What a good Dolci app should do
The Dolci is a scraping-blade machine: you freeze the base for 24 hours and the machine shaves it in minutes. The result depends almost entirely on the recipe. A good app should:
- Give grams for your tub (480–500 ml on the Dolci, 24 oz on the Ninja Creami Deluxe), not cups and spoons.
- Tell you the right program: GELATO, ICE CREAM, SORBET, FROZEN YOGHURT, LIGHT ICE CREAM or SMOOTHIE BOWL depending on the model.
- Balance sugars, fat and solids, or the ice cream comes out hard, icy or grainy.
- Work in the kitchen: step by step, with timers, even with messy hands.
How ICED° works, step by step
Open What’s in the fridge and tap what you have: milk, cream, strawberries. The app shows the recipes you can make right away. Every recipe has the right grams for your machine and the button to press. On the Test bench the traffic light tells you whether body, fat, sweetness and softness are in the right zone; if you change an ingredient and it turns red, Balance it for me re-doses the recipe by itself. Then cooking mode guides you one step at a time and the QR lid label reminds you what’s in the freezer.
Which button to use on the Tefal and Moulinex Dolci
Rule of thumb: GELATO for classic and Italian-style ice cream, SORBET for dairy-free fruit sorbets, FROZEN YOGHURT for yogurt bases, SLUSHY for granitas. If your Dolci has a LIGHT ICE CREAM button, use it for low-sugar recipes; on European models with SMOOTHIE BOWL, light recipes go on GELATO. ICED tells you recipe by recipe. More in the Dolci programs guide.
Why ice cream turns out hard or icy
Nine times out of ten it’s balance: too little sugar or too much water makes a hard block, too much fat makes it heavy, too much free water makes ice crystals. That is exactly what the ICED traffic light measures. For mechanical issues see troubleshooting and the technical manuals.
Also for Ninja Creami and Sencor
ICED works with Tefal Dolci, Moulinex Dolci, Ninja Creami, Ninja Creami Deluxe and Sencor SIC 5050WS. Amounts adapt to your tub (for the 24 oz Deluxe they are multiplied by 1.37) and buttons change with the machine: ICE CREAM, LITE ICE CREAM, SORBET, GELATO on the Creami.
Who’s behind it: Stefano Chef
ICED isn’t a blogger’s app. Stefano Chef started as a pizza maker in Bergamo, worked in fine dining and today runs his own Italian restaurant in Moravia; for over ten years he has made gelato with a professional Pacojet and tested every recipe there first, then on home machines. Read his story.
See the app in one minute
Video: how the ICED° app works for Tefal Dolci, Moulinex Dolci and Ninja Creami →
FAQ
Is there an app for the Tefal Dolci?
Yes: ICED° is built specifically for scraping-blade machines like the Tefal Dolci. It has 873 recipes with grams for the Dolci tub, the button to press and automatic balancing.
Does it work with the Moulinex Dolci too?
Yes. Tefal Dolci and Moulinex Dolci are the same machine sold under two brands in different countries: same recipes, same buttons.
Does it work with the Ninja Creami?
Yes, also with Ninja Creami, Ninja Creami Deluxe and Sencor SIC 5050WS: amounts adapt to your machine’s tub.
How much does the ICED app cost?
With founding, €19.95 the first year, then €29.90 a year. Today you lock the price without paying; payment comes at launch on 15 October 2026.
Can I use recipes from TikTok or the web?
Yes: paste the link or upload a screenshot and the app turns it into grams, recognises whether it’s ice cream, sorbet or frozen yogurt, and checks it on the Test bench.
Who created the app?
Stefano Chef, a professional Italian chef who has made gelato with a Pacojet for over ten years.