This $20 Ice Cream Maker Has Customers ‘Never Buying Store Bought Ice Cream Again’

By now, you probably have seen dozens of Ninja CREAMi recipes on social media. For the past few months, my entire TikTok feed has been flooded with videos of users making personalized pints of thick and creamy homemade ice cream. Dessert on demand? Count me in. 

Plus, with a recent national ice cream recall, making ice cream at home sounds even more appealing. The only thing holding me back is that I'm just not ready to drop $200 on a new kitchen appliance. After a little bit of searching, I found an ice cream maker that might just make all my cold, sweet treat dreams come true this summer. And it's only a fraction of the price. 

Kohl’s Ninja CREAMi Ice Cream Maker Dupe

The Dash My Mug Ice Cream Maker from Kohl’s claims to make a half pint of ice cream in less than 20 minutes. Just like a Ninja CREAMi, this gadget takes a frozen base and seamlessly spins it into ice cream. The mug-shaped bowl is also freezer-safe to help with storage. 

While it might not have the exact same efficiency as a Ninja CREAMi, it still gets the job done. Plus with a $19.99 price tag (on sale from $34.99), you can't beat the savings.

What makes the Ninja CREAMi so popular is its ability to make a single serving size of ice cream instead of a large amount—and this ice cream maker does the same. If you're feeling skeptical about how well Dash's version truly works, the product just made our list of the best ice cream makers. Plus, many reviewers have great things to say. 

“May never buy store-bought ice cream again,” one customer raved on Kohl's site. “I use this thing almost every day,” another added while recommending customers buy two bowls instead of one because they will be using it so often. 

How to Use The Dash My Mug Ice Cream Maker

With thousands of TikTok videos dedicated to Ninja CREAMi recipes these days, there are countless ideas out there for mini-batches of ice cream. The trend originally went viral when users made healthier ice cream with protein shakes. However, there are ice cream recipe ideas out there for everyone—like sorbet and copycat Dairy Queen blizzards.

We even have Ninja CREAMi-specific recipes, such as Banana Ice Cream and Pumpkin Ice Cream, on our site that can be adjusted for the Dash My Mug Ice Cream Maker.

My one sweet-treat-per-day habit is single-handedly getting me through this scorching hot summer. But, if I start making my ice cream at home, I see no reason not to be eating ice cream for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, too. If it's this easy, what’s stopping me?