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Christmas pudding & mince pie
Including a second life for the leftovers.
🎄 Festive Collection · in the app from 1 December
Christmas ice cream, from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Eve, without the last-minute rush
With a Ninja Creami, a Tefal Dolci or a Moulinex Dolci, Christmas ice cream is something you make ahead: the bases freeze while you deal with the turkey, and when it’s time for pudding you only need a few minutes. Here you’ll find a holiday planner, ice creams that go with Christmas pudding, mince pies and pavlova, a New Year’s Eve toast you can eat with a spoon, and recipes ready in the app.
1 Dec– daysFestive Collection in the app
25 Dec– daysChristmas Day
31 Dec– daysNew Year’s Eve
🗓️ Holiday ice cream planner
Pick the occasion, the time you’ll serve dessert and how many flavours you want. We’ll tell you when to make the bases and when to run the machine, and you can save the reminders to your phone’s calendar.
- 🧊Make the bases (1 per tub) and get them in the freezer by–
- ⚙️Take out the first tub and start the program–
- 🍨Serve–
The base needs at least 24 hours at −18 °C. Each spin only takes a few minutes, so you make the flavours one after another. More flavours than tubs? Freeze the bases in flat bags with the CHILL TILES° method.
🍰 What to serve with Christmas desserts
Tap the dessert you’re putting on the table and we’ll suggest the flavours that suit it best, ready in the app.
Why it works: A rich, boozy pudding loves something custardy: the zabaione cream does the job of brandy custard, cinnamon and caramel echo the spices and treacle.
Why it works: Speculoos and cinnamon roll pick up the mincemeat spices; creamy orange lifts the dried fruit and peel.
Why it works: Hazelnut and caramel suit the nuts and marzipan; an orange sorbet cuts through a rich slice.
Why it works: A chocolate log wants contrast: stracciatella, mint or orange freshen it up.
Why it works: Speculoos and cinnamon match the spice; speculoos with yogurt is lighter and a little tangy.
Why it works: Christmas in summer: meringue and cream need something cold and fresh, like orange sorbet or mint.
❄️ 31 winter ice creams, ready in the app
Cinnamon, speculoos, zabaione, hazelnut, chocolate and winter citrus: all checked with the ICED engine’s traffic light. Tap a recipe to open it in the app.
Christmas Zabaione Cream🎄 ChristmasIce creamChristmas Night🎄 ChristmasIce creamChristmas Zabaione Snowflake🎄 ChristmasGranitaCinnamon EmbraceSpices & biscuitsIce creamSpeculoos EmbraceSpices & biscuitsIce creamSweet Dutch Caramel BiscuitSpices & biscuitsIce creamSpeculoos EnchantmentSpices & biscuitsLightFrozen Cinnamon RollSpices & biscuitsLightCinnamon Spiced BananaSpices & biscuitsLightSpeculoos and Yogurt CreamSpices & biscuitsFrozen yogurtGreek Yogurt with Banana and CinnamonSpices & biscuitsFrozen yogurtNuggets in the SnowSnowIce creamCocoa SnowflakesSnowIce creamStracciatella SnowflakeSnowIce creamSnowflakeSnowLightMint SnowSnowCocktailGianduia TemptationHazelnut & gianduiaIce creamGianduia and Nougat TemptationHazelnut & gianduiaIce creamPiedmont Hazelnut HeartHazelnut & gianduiaIce creamCreamy Hazelnut SinHazelnut & gianduiaIce creamAutumn HazelnutHazelnut & gianduiaIce creamLight Hazelnut GianduiaHazelnut & gianduiaLightMidnight Dark ChocolateChocolateIce creamDark VelvetChocolateIce creamDark Chocolate with Crunchy CaramelChocolateIce creamTurin Dark Chocolate NightChocolateLightLight Frozen TiramisuChocolateLightMint and Chocolate BreezeChocolateIce creamSunday Creamy OrangeWinter citrusSorbetOrange Sun SorbetWinter citrusSorbetGolden Caramel SweetnessCaramelIce cream
🥂 New Year’s Eve: the toast becomes ice cream
Prosecco, champagne and other sparkling wines can go into a sorbet, but alcohol lowers the freezing point: past a certain amount the sorbet stays soft even at −18 °C. Move the slider to see how much fizz your base can take.
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Creamy
You can taste the fizz and the sorbet stays firm: the sweet spot.
Rough calculation using sparkling wine at 11.5% vol. The ICED METHOD app checks the alcohol in every recipe and warns you before you freeze.
🥂 The midnight idea: Lemon or orange sorbet in a glass, topped with prosecco right at the toast: in Venice they call it sgroppino, and it works with any ice cream maker.
✨ Festive Collection: in the app from 1 December
The ICED METHOD app changes with the seasons. From 1 December the Festive Collection arrives: Christmas and New Year’s Eve ice creams and sorbets designed for your machine, with the grams for your tub and a green traffic light.
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Gingerbread & spices
Ginger, cinnamon, cloves.
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Mulled wine
Orange, cinnamon and warm spices.
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New Year’s fizz
The midnight toast as ice cream.
Subscribe now: the Festive Collection is included at no extra cost.Get the ICED METHOD app →
🎛️ Tips for your machine
Tefal Dolci and Moulinex Dolci
480 ml tub. Use GELATO for creams and SORBET for sorbets. Pieces of pudding, mince pie or biscuits go in at the end with MIX-IN, never into the base you freeze.
Ninja Creami
ICE CREAM or GELATO for creams, SORBET for sorbets, then MIX-IN for pieces. If it comes out powdery: RE-SPIN with a spoonful of milk.
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When you serve
Take the tub out 5–10 minutes before the spin: the blade works better and the ice cream comes out creamier.
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Taking it with you
Carry it in the closed tub in a cool bag with ice packs and do the spin at your host’s house.
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Labels
Print lid labels from the app with the date and the recipe QR code: handy when there are lots of flavours.
FAQ
How far ahead should I make ice cream for Christmas?
The base needs at least 24 hours at −18 °C. For pudding on Christmas Day, get it in the freezer by the evening of the 23rd at the latest (the 22nd gives you more margin). Do the spin shortly before serving.
Can I make Christmas pudding ice cream in a Ninja Creami or Tefal Dolci?
Yes: crumble the pudding and add it at the end with MIX-IN, not into the base you freeze. From 1 December the app’s Festive Collection includes recipes for it, including ways to use up leftovers.
How much prosecco can I put in a sorbet?
Roughly up to a quarter of the base’s weight: beyond that the alcohol stops the sorbet freezing properly in a home freezer. The ICED METHOD app checks the alcohol in every recipe.
What ice cream goes with Christmas pudding?
Zabaione (a custard-style cream), cinnamon or caramel. With mince pies try speculoos or orange; with a Yule log, stracciatella or mint; with pavlova, a fruit sorbet.
How do I make several flavours with only one tub?
Make the bases ahead in flat bags (CHILL TILES° method) and freeze them: when it’s time, move them into the tub one at a time.
What arrives in the app on 1 December?
The Festive Collection: Christmas and New Year’s Eve ice creams and sorbets (Christmas pudding and mince pie, gingerbread, mulled wine, New Year’s fizz) with the grams for your machine. Subscribers get it at no extra cost.
Related guides: Low-calorie ice cream · CHILL TILES° · Freezing times · App for Ninja Creami
Times and quantities are a guide: they depend on your freezer and the recipe. Moulinex, Tefal, Dolci, Ninja and Creami are trademarks of their respective owners; ICED METHOD is not affiliated with them. Drink responsibly.
🎄 Festive Collection from 1 DecemberOpen the app