Ninja Creami Butterscotch Ice Cream

If you have a Ninja Creami ice cream maker and are looking for healthy recipes you have to try this Ninja Creami butterscotch ice cream recipe. It’s not only low carb and high protein but I’d low calorie and full of that rich butterscotch flavor. One serving has 168 calories 1.8 grams net carbs and 14.2 grams of protein!

You might also like this keto butterbeer recipe!

This Ninja Creami butterscotch ice cream recipe is dedicated to my mother whose favorite dessert was a good butterscotch sundae. I never cared for that classic flavor when I was young but I get it now. This is a delicious low carb, low calorie and high protein snack!

If you are at all interested in a Ninja Creami ice cream maker you should get one. I use it all the time and it’s the only way I know to make good quality, low carb homemade ice cream. It’s truly my favorite kitchen appliance these days. While it’s an upfront cost, you can make a variety of healthy recipes and frozen treats. Also what you can make is so much cheaper than store bought keto ice cream.  To learn more about the Ninja Creami see this post.

I first made a simple sugar free butterscotch syrup for this recipe and then made essentially a protein shake using a bit of it. Then just freeze and the next day run it through the machine. You will have leftover syrup that you can use to top the finished product or save for another day.

Recipe ingredients I used and substitutions.

The simple ingredients I used for the base recipe were unsweetened almond milk, vanilla protein powder, cream cheese and some of my homemade butterscotch sauce which used butter, Swerve brown sweetener, coconut cream and salt.

Almond Milk
I used unsweetened almond milk because it adds very little carbs and I like that it’s dairy free. You can use other plant based or non dairy milk if you want like oat milk, cashew milk or coconut milk though they might have more carbs.  Coconut milk always adds lots of creaminess too but can be overpowering for some flavors. You can also use regular milk but it tends to be high in carbs.

Isopure Protein Powder
I usually use the Isopure Zero Carb Vanilla protein powder but I was trying out this flavor and love it. But you can use whatever vanilla protein powder you have on hand.

NOTE: If you want you can use a vanilla protein shake in place of the almond milk and protein powder. The amount of liquid should be approximately 1 ¼ cups of liquid. Taste the level of sweetness before adding the sweetener. I like to make the base taste pretty sweet because when it freezes it loses some of the sweetness. FairLife caramel protein shakes are good too and low carb.

Cream Cheese
I’ve been using this in my ice cream recipes lately and it works great. I would not substitute this ingredient. Some people use sugar free pudding and you can sometimes find sugar free instant butterscotch pudding mix. However I find that it has quite a few carbs.

So if you want to use the sugar free instant pudding mix just use a tablespoon. You might not need as much sweetener or butterscotch sauce though.

Sugar Free Butterscotch Sauce
You need to use a brown sugar sweetener to make the basic butterscotch sauce. However in a pinch you can use regular white sugar sweetener. It will be more of a caramel sauce though still delicious. TIP: Brown sugar creates butterscotch flavor and white sugar creates caramel flavor.

I also use butter and coconut cream. Remember it’s coconut cream not coconut milk though you could use that too but it might take longer to cook down. If you don’t like coconut you can use heavy whipping cream as a substitute. I like the flavor of the coconut though heavy cream would be a more traditional ingredient.

If you don’t care about carbs you can use coconut sugar or regular brown granulated sugar.

How to make sugar free butterscotch sauce.

Step 1: Get out a sauce pan and heat to medium heat. Then add the butter, salt, brown sugar sweetener and coconut cream. Whisk together and bring to a simmer. Remember brown sugar will make a butterscotch flavor while regular sugar will be more of a caramel sauce.

Step 2: Continue to simmer for 4-5 minutes until it starts to thicken. It will thicken up more once it cools. Cool completely before adding to the recipe.

Pour cooled sauce into a small jar or bowl. This will make approximately 1 cup of sauce and you use 2 tablespoons for the recipe. So you can keep the extra in the refrigerator and use as a topping. It might harden and crystalize, just pop it in the microwave for 1 minute or so and stir to combine. It should be fine.

How to make Ninja Creami sugar free butterscotch ice cream.

Step 1: Add 2 tablespoons of the cooled syrup along with the almond milk, cream cheese and protein powder to a high speed blender or food processor. It’s hard to whisk the cream cheese by hand and have it blend well.

Step 2: Pour butterscotch mixture into a Ninja Creami pint container and attach the storage lid. Place the lid on pint container and put in the freezer on a flat surface for 24 hours or at least overnight.

Step 3: When ready to eat, take frozen pint from the freezer then take off the storage lid. Place the pint container into the outer bowl assembly. Add the outer bowl assembly lid to that and place in the Ninja Creami ice cream maker. Press the LITE button and let it run through the cycle.

Step 4: Take off the lid and check the consistency. If it has creamy and smooth texture you are done. If it’s more powdery run it through the LITE cycle again.

Above is how it worked out for me after one cycle. I wanted it to have a bit more creamy and smooth texture so I ran it through one more time. If you spin it too much it can get mushy.

Below is what it looks like after 2 cycles and it was perfect for me. Spoon into bowls and enjoy. You should get 2-3 servings out of the container.

Step 5: Store leftover ice cream in the pint container with the lid on. Try to smooth the serve to make it flat if you can. Place in the freezer and completely freeze. When ready to eat rerun it through the machine. Please scroll down to view the printable recipe card.

I like this just as it was without the syrup on top. It was sweet, smooth and creamy just like it like it. My husband loved this one too.

However as I mentioned above, you can add some syrup on top if too for extra butterscotch flavor. One tablespoon just adds 44 calories and 0.3 grams of carbs.

And if you don’t care about carbs, you can try additional ingredients like chocolate chips, pecans, walnuts, etc. They also make butterscotch chips that you can add though they have tons of sugar. Just add a few butterscotch chips thrown the machine at the end and hit the mix in button.

More keto Ninja Creami high protein ice cream recipes to try.

I have 14 Ninja Creami recipes so far on this blog (not including this one) however these are my favorite recipes that are low carb and high protein.

• keto chocolate peanut butter or just peanut butter flavored
• low carb strawberry or blueberry cheesecake
• keto coconut key lime or orange creamsicle
• low carb salted caramel

This creamy butterscotch ice cream made in the Ninja Creami really was a treat for me and brought back good memories of my mom. Plus I feel good eating it because of the added protein and the low carbs.

This is a great dessert recipe for any one on a low carb diet or who might be trying to cut out sugar from their diet. I hope you like it as much as we did. Enjoy!

The nutritional information for 1 serving of this creamy ice cream is 168 calories / 11g fat / 2.4g carbs / 0.6g fiber / 14.2g protein

The nutritional information for 1 tablespoon of butterscotch sauce is 44 calories / 4.9g fat / 0.3g carbs / 0g protein