Check out Theresa R’s recipe for Ninja Creami Fruit Paradise Sorbet.
My friend’s mother used to make a frozen dessert when I was a teen. I love it and decided to try to recreate it for the Ninja Creami!

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Tips for making Ninja Creami Fruit Paradise Sorbet
You can use fresh or frozen fruit for Ninja Creami recipes. However, based on the recipe, you might need to make some adjustments. As canned fruit has either juice or syrup mixed with the fruit, you may need to add some liquid or sugar to the recipe. If using frozen fruit, you must either thaw the fruit before adding to the pint or add liquid to fill the gaps between the frozen fruit. Using only frozen fruit with no liquid could damage the machine. For this recipe, canned or fresh fruit is preferred as the fruit gets mashed together during the preparation.
Yes. You can make a smaller portion and only fill one pint container. Simply cut the ingredients into thirds and prepare one pint at a time. You will have a lot of extra fruit if you are using canned fruit.
This is up to you. Fruit in syrup is sweeter and tends to have a creamier consistency once processed than fruit in juice. Use what you prefer to eat. If you like the fruit in the syrup, use that. If the fruit in the syrup is too sweet for you, then you can use fruit in juice. Keep in mind that fruit in juice does not turn out as creamy. But, for this recipe, the bananas ad a lot of extra creaminess.
Usually, if your ice cream comes out dry or crumbly it’s due to one of the following reasons:
*Your freezer is too cold. Try to adjust your freezer to be a little warmer or let your ice cream sit on the counter for 5-10 minutes before processing it.
*Your recipe does not have enough fat in it. Try adding in a little bit of a higher fat dairy product to your recipe next time.
*Your recipe may not have enough sugar in it. The less sugar in the recipe, the icier and crumblier the ice cream will be. Regular sugar, honey, or corn syrup can be used to increase the sugar content if desired.
To help resolve this issue, after processing, add 1 tablespoon of dairy and then reprocess.
It depends. If you are keeping the ice cream in the Ninja pint container with the lid sealed tightly and are freezing it in a cold freezer (between 9 degrees F and -7 degrees F), your ice cream will keep for several weeks, even months. However, if you transfer your ice cream to another container or freeze it in a freezer that is not quite as cold (or that is accessed a lot/door opened and closed often), the lifetime of your ice cream will decrease greatly to just a few days and you will likely end up with freezer-burned ice cream.
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Ingredient substitutions and tips for making Ninja Creami Fruit Paradise Sorbet:
The full ingredient list is found at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.
Pineapple- Canned- can be substituted with your favorite canned fruit.
Grapefruit- Canned- can be substituted with your favorite canned fruit.
Mandarin Oranges- Canned- can be substituted with your favorite canned fruit.
Bananas-Fresh bananas were used. Since the bananas are mashed together and mixed with the other ingredients, it’s not recommended to use frozen bananas.
Maraschino Cherries- Jarred- can be omitted if desired.
Directions for making Ninja Creami Ninja Creami Fruit Paradise Sorbet:
1. Pour the fruit, including juice, into the large bowl.
2. Peel and slice bananas and add to the bowl of fruit.
3. Mash the bananas into the fruit.
4. Mix well.
5. Pour into a pint container to the max fill line and put the lid on. You will have enough left over to make 3 pints ( see below for an optional idea.)
6. Freeze for 24 hours.
7. After 24 hours, remove the pint from the freezer. Remove the lid and put the pint into the outer bowl. Insert the outer bowl and choose the “Sorbet” function.
8. Once the Ninja Creami has completed the sorbet function, remove the pint and serve.
Optional:
After processing on sorbet, remove the pint and use a spoon to make a well in the center of the sorbet. Add maraschino cherries and spin on Mix-Ins.
If you don’t have enough pint containers to freeze all of the mixture in, you can pour the extra mixture into a deep baking pan and freeze. To serve, thaw slightly and then serve from the baking pan.
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Ninja Creami Fruit Paradise Sorbet
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Add Food Grade Vegetable Glycerin To Make Leftover Ice Cream Scoopable Right Out of the Freezer
Per 16 ounce pint: *Add 1 Teaspoon to full fat/full sugar bases *Add 1.5 teaspoon to high protein bases *Add 2 teaspoons to low sugar/low fat lite bases. Freeze and process per the recipe. Take the leftovers out of the freezer and scoop without having to reprocess. ***This is a guideline and adjustments may be needed based on your recipe.
Original, Breeze, Swirl, and Deluxe Ingredient Measurements
Use the multiplier below to adjust quantities based on the machine that you own. ***If you have the Original, Breeze, or Swirl machine, which use 16 ounce containers, choose the 1X option. ***If you have the Deluxe or XL machine, which use 24 ounce containers, choose the 1.5X option.
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Pineapple (Canned- Diced or cubed)
- ½ Cup Grapefruit Sections (Canned-I use red grapefruit)
- ½ Cup Mandarin Orange Slices (Canned)
- ½ Banana (Small)
- 1 Tablespoon Maraschino Cherries (Optional)
Instructions
- Pour the fruit, including juice, into the large bowl.
- Peel and slice bananas and add to the bowl of fruit.
- Mash the bananas into the fruit.
- Mix well.
- Pour into a pint container to the max fill line and put the lid on. You will have enough left over to make 3 pints ( see below for an optional idea.)
- Freeze for 24 hours.
- After 24 hours, remove the pint from the freezer. Remove the lid and put the pint into the outer bowl. Insert the outer bowl and choose the "Sorbet" function.
- Once the Ninja Creami has completed the sorbet function, remove the pint and serve.
Optional
- After processing on sorbet, remove the pint and use a spoon to make a well in the center of the sorbet. Add maraschino cherries and spin on Mix-Ins.
- If you don't have enough pint containers to freeze all of the mixture in, you can pour the extra mixture into a deep baking pan and freeze. To serve, thaw slightly and then serve from the baking pan.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. Optional ingredients are not included in the nutrition information.
Recipes that use allulose:
Allulose is a low calorie sweetener that your body doesn't fully digest, so it provides only 0.4 calories per gram instead of 4. That's why the calorie total doesn't match what you'd expect from the carb count. Calories from allulose are calculated based on metabolized carbohydrates. Allulose contributes fewer calories than standard carbohydrates.
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