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Blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, blackcurrants, lingonberries and frozen mixed berries all bring bold color and tang to a CREAMi tubpint. Like all fruit they are mostly water, so the recipes balance them with sugar, which keeps the tubpint soft, and with yogurt, cream or banana for body. Strawberries have a page of their own.
Berry skins contain pectin, which helps hold water, so blended blueberries thicken a base nicely. Raspberries and blackberries have hard seeds: press the purée through a fine sieve and scrape the underside, where a lot of purée clings. Mixed berry sorbet can skip the sieve if you like it rustic.
Frozen berries are often riper than fresh ones out of season, and cheaper. Thaw them for about 1 hour, or a few minutes on the microwave defrost setting, and use the juice too. Tart berries like cranberries, lingonberries and blackcurrants are often simmered with the sugar until they burst, which dissolves the sugar and frees their pectin.
In the base
23 recipes
Blueberry Muffin Protein
Raspberry Sorbet
Blueberry Lemon Sorbet
Mixed Berry Sorbet
Raspberry Lime Italian Ice
Blueberry Frozen Yogurt
Berry Yogurt Bowl
Cranberry Orange Sorbet
Sugar-Free Raspberry Sorbet
Sugar-Free Berry Frozen Yogurt
Skyr Blueberry
Kefir Berry Frozen Yogurt
Raspberry Fruit Whip
Frozen Bramble
Lingonberry Aquavit Slush
Beet & Berry Bowl
Blueberry Chia Bowl
Berry Oat Breakfast Shake
Blackcurrant Frozen Yogurt
Blackcurrant Kir Royale Slush
Sangria Slush
Açaí Bowl
Frozen Bellini
As a mix-in or topping
4 recipes
Added after spinning, for crunch, a ripple or a topping.
Questions people ask
Can I use frozen berries in the Ninja CREAMi?
Yes. Thaw them for about 1 hour at room temperature, use all the juice, then blend and freeze as the recipe says.
Do I have to strain raspberries?
For the silkiest sorbet, yes: press the purée through a fine sieve. Mixed berry sorbet can skip it if you do not mind seeds.
Why are my berry tubspints icy?
Berries are mostly water. Make sure the sugar in the recipe is fully dissolved, keep the yogurt or cream it calls for, and Re-spin with a splash of juice or milk if the tubpint is crumbly.