How many pints do I need for Thanksgiving?

One 16 oz pint for every four guests, or one 24 oz Deluxe pint for six, served as a scoop with pie.

Thanksgiving Ninja CREAMi Recipes

Scoops for the pie table: pumpkin, apple pie, butter pecan, maple walnut and a cranberry-orange sorbet, plus vanilla and custard to serve à la mode.

Thanksgiving dessert usually means pie, and pie needs ice cream. Make a tubpint of Classic Vanilla or the richer French Vanilla Custard to serve à la mode, or match the pie: Pumpkin Spice with pumpkin pie, Butter Pecan with pecan pie and Apple Pie for the apple lovers.

Want something lighter after a big meal? Cranberry Orange Sorbet is a bright, tart palate cleanser, and Pear Ginger Sorbet is gentle and warming. Pumpkin Pie Protein and Sugar-Free Pumpkin Spice give guests the same flavor in a lighter tubpint.

Freeze the tubspints a few days before Thanksgiving, so the oven and fridge are free on the day. Frozen bases are best within 2 weeks.
Spin each tubpint just before dessert. It takes a few minutes, and the texture is best fresh from the machine.
A 473 ml16 oz tubpint serves four and a 709 ml24 oz Deluxe tubpint serves six. Plan one tubpint for every four guests.
Leftovers: smooth the top, put the lid on and run the recipe's program again when you serve the rest.

How many tubspints do I need for Thanksgiving?

One 473 ml16 oz tubpint for every four guests, or one 709 ml24 oz Deluxe tubpint for six, served as a scoop with pie.

How far ahead can I make the ice cream?

Freeze the bases up to 2 weeks ahead and spin them on the day. Every tubpint needs at least 24 hours in the freezer.

What ice cream goes best with pumpkin pie?

Vanilla or French vanilla custard, or double down with pumpkin spice. Butter pecan and maple walnut work well too.