Unlike a traditional blender that needs vanilla ice cream, the Ninja Slushi turns milk and espresso straight into a well-textured frozen drink. With a blender, my coffee always got diluted by the vanilla ice cream; here, you keep the flavor…
The Frappé program on the Ninja Slushi whips up the dense foam of this Greek summer classic without minutes of shaking. I even get out my FS301 just for this program, which my FS605 Max doesn’t have. The result is…
In a regular blender, you need ice cubes that dilute the taste; in the Ninja Slushi, the constant churning froths the milk without ever adding water. You get a strawberry milkshake with intense fruit flavor that you sip through a…
A mango milkshake without vanilla ice cream comes down to two things: the fat from a little heavy cream and a perfectly smooth fruit puree. 30% heavy cream is my barista tip for recreating the richness of a milkshake from…
The vanilla milkshake is the base I know by heart and endlessly riff on. The Slushi’s continuous churning keeps the drink well bound and icy from the first to the last sip, without the milk-and-foam separation we know all too…
The signature ginger spice gains intensity with the slush texture, offering an ultra-refreshing alternative to classic sodas. I love using store-bought ginger beer for this: it’s simple, thirst-quenching, and deliciously frozen. A little home barista tip: the foam from highly…
Making a savory granita requires a small adjustment because, without sugar, tomato juice tends to freeze into a solid block. My first attempt with one hundred percent tomato juice actually ended up as a block of ice: agave syrup is…
The frozen margarita is the cocktail I pull out as soon as there are a few of us on the terrace. On my first try, I added too much tequila: since alcohol doesn’t freeze, the slush stayed stubbornly liquid. So…
The banana milkshake is my go-to when overripe bananas are sitting in the fruit bowl. No need to freeze them the night before like with a blender: the Slushi freezes the milk and fresh fruit straight into an icy dessert.…
The Nutella milkshake is the dessert my nephews ask for on repeat all summer. The first time, I just whisked the milk and the spread together: the Nutella set into flakes in the cold tank, and I quickly understood that…