Ninja Frozen Treat & Drink Maker

In the post, "Fruit Smoothies", I mentioned that my entire family loves smoothies! We just git a new blender, Ninja Frozen Treat and Drink Maker, which was made especially for making milkshakes, smoothies, and other frozen treats. It works great! The blades are strong and chop quickly. Here's the recipe I tried when we first tested it out, which was just as great as the blender:

Photo: Carmalized Banana Shake Recipe

Source: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/melissa-darabian/caramelized-banana-shake-recipe/index.html

Recipe courtesy Melissa d'Arabian

Show: Ten Dollar DinnersEpisode: Swine and Dine

Ingredients

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 3 small or 2 large ripe bananas, halved lengthwise
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup ice
• 1 cup vanilla ice cream
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, for garnishing

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Place the bananas on the sheet and sprinkle with the sugar. Bake the bananas until the sugar is caramelized, about 15 minutes. Let the bananas cool slightly.

Mix the ice, ice cream, milk, vanilla and bananas in a blender until smooth but still thick. Pour the shake into 4 chilled glasses and sprinkle with the cinnamon.

Source: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/melissa-darabian/caramelized-banana-shake-recipe/index.html
Click the link above to learn more about the recipe. Click this link (http://www.ninjakitchen.com/index.shtml) to learn more about Ninja Kitchen Systems