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Lemon Ice Cream

Lemon Ice Cream

A smooth lemon ice cream with a fresh citrus flavor, a pale natural yellow color, and a creamy Ninja CREAMi texture. Lemon zest brings the bright aroma while the juice keeps the recipe refreshing without making it too icy.

Prep
15 min
Program
ICE CREAM
Level
Easy
Price
€€

Prepare the base

  1. Squeeze the 2 lemons to collect the juice.

  2. Finely grate the zest of 1 lemon.

  3. In a mixing bowl, whisk the sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest until the sugar starts to dissolve.

  4. Add a pinch of fine salt and whisk again.

  5. Add the Greek yogurt and whisk until smooth.

  6. Pour in the whole milk and heavy cream, then whisk again until fully combined.

Freeze and spin

  1. Pour the mixture into a Ninja CREAMi pint, without exceeding the MAX FILL line.

  2. Close with the storage lid and freeze flat for 24 hours.

  3. Once fully frozen, run the ICE CREAM program.

  4. If the texture is powdery or crumbly after the first cycle, run RE-SPIN.

    Still not right after re-spinning? See how to fix the texture .

Serve

Serve immediately, while the ice cream is still nice and creamy.

Storing leftovers

Flatten any remaining ice cream to level the surface before returning the pint to the freezer. This will make the next spin easier and reduce unnecessary strain on the machine. Learn more about after-serving habits.

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Tips

  • For a stronger lemon aroma, let the zest sit in the sugar for 5 minutes before adding the juice.
  • For a softer texture, replace 15 g of the sugar with honey.

Nutrition

100 g Pint
Calories 158 903
Protein (g) 3 17.1
Carbs (g) 16.3 93.1
Fat (g) 8.9 50.9