Ninja NC501 CREAMi Deluxe 11-in-1 Ice Cream & Frozen Treat Maker for, Sorbet, Milkshakes, Drinks More, 11 Programs, with 2 XL Family Size Pint Containers, Perfect Kids, Silver, 2 quarts

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Slushi: This program is designed for turning sweetened and fruity-flavored water into a drinkable frozen dessert. Unlike Italian Ice, which is scoopable, a slushie is designed to be sippable.

Surprisingly, it also lets you make less ice cream per batch thanks to a new setting that lets you process only the top or bottom half of the pint if you want. These are nice conveniences, but not must-haves. If you want more ice cream in the original model you can just buy additional pints and it just takes a few extra minutes to make. And if you want less ice cream in the original model, you can always flatten and refreeze what you don’t eat for later. The larger Ninja CREAMi Deluxe pint (left) and the original CREAMi pint (right) Ninja has made four different versions of the popular CREAMi ice cream maker since it was first released on National Ice Cream Day in July 2021.In our opinion the Ninja CREAMi is a must-have device for keto and low-carb ice cream fans. The Ninja CREAMi Deluxe adds a lot of refinement and conveniences to the original but none of them are must-haves.

I love my Ninja CREAMi. It makes homemade ice cream making a breeze! Not only is it easy to use, but it creates a dense and creamy texture that I have not been able to replicate on other consumer ice cream makers. READ NEXT: Best freestanding dishwashers Ninja Creami Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Maker review: What could be improved? A less obvious but important incompatibility is that most recipes you’ll find online were written for the original CREAMi’s 16 ounce pints. You can still use those recipes unchanged in the Deluxe but they won’t fill the Deluxe’s 24-ounce pints which defeats one of the Deluxe’s signature benefits. If you want to adapt a regular CREAMi recipe to fill a Deluxe pint, you’ll need to multiply the ingredients by 1.5. We’ve updated all of our Ninja Creami recipes to have a 1.5x button to make the recipes easier to adapt, as seen in the image below.The names “5-in-1”, “7-in-1”, and “11-in-1” refer to the number of one-touch programs the model supports. For example, the 5-in-1 has 5 programs for different types of functions: Ice Cream, Lite Ice Cream, Sorbet, Milkshake, and Mix-in. The 7-in-1 added new programs for Gelato and Smoothie Bowl to the original 5. The 11-in-1 adds programs for Frozen Yogurt, Creamiccino, Frozen Drink, Slushie, and Italian Ice to the CREAMi’s repertoire while removing the Smoothie Bowl program. For most of this review, we’ll be comparing the Deluxe 11-in-1 to the 7-in-1 since the 7-in-1 is the most common model at the time of writing and it’s also the other model of CREAMi we own. So, the bottom line is if you don't already own a Ninja CREAMi then it's definitely worth spending a little more to get the Ninja CREAMi Deluxe.