Ninja CREAMi Banana Recipes

Ripe bananas are full of natural sugar, pectin and fiber, which thicken a base and keep ice crystals small. That is why one banana and a splash of plant milk spin into creamy nice cream with no dairy, and why banana gives smoothie bowls and lean protein tubspints so much body.

Ripeness is everything. Use brown-spotted or even black-spotted bananas: they are sweeter, blend smoother and taste of fruit, not starch. Pale bananas taste starchy and make a firmer tubpint. Our recipes count a banana as about 118 g peeled.

Freeze the base within an hour of blending, because banana slowly turns it brown as it sits. A little lemon juice keeps it bright. Already have frozen banana slices? Let them soften for 10 minutes, then blend them the same way.