Name: Ninja Creami Mocha Ice Cream
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 1 d 10 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup whole milk; 1/2 cup heavy cream; ⅓ cup granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon honey; ¼ teaspoon fine salt; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder; 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder; ½ cup chocolate chunks or chocolate chips

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What’s better than a good iced mocha? Enjoying it in ice cream form!

Ninja Creami mocha ice cream is a silky smooth and flavorful frozen treat. With rich espresso flavor and plenty of chocolate chunks, it’s a decadent pick-me-up.

scoops of Ninja Creami mocha ice cream in a glass dessert cup.

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Do you ever have those mornings or afternoons when you just need a little something to get you back on your feet again?

I love to stop and pick up an iced mocha latte or frappuccino on such occasions. The coffee paired with the sweetness of chocolate is perfection.

So why not translate those flavors into dessert?

This Ninja Creami mocha ice cream does just that, combining espresso and chocolate into a rich and creamy treat that’s super easy to make.

It’s everything you love about a specialty beverage, but you can enjoy it at home whenever the craving strikes!

a spoon lifts a bite of Ninja Creami mocha ice cream from a pint container.

Easy Mocha Ice Cream

To keep this mocha ice cream as simple as possible, I opted to use instant espresso powder for that rich coffee flavor.

You might wonder if you can just use brewed coffee instead, but I wouldn’t suggest it. Coffee is mostly water, so using it in your ice cream will give it more of an icy texture instead of a smooth creaminess we get from milk and cream.

Cocoa powder gives the ice cream base a hint of chocolate flavor, and then chocolate chunks or chips are mixed in at the end to up the chocolate factor.

close-up view of mocha ice cream, garnished with coffee beans and chocolate shavings, served in a glass dish.

How to Make Ninja Creami Mocha Ice Cream

It’s really easy to whip up this frozen dessert.

Ingredients You’ll Need:

Whole milk
Heavy cream
Granulated sugar
Honey
Salt
Vanilla extract
Instant espresso powder
Unsweetened cocoa powder
Chocolate chunks or chocolate chips

overhead view of glass dessert cups filled with scoops of Ninja Creami mocha coffee ice cream made with espresso. Spoons are next to the cups.

How to Make It:

(Full printable recipe card is available below)

Make the base. First, you’ll whisk together the espresso powder, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt.

Then add in the milk, cream, vanilla extract, and honey. Whisk well to combine, or briefly pulse with an immersion blender.

Freeze. Next you’ll pour the mixture into a Ninja Creami pint container (don’t exceed the max fill line), secure the lid on it, and transfer to a level surface in your freezer.

Freeze for at least 24 hours.

Spin and Mix-in. Last, you’ll use your Ninja Creami machine to process the pint using the Ice Cream setting. If it’s crumbly afterward, add a tablespoon of milk and Re-spin the ice cream so it’s nice and smooth.

Then make a well in the center of the ice cream and add your chocolate chunks or chips to the well. Pop the pint back into the machine and use the Mix-in setting to incorporate the chocolate.

Then serve and enjoy!

Notes and Adaptations:

Cookies and Cream Mocha Variation: Add crushed chocolate sandwich cookies instead of chocolate chunks.
White Chocolate Mocha Variation: Skip the cocoa powder and mix in white chocolate chunks for a creamy coffee flavor.
Making a Mocha Creamiccino in the Creami Deluxe machine: To make this into a “Creamiccino” or Frappe: use the base after freezing (before spinning), and add milk on top of it up to the “Drinkable” line on the pint container. Then spin on “Creamiccino” function.

overhead view of two glass dessert cups of mocha ice cream made in the Ninja Creami machine.

Recommended Equipment:

Yield: Approx. 1 pint

Ninja Creami Mocha Ice Cream

Enjoy the flavors of your favorite iced mocha, but in ice cream form! This easy recipe is simple to make in your Ninja Creami machine.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Additional Time 1 day

Total Time 1 day 10 minutes

Ingredients

For the Ice Cream:

1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
⅓ cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon honey
¼ teaspoon fine salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

For Mix-In:

½ cup chocolate chunks or chocolate chips

Instructions

In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, instant espresso powder, cocoa powder, and salt. This helps prevent cocoa clumps.
Whisk in: whole milk, heavy cream, vanilla extract, and honey. Mix until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is completely smooth.
Pour the mixture into the Ninja Creami pint container, making sure not to exceed the max fill line. Make sure to secure the lid. Place the pint on a flat surface in the freezer. Freeze for at least 24 hours.
Remove the pint from the freezer and insert the pint into the Ninja Creami and select Ice Cream. If the mixture is crumbly, add 1–2 tablespoons milk and select Re-Spin.
Once the ice cream base is smooth, make a well in the center of the ice cream base and add the chocolate chunks. Select the Mix-In function and allow the machine to incorporate the pieces throughout the ice cream.
Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Variations:

Cookies and Cream Mocha: Add crushed chocolate sandwich cookies instead of chocolate chunks.
White Chocolate Mocha: Skip the cocoa powder and mix in white chocolate chunks for a creamy coffee flavor.
Mocha Creamiccino in the Creami Deluxe machine: To make this into a “Creamiccino” or Frappe: use the base after freezing (before spinning), and add milk on top of it up to the “Drinkable” line on the pint container. Then spin on “Creamiccino” function.