This Ninja Creami Wendy's Frosty recipe is the easiest copycat recipe, uses only two ingredients, and the results are thick, creamy, and perfect for a warm day. All you need is chocolate milk and instant pudding mix to make your own Wendy's Chocolate Frosty 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). Other Ninja Creami recipes to try is this Ninja Creami Peach Sorbet and Ninja Creami Vanilla Soft Serve.
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⭐Why I Love It:
- Easy Ingredients - You only need chocolate milk and instant pudding mix to add more flavor and texture.
- Tastes Like a Wendy's Frosty - You won't believe how much this tastes like a Wendy's Chocolate Frosty. If you love this recipe, but want extra protein try this recipe for Ninja Creami Protein Ice Cream.
- Simple to Make - Just mix up the two ingredients right in the pint container, freeze, and blend in the Ninja Creami!
🥘Ingredients
- Chocolate Milk - You can use any chocolate milk that you like! I used Fairlife Chocolate Milk.
- Instant Chocolate 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 to give the frosty a thicker, creamier texture. The second is to add more chocolate flavor.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
📖Variations
- Softer Texture - If you want your chocolate frosty to have softer texture (like a milkshake) you can add a little more chocolate milk when you do the second spin.
- Mix-Ins - I love mixing in chocolate sprinkles, but other great options are cookie dough chunks, Oreo cookies, chocolate chip cookies (store-bought or leftover homemade like these chocolate chip cookies without brown sugar), or mini chocolate chips.
🔪Step by Step instructions
Making a copycat Wendy's Chocolate Frosty in your Ninja Creami is easy! Just add your ingredients right to the container, mix together, freeze, and blend!
Photo 1 - Add Chocolate Milk and Pudding Mix to Ninja Creami Pint Container
Photo 2 - Mix the base in the container. I like to use a milk frother to do this, but you can also use a fork or small whisk.
Photo 3 - 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 4 - Blend. Insert into the outer bowl, add the lid, and lock into position. Blend on 'Lite Ice-Cream'. It will be crumbly.
Photo 5 - Add Liquid and Re-Spin. Make a little well in the center, add the extra liquid (if using), and re-spin on the same lite ice-cream setting.
Photo 6 - After the second spin, the frosty should be thick, creamy and ready to enjoy!
🍽Leftovers and Storage
If you can't eat the entire 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 if you mixed in sprinkles, they'll get chopped up when you re-spin.
- Store and Thaw Slightly Before Enjoying: If you want to free up your Ninja Creami pint container, you can transfer the leftover frosty 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 freshly spun.
💭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 🙂
- 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
The favorite Wendy's Frosty is like a cross between a milkshake and ice-cream. It's a thinner consistency than ice-cream but thicker than a milkshake and can be eaten with a spoon.
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.
The Ninja Creami does a great job making soft serve ice cream. The texture is smooth and creamy.
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Ninja Creami Wendy's Frosty (Copycat)
This Ninja Creami Wendy's Frosty recipe is the easiest copycat recipe, uses only two ingredients, and the results are thick, creamy, and perfect for a warm day. All you need is chocolate milk and instant pudding mix to make your own Wendy's Chocolate Frosty 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 Chocolate Milk, I used Fairlife 2% Chocolate Milk
- 1 tablespoon Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
- 1-2 tablespoons Chocolate Milk, optional for re-spin
Instructions
- Mix Base in 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 like to freeze without a lid as I find it reduces the hump that can form in the middle.
- Prep for Blending - Remove the frozen pint from the freezer. If you have a 'hump' in the center, it's best to scrape most of it away with a spoon so it is mostly level.
- Blend - Insert into the outer bowl, add the lid, and lock into position. Blend on 'Lite Ice-Cream'
- Add Liquid and Re-Spin - Make a little well in the center, add the extra liquid (if using, see note), and re-spin on the same lite ice cream setting.
- Enjoy - After the second spin, the frosty should be thick, creamy and ready to enjoy
Notes
Liquid For Re-Spin - Before the second spin, you can add 1-2 tablespoons of chocolate milk. This will give the frosty a softer texture (closer to a thick milkshake).
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 leftovers 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: 130
- Sugar: 13.4 g
- Sodium: 325.1 mg
- Fat: 3.5 g
- Trans Fat:
- Carbohydrates: 15.5 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 9.9 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
Earl says
Incredible. Tastes and has the same consistency as the real thing. Good recipe!
Kathleen Hansen says
I'm so glad you loved it!
Katie says
I couldn't believe how much this tasted like a Chocolate Frosty! Can't wait to make it again and again!