At a glance

Perhaps the only way to make real soft-serve at home

Endless flexibility and customization options

Deafeningly loud

Substantial learning curve

Dominates the countertop

Significant cleanup required

The Ninja Swirl makes credible soft serve, though results will vary depending on the recipe you use. Fortunately the Swirl’s flexibility lets you turn almost anything into a frozen dessert, and dedicated fans of frozen goodies could make a new recipe every day for a year without repeating one. Alas, it’s not the smallest kitchen gadget, and cleanup is a pain – but it’s the insane noise level that may be the dealbreaker.

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How big a social media darling was the original Ninja Creami ice cream maker? Its Facebook community has over 600,000 members and its TikTok channel has more than 90 million views to date. All of which is to say that people really, really love ice cream.

But what’s better than a scoop of ice cream? Soft serve ice cream, amirite? Enter the awkwardly named Ninja Swirl by Creami, a device which takes the original Creami and expands on it by adding a soft-serve dispenser that works almost like something you’d find in a fro-yo shop.