This Ninja Creami Oreo Blizzard copycat recipe uses simple ingredients, including low fat milk to keep the recipe super easy. You'll love being able to make the Dairy Queen Blizzard favorite at home.
The Ninja Creami appliance lets you make ice-creams, sorbets, and soft serve with unconventional ingredients! With a traditional ice cream maker you add the ice cream base for a frozen canister that churns the ice cream while mixing. But with a Ninja Creami, you freeze the entire base and then it chops and blends it up (similar to a blender, but gives a much creamier texture).
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⭐️Why I Love It:
- Easy Ingredients - You only need milk, pudding mix, some half and half to add flavor and improved texture, and of course Oreos to mix in!
- Tastes Like a Blizzard - This tastes just like an Oreo Blizzard, but can be made with low fat milk! For other fun Ninja Creami copycat recipes, try this Ninja Creami Orange Julius and Ninja Creami Wendy's Frosty.
- Lighter Ice-Cream options - Instead of using heavy cream like typical ice-cream, this copycat Dairy Queen Blizzard recipe uses mainly low fat milk. Also check out this recipe for a Ninja Creami Vanilla Soft Serve that uses low fat milk and has other mix-in ideas.
🥘Ingredients
- Milk - I like to use low fat milk, but it's even creamier and richer with whole milk.
- Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix - You can use regular or sugar-free. There are two reasons for adding a little bit of this. The first is to serve as a stabilizer that gives the ice cream a thicker, creamier texture. The second is to add more vanilla flavor. You can also swap in Oreo Pudding Mix for extra Oreo flavor!
- Half and Half - I add just two tablespoons of half and half to add a little more fat (helps with texture and flavor) and use a little bit more for the re-spin.
- Oreo Sandwich Cookies - You can use regular Oreos or mini-oreos (or another chocolate sandwich brand). If you have extra Oreo cookies, try making this Oreo Mug Cake recipe.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities
📖Variations
- Mix-Ins - Try making other copycat Ninja Creami Blizzard recipes by using other mix-ins instead of Oreo cookies. Other great options are cookie dough chunks, chocolate chip cookies, or mini chocolate chips.
- Chocolate vs Vanilla Base - You can make a chocolate base by using the recipe for this Ninja Creami Chocolate Soft Serve and then mixing in Oreo pieces like in the recipe below.
🔪Step by step instructions
Making a copycat Oreo Blizzard in your Ninja Creami is easy! Just mix the ingredients together, freeze, and blend, and mix-in the Oreo cookies.
Photo 1 - Mix the milk, half and half, instant pudding mix, sugar, and vanilla extract in the pint container. I like to use a milk frother to do this, but you can also mix well with a fork or small whisk.
Photo 2 - Place the pint in the freezer and freeze for 24 hours so it is fully solid. Make sure you place it on a level surface in your freezer.
Photo 3 - Insert into the outer bowl, add the lid, and lock into position. Blend on 'Lite Ice-Cream'. It will likely be crumbly after the first spin. Add a splash of half and half before 2nd spin.
Photo 4 - Re-spin on the same lite ice cream setting. After the second spin it should be creamy and ready for mix-ins.
Photo 5 - Add the Oreo cookie pieces. It's best to press some down into the soft serve so they get evenly distributed vs being only mixed in on the top half.
Photo 6 - Blend on the 'mix-in' setting and enjoy!
🍽Leftovers and Storage
If you can't eat the entire Ninja Creami Oreo Blizzard pint in one sitting, you have two options for storing:
- Save for Re-Blending: Use a spoon to smooth out and level the top in the Ninja Creami pint container and put back in the freezer. Freezing with the level top will let you re-spin it in the Ninja Creami when you want to eat it again. This method will give you that same creamy texture. Note that the Oreo pieces will get blended even more.
- Store and Thaw Slightly Before Enjoying: If you want to free up your Ninja Creami pint container, you can transfer the leftover blizzard to another container and freeze. For this method, you won't be able to re-spin it but I find that letting it thaw on the container for a bit or zapping it in the microwave for just 5-10 seconds softens it and the texture is almost as good as the freshly spun blizzard.
💭Recipe Tips
- Powdery after the First Spin is Normal - It's normal and expected for the mixture to be crumbly after the first spin. The second spin (especially when you add a little more liquid) is when the magic happens!
- The Machine is Loud -If this is your first time using your Ninja Creami, be aware that it is loud when it is spinning. I find the noise level to be similar to a blender. Might not be the best option during nap time or in the middle of the night, if you have shared walls with neighbors.
- Freeze without the lid - I've found that freezing the pint without the lid helps prevent the large peak from forming in the middle. If yours does have a peak, it's okay. You'll just want to shave off some of it with a metal spoon so the top is more level.
👩🍳Recipe FAQs
Once your base is frozen (takes up to 24 hours), the actual spinning and blending into ice-cream takes less than 5 minutes (including the re-spin and mix-ins).
The instructions say to freeze your base for 24 hours before blending because it insures that it is frozen completely solid. The exact freeze time will vary based on your freezer - your base likely can be frozen completely solid in less time. The Ninja Creami will not work properly if it isn't completely frozen.
It is normal for the ice-cream to be powdery or crumbly after just one spin because the base is frozen so solid. After one more spin, the ice-cream should be creamy and ready to enjoy.
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Ninja Creami Oreo Blizzard (Copycat Recipe)
This Ninja Creami Oreo Blizzard copycat recipe uses simple ingredients, including low fat milk to keep the recipe super easy. You'll love being able to make the Dairy Queen Blizzard favorite at home.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 24 hours 10 minutes
- Yield: 1 pint
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Ninja Creami
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups low fat milk
- 2 tablespoon half and half
- 1 tablespoon vanilla instant pudding mix
- 1 teaspoon white granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-2 tablespoons liquid for re-spin, half and half or milk
- 3 Oreo cookies
Instructions
- Mix Base in Pint Container - Mix the milk, half and half, instant pudding mix, sugar, and vanilla extract in the pint container. I like to use a milk frother to do this, but you can also mix well with a fork or small whisk.
- Freeze - Place the pint in the freezer and freeze for 24 hours so it is fully solid. Make sure you place it on a level surface in your freezer. I prefer to freeze with the lid off as I find it prevents the 'hump' from forming in the middle. If yours develops a hump in the center, you can scrape some of it away with the back of a spoon so the top is level.
- Blend - Insert into the outer bowl, add the lid, and lock into position. Blend on 'Lite Ice-Cream'. It will likely be crumbly after the first spin. Make a little well in the center and add an extra tablespoon of half and half or milk before 2nd spin.
- Spin a 2nd Time - Re-spin on the same lite ice cream setting. After the second spin it should be creamy and ready for mix-ins.
- Mix-In Oreos - Add the Oreo cookie pieces. It's best to press some down into the soft serve so they get evenly distributed vs being only mixed in on the top half. Blend on the 'mix-in' setting and enjoy!
Notes
Leftovers? You can either use a spoon to smooth out and level the top in the Ninja Creami pint container and put back in the freezer. Then you can spin again when ready to eat. Or you can transfer the leftover soft serve to another container and freeze. Then thaw on the container for a bit or zap it in the microwave for just 5-10 seconds to soften it and eat again.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ½ pint
- Calories: 211
- Sugar: 23.7 g
- Sodium: 225.8 mg
- Fat: 7.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 28.4 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 7.4 g
- Cholesterol: 16.8 mg
Kj says
Is it dry instant pudding mix or do you make up the pudding mix and use that?
Kathleen Hansen says
The dry pudding mix straight out of the box 🙂
Katie says
An Oreo blizzard has always been one of my favorite treats in the summer and I loved this copycat version!