smartypants71
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Post by smartypants71 on Jun 29, 2022 14:47:41 GMT
I've had my for a couple of weeks now and I love it!
So far I've made a watermelon sorbet and cookies 'n' cream ice cream. Going to make a strawberry banana smoothie bowl for breakfast tomorrow.
It's been so hot, it's nice to be able to take pretty much any fruit and make it into a cool snack.
If you have it, do you love it? and what have you made so far that you love?
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Post by malibou on Jun 29, 2022 14:59:46 GMT
I have no idea what this is, but anything that supports my fruit bat tendencies peeks my curiosity. Off to be enabled! 😆
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Post by disneypal on Jun 29, 2022 18:02:34 GMT
I have been eyeing it - do you have to freeze the bowls for several hours/overnight before making something?
ETA: I see the bowls are clear but it seems you have to freeze the ingredients first - how long do you have to freeze and how much does a general batch make?
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smartypants71
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Post by smartypants71 on Jun 29, 2022 18:28:43 GMT
I have been eyeing it - do you have to freeze the bowls for several hours/overnight before making something?
ETA: I see the bowls are clear but it seems you have to freeze the ingredients first - how long do you have to freeze and how much does a general batch make?
It comes with 3 pints. You put your ingredients in the pints and then it needs to freeze for 24 hours. I was thinking about buying a few more pints, so I can just keep them in the freezer until Im ready to make something. |
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Post by disneypal on Jun 29, 2022 19:13:25 GMT
It comes with 3 pints. You put your ingredients in the pints and then it needs to freeze for 24 hours. Thanks - 3 is pretty good. I have an ice cream maker but it has never really frozen properly IMO. I like that you can make pint size things with the Cremi. I think I will put this on my birthday / Christmas wish list  Thanks for the info |
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Post by belgravia on Jun 29, 2022 20:33:21 GMT
I think I want one. I’ve given up ice cream because of the sugar but I do still eat some fruit. It would be nice to make sorbet in the summer when everyone else is eating ice cream!
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TXMary
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Post by TXMary on Jun 29, 2022 20:46:09 GMT
I love mine. So far we have just done the basics- chocolate and vanilla. I want to try some fruit next. We do a taco bar for our family Christmas dinner and I made a dulce de Leche for that. I love all my Ninja appliances and I was still surprised at how good the ice cream is in it. I'm glad I bought it.
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Post by lucyg on Jun 29, 2022 20:48:06 GMT
I have never heard of this, but now I think I need one.  Thank you? |
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Post by Lexica on Jun 29, 2022 21:03:53 GMT
I have never heard of this, but now I think I need one.  Thank you? This is exactly what went on in my head! I put the website that tells more about them on my “purchase after the move” list. |
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Post by bc2ca on Jun 29, 2022 21:07:48 GMT
Well, darn it, I was thinking I could pass until I looked a few recipes and realized dairy free and sugar free would be easy. Now the big question is, do I wait until Christmas?  |
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Post by belgravia on Jun 30, 2022 0:23:33 GMT
Well, darn it, I was thinking I could pass until I looked a few recipes and realized dairy free and sugar free would be easy. Now the big question is, do I wait until Christmas? Don’t wait until Christmas! It’s ice cream season now! |
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Post by wordsmith on Jun 30, 2022 0:54:43 GMT
I bought one on impulse and love it. I dump a couple 100 calorie, snack size (prepackaged) mango fruit cup and 1 cup of mandarins (in light syrup), stir in 1/2 cup of fat free vanilla yogurt and freeze.
Use the machine to make it into a creamy sorbet and it’s delish.
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Post by Skellinton on Jun 30, 2022 1:04:53 GMT
It looks amazing! We have been super happy with our other ninja products. This is definitely being added to our watch list. Anyone suppose there's any hope of prime having one as a deal on prime Day??
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Post by mellyw on Jun 30, 2022 1:40:29 GMT
Why did I read this? Seriously thinking about it now. I do not like ice cream, haven’t eaten it in years. But sorbets, I love.
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Post by chaosisapony on Jun 30, 2022 3:58:48 GMT
A Creami has been on my wishlist for ages! One of these days it will be mine. I'm glad to hear you're loving it so far!
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smartypants71
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Post by smartypants71 on Jun 30, 2022 13:03:38 GMT
I bought one on impulse and love it. I dump a couple 100 calorie, snack size (prepackaged) mango fruit cup and 1 cup of mandarins (in light syrup), stir in 1/2 cup of fat free vanilla yogurt and freeze. Use the machine to make it into a creamy sorbet and it’s delish. That sounds yummy! |
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Post by tealpaperowl on Jun 30, 2022 15:04:23 GMT
I was a tester of this before it came to market. It works great, just gotta store it somewhere!
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smartypants71
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Post by smartypants71 on Jun 30, 2022 15:33:57 GMT
I was a tester of this before it came to market. It works great, just gotta store it somewhere! That's my big issue. I don't really like things on the counter and right now this is competing with my mixer. I would love to ditch the coffee maker, but SO would have a fit. |
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 13, 2022 15:44:58 GMT
I've had my for a couple of weeks now and I love it! So far I've made a watermelon sorbet and cookies 'n' cream ice cream. Going to make a strawberry banana smoothie bowl for breakfast tomorrow. It's been so hot, it's nice to be able to take pretty much any fruit and make it into a cool snack. If you have it, do you love it? and what have you made so far that you love? Since you are the og enabler of this product and several peas have bought this for prime Day, do you mind sharing which recipes you have liked best? I assume it comes with a cookbook, is it pretty good or have you been using recipes from online? Mine arrives tomorrow, I cannot wait to try it out. Also, can you freeze ingredients longer then 24 hours do you know? |
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smartypants71
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Post by smartypants71 on Jul 13, 2022 16:50:50 GMT
I've had my for a couple of weeks now and I love it! So far I've made a watermelon sorbet and cookies 'n' cream ice cream. Going to make a strawberry banana smoothie bowl for breakfast tomorrow. It's been so hot, it's nice to be able to take pretty much any fruit and make it into a cool snack. If you have it, do you love it? and what have you made so far that you love? Since you are the og enabler of this product and several peas have bought this for prime Day, do you mind sharing which recipes you have liked best? I assume it comes with a cookbook, is it pretty good or have you been using recipes from online? Mine arrives tomorrow, I cannot wait to try it out. Also, can you freeze ingredients longer then 24 hours do you know? I've only made two more things since I created this thread, but I've liked them both. It does come with a cookbook, but I mainly use their website (ninjatestkitchen.com) or search on pinterest. I made a rocky road ice cream (yum!) and a Strawberry Banana Smoothie Bowl. I liked them both but I need to play around to figure out how I can reduce the carb counts (I'm T1Diabetic). I keep frozen fruit and use it to make smoothies, so I don't see a problem for going past the 24 hours. That reminds me - i need to order a couple extra pints. I hope you love it as much as i do! |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jul 13, 2022 16:53:49 GMT
I'm curious about this as well, but wondering how it is different than a regular electric ice cream maker?
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 13, 2022 17:22:19 GMT
I'm curious about this as well, but wondering how it is different than a regular electric ice cream maker? For me it is the speed and ease and not having to store some big old bowl in my freezer. I can mix ingredients 24 hours ahead and then the next night have ice cream ready to eat in 5 minutes. |
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Post by Restless Spirit on Jul 13, 2022 20:05:26 GMT
I'm curious about this as well, but wondering how it is different than a regular electric ice cream maker? I was thisclose to purchasing the Ninja until I watched the “just a dad” video that’s posted on Amazon. He compares the Ninja to a Cuisinart ice cream maker. From what I can tell, one of the biggest differences - from what I am understanding-is the freezing process and how it affects the final product. The traditional Cuisinart ice cream maker freezes and stirs the mixture - the resulting frozen concoction is creamier and more like soft serve ice cream. For the Ninja, you freeze your mixture first. The blade slowly lowers in the Ninja Creami - essentially it is shaving small layer after small layer - of the already frozen mixture resulting in an icier and slightly flaky frozen mix. I think that would be great for sorbets, but I prefer really creamy ice cream. I hope someone can tell me if I am completely wrong about this. I look forward to hearing other users thoughts. |
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Post by elaine on Jul 13, 2022 20:08:30 GMT
I have been eyeing it - do you have to freeze the bowls for several hours/overnight before making something?
ETA: I see the bowls are clear but it seems you have to freeze the ingredients first - how long do you have to freeze and how much does a general batch make?
It comes with 3 pints. You put your ingredients in the pints and then it needs to freeze for 24 hours. I was thinking about buying a few more pints, so I can just keep them in the freezer until Im ready to make something. The Prime Day deal version only comes with 1 pint. I can verify that, as mine was delivered a few hours ago. I just ordered 2 more pint containers. Even spending an extra $20 on more pint containers, the prime day price still made it cheaper. |
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 13, 2022 20:11:57 GMT
It comes with 3 pints. You put your ingredients in the pints and then it needs to freeze for 24 hours. I was thinking about buying a few more pints, so I can just keep them in the freezer until Im ready to make something. The Prime Day deal version only comes with 1 pint. I can verify that, as mine was delivered a few hours ago. I just ordered 2 more pint containers. Even spending an extra $20 on more pint containers, the prime day price still made it cheaper. I ordered my extra pints from Target since Amazon was sold out of the 4 pack. A tad bit cheaper and I can pick up tomorrow and Amazon was saying Saturday delivery for some reason. |
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 13, 2022 20:14:08 GMT
I'm curious about this as well, but wondering how it is different than a regular electric ice cream maker? I was thisclose to purchasing the Ninja until I watched the “just a dad” video that’s posted on Amazon. He compares the Ninja to a Cuisinart ice cream maker. From what I can tell, one of the biggest differences - from what I am understanding-is the freezing process and how it affects the final product. The traditional Cuisinart ice cream maker freezes and stirs the mixture - the resulting frozen concoction is creamier and more like soft serve ice cream. For the Ninja, you freeze your mixture first. The blade slowly lowers in the Ninja Creami - essentially it is shaving small layer after small layer - of the already frozen mixture resulting in an icier and slightly flaky frozen mix. I think that would be great for sorbets, but I prefer really creamy ice cream. I hope someone can tell me if I am completely wrong about this. I look forward to hearing other users thoughts. All the sites I saw said that if it was flaky to just remix. He could be right, but all the reviews I found were super positive. Time will tell, I will report back for sure when I get mine. |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jul 13, 2022 20:49:31 GMT
I'm curious about this as well, but wondering how it is different than a regular electric ice cream maker? I was thisclose to purchasing the Ninja until I watched the “just a dad” video that’s posted on Amazon. He compares the Ninja to a Cuisinart ice cream maker. From what I can tell, one of the biggest differences - from what I am understanding-is the freezing process and how it affects the final product. The traditional Cuisinart ice cream maker freezes and stirs the mixture - the resulting frozen concoction is creamier and more like soft serve ice cream. For the Ninja, you freeze your mixture first. The blade slowly lowers in the Ninja Creami - essentially it is shaving small layer after small layer - of the already frozen mixture resulting in an icier and slightly flaky frozen mix. I think that would be great for sorbets, but I prefer really creamy ice cream. I hope someone can tell me if I am completely wrong about this. I look forward to hearing other users thoughts. Thanks. I have a cuisanart ice cream maker that I don’t use as much as I thought I would. I need to remember to put the bowl in the freezer. I’m looking for some recipes that are lower fat/calorie but that aren’t rock hard if you freeze it for later. My understanding is that the fat is what makes it creamy. |
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Post by elaine on Jul 13, 2022 23:06:51 GMT
I poured a can of pineapple packed in juice (I happened to have in the pantry) in my pint container and put it in the freezer, per the booklet that came with the Creami. I will report back how my sorbet is tomorrow night. I am a huge sorbet fan and am hoping this machine will work well for me.
I also have a bag of fresh lemons 🍋 that I plan to turn into lemon sorbet next.
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Post by stormycat on Jul 14, 2022 11:51:08 GMT
Well, darn it, I was thinking I could pass until I looked a few recipes and realized dairy free and sugar free would be easy. Now the big question is, do I wait until Christmas? Don’t wait until Christmas! It’s ice cream season now! Lol it’s always ice cream season at my house. |
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Post by elaine on Jul 21, 2022 1:34:31 GMT
So far, pineapple sorbet and pineapple/mandarin orange sorbet have been made and immediately consumed. Even my dh ooh’d and ahh’d over the pineapple/Mandarin orange sorbet tonight. His comment (not being aware of the name of the product) was “it's so creamy!” 😂
Eta: I have carefully inspected the lid after running it through the dishwasher and there doesn't appear to be any guck stuck up there.
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