Ninja CREAMi Pistachio and Nut Recipes

Nuts go into a CREAMi tubpint in two ways. Nut paste in the base, like pistachio or hazelnut paste, gives the deepest flavor and brings its own fat: hazelnut paste is about 60% fat, so it replaces most of the cream. Chopped nuts go in after spinning, with the Mix-in program, for crunch.

For the base, use pure paste made only from nuts. A sweetened pistachio cream works too, but cut the sugar by a third. You can make your own: blend toasted, unsalted nuts for 5 to 8 minutes, scraping down often, until the paste turns runny. Never skip the pinch of salt, which makes pistachio taste stronger.

For mix-ins, toast the nuts in a dry pan for 3 to 4 minutes until fragrant, cool them and chop them pea-sized. Add 30 to 60 g after the last Re-spin. Tree nuts are a common allergen, and the allergy filter on this site can hide every recipe that has them.