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Banana Sorbet

Nothing but ripe bananas, pressed tight into a Deluxe pint, frozen, and spun. The fruit does all the work: sweet, dense, and naturally creamy.

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Banana Sorbet
Ninja CreamiPrep
10 minFreeze
24 hoursMakes
1 Deluxe pint · 6 servings

Why you’ll love this

One ingredient and it still eats like real ice cream, dense, sweet, and naturally creamy; it is the kindest pint in the freezer, gentle enough for little kids and satisfying enough for dessert. Keep bananas ripening on the counter and you are always one spin away from something good.

What you’ll need

A few simple ingredients for a big, delicious idea.

Ripe bananas
Ripe bananas

Banana Sorbet

Ninja CreamiPrep 10 min24 hours

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Fill the Deluxe pint

    Fill an empty Deluxe pint to the max fill line with the banana slices.

  2. Press the fruit down

    With the back of a heavy kitchen utensil, such as a ladle or potato masher, firmly press the fruit below the max fill line, compacting it to create space for more fruit. Pressing releases the natural juice, which this sorbet needs.

  3. Top up and freeze

    Continue adding fruit and pressing down until all the banana is pressed into the Deluxe pint just below the max fill line. Place the storage lid on and freeze for 24 hours.

  4. Set up the pint

    Take the Deluxe pint out of the freezer and remove the storage lid, then set the pint up in the machine and select TOP, FULL, or BOTTOM.

  5. Select SORBET

    Use the dial to select SORBET and let the program spin the frozen banana into sorbet.

  6. Serve

    When processing is complete, take the sorbet out of the Deluxe pint and serve immediately.

Nutrition guide

The nutrition scoop

Per serving · 1 of 6 servings from one Deluxe pint

  • Fat 3%
  • Carbs 93%
  • Protein 4%

Feather light: big flavor for barely any calories.

Total fat 0 g
Carbohydrates 23 g
Protein 1 g
of which sugars 12 g
Saturated fat 0 g 1% daily value
Cholesterol 0 mg 0% daily value
Sodium 0 mg 0% daily value
Dietary fiber 3 g 9% daily value
Calcium 5 mg 0% daily value
Vitamin C 9 mg 10% daily value

Where the calories live

It is all one ingredient here: the ripe bananas is the whole story, calories and all.

The bright spot

Most of the flavor rides on the ripe bananas, and the numbers stay in treat territory rather than meal territory.

Want a lighter scoop

A half serving with fresh fruit on the side keeps all the flavor and halves everything on this panel.

Estimated from the ingredients exactly as written, using standard reference values for each ingredient. Your brands and swaps will shift the numbers a little. Daily values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Make it your own

  • Start with the base recipe, then swap one ingredient at a time.
  • Try a different topping after processing.
  • Keep notes so you can revisit your favorite combination.

Texture tips

  • A level, fully solid freeze gives the smoothest spin.
  • Freeze CREAMi bases level and completely solid.
  • For SLUSHi, check compatible liquids and minimum sugar requirements.

Frequently asked questions

Why does ripeness matter so much?

Ripe bananas release more natural juice and taste far sweeter, which makes for a smoother, sweeter sorbet. Spotty, soft bananas are perfect here.

Why press the fruit so firmly?

Pressing is an important step for fresh fruit sorbets: it releases the fruit's natural juice and removes air pockets, so the pint freezes into a solid, even block that spins smoothly.

Which fruits work with this fresh fruit method?

This pressed fresh fruit method is built for banana, pineapple, and orange. Other fresh fruits and any frozen fruit are not suited to it and can strain the machine.

Is the thin unprocessed layer on top normal?

Yes. With fresh fruit you may notice a thin layer of unprocessed fruit after spinning. That is normal for natural fruit and stirs right in.