Ninja CREAMi Frozen Fruit Recipes

A bag of frozen fruit is one of the easiest starts for a CREAMi tubpint. Frozen berries, mango, cherries, pineapple and peaches are often riper than fresh fruit out of season, cost less and come ready to use. Every recipe below can use fruit from the freezer, and many of them say how long to thaw it.

Thaw the fruit before blending: about 1 hour at room temperature for berries, 30 minutes for mango, or 15 minutes for smoothie bowl fruit. Thawed fruit blends completely smooth with the sugar and liquid, and the base then freezes for 24 hours into an even, solid block, which is what the CREAMi is built to shave.

Fruit is mostly water, so sugar is what keeps it soft. Our sorbets bring the mix to about 20% sugar: sweet mango needs little added sugar, while tart berries and passion fruit need more. For berries with seeds, press the purée through a sieve for a silky texture.