolate Toffee is my absolute favorite Keto Chow.

Colton is so cute, and boy he sure liked the sorbet. I fount that if I just do it twice on light it works well.

I got mine at Kohls with a 40% coupon and $10 coupon. I would not have paid full price! I will try your Keto chow recipe for sure! Thank you for such a thorough review and for the most adorable taste tester!

This is most interesting expecially since butter really is heavy cream without water (or whey), so it makes sense to reunite those two ingredients again. I have no idea what Keto Chow is and found in google that it is a powder to replace a normal meal. I shall pass on that but will experiment with adding maybe some non-fat milk powder, cocoa, coffee or even fresh fruit from my garden. I am glad I foud this site. I really like my Ninja Creami and am trying out all sorts of recipes, some work, some don't. One I really like is full-fat real Greek yoghurt, vanilla and some date syrup (or honey) - I only used a couple of tablsp., plus a scant 1/4 tsp. of Tara gum. It is creamy, refreshing and very tasty, and not too sweet. I shall try the butter/water mix next!

Your grandson is so adorable, I remember when my daughter was that age and it was a gray one.

Thanks for the thorough review - lots of helpful information to help people make their decision!

Yay Colton! This looks like something that we would like. We lost our ice cream maker in our recent flood. I like that it doesn't take hours to finish. I never would have thought to use butter!

So Steve.. Since the "honeymoon is over" I'll take it off your hands! Loved your taste tester! Colton sold me on this maker!

I am watching everyone make ice cream. I haven't had ice cream in over a year now. If I never have ice cream again then oh well. Glad everyone is having fun with the Creami.

Your "danger pinata" shirt definitely cracked me up! Thanks for the review. For keto chow ice cream I use 4/5 oz of cream and the rest almond or coconut milk. I may also use some liquid sucralose. Sometimes I will also throw in a scoop of perfect keto collagen or some OOO flavorings. I might also toss in some lillie's chips, unsweetened coconut or almonds.

Hey Steve, I bought mine thru QVC, they had a special for $179 and you got a total of 5 pint containers. Really enjoyed your review and will def try your lemon! Thanks!

Thank you for the review. Helped me make the decision to wait.

Looking forward to getting mine. I got it from HSN. It's red and comes with 5 pint cups. It was $179. QVC also had it on sale and at one point had free shipping. It sells out fast too. I checked both sites everyday until it was there. Then I pounced! < Hardcore shopper :-)

I watched this when it was first published, but couldn't justify it at that time, as I was just getting into keto. I finally bit the bullet and bought the Creami deluxe a week ago. Now hubby & I have a keto frozen desert every day without going over our macros. The 24 oz container gives us 2 scoops each & 2 extra put aside in the freezer. So far, the recipes I am using haven't required a re-spin, so 2-4 minutes. I don't find the noise to be obnoxious - just step back and the decibel level is tolerable. Why this is a win for us - my hubby no longer craves tortilla chips, and I don't have to search for and make keto dessert recipes to satisfy the desire for a treat. It is so easy to throw a few simple ingredients in a container, mix it up & freeze it. We are taking the Ninja Creami with us when we go to our summer camp. We only have a 14 ft converted cargo trailer for a home, but I will find a place for it.

I have learned a lot from watching your videos. Thank You - you're the best.

Great video Steve. Will try the sour cream lemon asap. My grand daughter really liked the fresh pineapple sorbet I made for her. She is 3 and a picky eater.

Thanks Steve for taking on for the Team !!!! 🍁🌻🍂

If you make a few ahead and gave them in the freezer its not a problem. At least you have it. How many times have I wanted ice cream and had to go out to get it - now that's a problem. I'm sold on the Creami. Thank you for your fair and honest review.

Thank you Steve for another interesting video.

Cool and thorough review. Thanks!

I just purchased mine from Best Buy, they currently had the lowest price in my area and most other stores were sold out. In my area KETO pints cost $6.99 and maybe $5.99 if you can find a sale. Walmart does carry some but very limited flavors. Buying 2 pints a month for a year is gonna cost roughly $143 - $167. So for me the price is worth having the infinite flavors and not being limited to just what is available at the store. Not to mention I will have control over the ingredients.

Great evaluation. Very helpful in my determination as to whether I really need to splurge on another trendy gadget. Thanks Steve 👍🏼

Another fantastic video from Steve at Serious keto. Thanks !!!

Excellent review, thank you Steve.

Hey all, make the Salted Caramel Keto Chow into ice cream, then add Steve's candied pecans from his recipe video. It' is absolutely INCREDIBLE!

I have 4 pints in the freezer that I made last night. I used the recipe that 2KrazyKetos had on their podcast. Haven't used mine yet but they are ready to go. Did use Keto Chow. I have been looking forward to your review. You never disappoint.

Thank you for the honest review. Hubby and I have been on the fence about getting one, because of the price. I think we'll hold off for 2 reasons: 1- Hubby has had a statis migraine for 10 years, so the noise makes this not a good fit, and 2- we don't eat enough ice cream to dictate the cost. Maybe some day, as when we do enjoy ice cream, would be nice to have good healthy ice cream. Another excellent video.

Definitely worth the $200 I paid. I love my Ninja Creami (so do my grandkids when they visit. They get to make their own and do mixins)

I bought the Whynter ice cream maker and absolutely love it. My model runs about $250 on Amazon. It freezes it AND mixes it in about 45 min you have soft serve. Was it worth it? Oh yeah!!! Down side...it's heavy and loud. But totally worth it. I will use your Lemon recipe tonight 😋

Only review I've seen that mentions cleaning at all. Thank you! It's the number 1 thing I want to know about a product before buying, haha.

Good review! I’m loving mine since I can be in control of the ingredients. I’m avoiding erythritol, so with the Creami I can enjoy keto ice cream again. I mainly make Keto Chow ice cream and enjoy it as a meal. I also love that I don’t have frozen sides off the bowl as with my Cuisinart ice cream maker.

This was such a helpful video! Definitely considering this hard for the holidays. Crossing my fingers for a black Friday sale.

⭐️Thanks for the review!⭐️

I have the Cuisinart ICE-100 Compressor Ice Cream / Gelato Maker and I just love it. I was making it using the old fashion add ice and salt into the bucket that holds the Ice cream mixture. It was great to see another, but it looks like the Ninja Creami makes a lot less. So, if you have more than 1 person, or 2, you will need to make more.. Great Video

Looks like a good product. Colton was so cute. Thanks Steve Jennifer 😅

Thank you Steve and Colton. Not sure it’s worth the price tag but I am not a big ice cream person. I wish keto chow would lower their prices, their products are just out of reach for me.

I've never used Alluose. Do we need powdered or granular for the ice cream. I noticed on Amazon, they have the liquid. Thank you for the recommendations.

Ok got my creami, tried choc toffee and Carmel machiotto keto chow with salted Kerry gold but, I would definitely use unsalted butter next time. Very creamy and delish!

I bought mine on sale from kohl’s, i use it everyday and it fills my ice cream need. I only do lite ice cream with almond milk, frozen fruit, Greek yogurt, protein powder. So it takes a main spin and 2 respins to get the right texture. I’ve tried cereal as mix ins and they don’t work great. Chocolate chips, cookies are more solid and mix in better. I have a pint of “protein shake” ice cream for breakfast sometimes and don’t feel guilty. I also used the kohl’s cash and rewards towards a 4 pack of pint containers. So as long as I have freezer space available, I’ll have up to 7 pints of ice cream ready to go. My only downside is with lite ice cream, the blade doesn’t blend the outer edges off the container that still remain icey. Maybe my freezer is too cold or I should let the pint defrost a bit before processing it

Steve I’m so sorry I not seeing the lemon sour cream recipe ☺️ lemony anything my fave!! 🕊🙏♥️ thanks for the review

I LOVEEEE your reviews! I trust you!