No-prep Ninja Creami ideas
No recipe, no cooking. Fill a pint with something from the cupboard or fridge, freeze it for 24 hours and process it.
How it works: fill the pint as described, put the lid on and freeze it level for 24 hours, then run the program shown. If the result looks crumbly, use re-spin. SharkNinja's chart uses the sorbet program even for coffee creamer, so the program doesn't always match the treat.
Check the tin. SharkNinja warns that fruit tinned in water with no added sugar may damage the machine. Choose fruit in juice or syrup. Its fresh-fruit sorbet works only with banana, pineapple or orange, and other fresh fruits may damage the unit.
Sorbet program
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Tinned pineapple, mango, peaches, pears or mandarins
Fill the pint to the max fill line with fruit, then top up to the line with the juice from the tin.
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Eggnog
Fill the pint to the max fill line with shop-bought eggnog.
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Brewed coffee and vegan coffee creamer
Stir 120 ml (½ cup) cooled brewed coffee into 350 ml (1½ cups) vegan coffee creamer in the pint until combined.
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Almond milk and vegan coffee creamer
Stir 120 ml (½ cup) unsweetened almond milk into 350 ml (1½ cups) vegan coffee creamer in the pint until combined.
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Fruit pie filling
Fill the pint to the max fill line with cherry, blueberry, lemon, strawberry or apple pie filling.
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Apple sauce
Fill the pint to the max fill line with apple sauce for a quick apple sorbet.
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Grapefruit cups
Fill the pint to the max fill line with grapefruit, then top up with the juice from the cup.
Smoothie bowl program
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Bottled smoothies
Fill the pint to the max fill line with the smoothie.
Lite ice cream program
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Bottled chocolate milk
Fill the pint to the max fill line with chocolate milk for a frozen chocolate milk treat.
Ideas in this guide draw on SharkNinja's Ninja CREAMi recipe inspiration guide. It is written in our own words, so check the guide that came with your machine for the official advice.