Buy a slushy maker, because you’re an adult and you do what you want
Kind of like how you realize no one can stop you from having cereal or ice cream for dinner, when you’re an adult, you can buy your own slushy machine. The same goes for soft-serve and ice cream dispensers and lemonade makers. This list is about to make summer a lot more enjoyable.
Dash and Ninja are two brands that create the kinds of devices that are made for that realization that you’re an adult with adult money and you should be able to buy what you want. If that includes a machine that dispenses frozen treats and does nothing else, well, that’s your business. It’s hot out. Live your best life, diva.
The best deals on Ninja’s frozen treat and drink makers
Below, we’ve rounded up our personal favorite Dash and Ninja devices for making slushies, lemonade, soft-serve and more — pretty much every treat that will help you beat the heat. You’re welcome.
New Dash appliances
Dash Soft-Serve Ice Cream Maker
Instead of going out for ice cream, just stay home and get it from your countertop soft-serve machine. This handy appliance from Dash uses a 1-pint freezer bowl and pull-down dispensing lever — and even has an ingredient chute for mix-ins. It includes a paddle, four-piece bowl and spoon set and a recipe guide.
Dash Slushy & Frozen Drink Maker
This 32-ounce Dash machine makes homemade slushies in a delightfully low-tech way: Just add ice and salt to the freezing canister, then pour in some chilled juice or syrup. It mixes up four to six servings in just 10-25 minutes and comes with four cups with lids and straws for serving.
Dash Summer Sippers Lemonade Maker & Electric Citrus Juicer
Is anything better than freshly squeezed lemonade in the summer? This countertop machine juices lemons directly over ice while it simultaneously dissolves sugar or honey into hot water to create simple syrup to sweeten your drink. It only takes about five minutes to whip up a batch, and the set also comes with two 32-ounce pitchers, lids and a recipe guide.
DASH Summer Sippers Iced Tea Maker and Iced Coffee Maker 15% OFF
If you need another pitcher of something to cool you down, this Dash brewer makes iced tea or iced coffee in bulk in just five minutes. It brews directly over ice using tea bags, loose-leaf tea or coffee grounds. The kit also comes with two 32-ounce pitchers, infuser cylinders, a reusable filter and a recipe guide.
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Ninja slushy makers and ice cream makers
Ninja SLUSHi MAX Smart Frozen Drink Maker 26% OFF
The SLUSHi MAX is built for a crowd, with a 150-ounce capacity for frozen drinks. It uses SlushAssist technology, which senses the ingredients and automatically adjusts temperature, but there are also six preset programs and 15 temperature settings to fine-tune the texture of your concoctions. It uses a frozen core, so no ice or blending is required.
Ninja SLUSHi Professional Drink Maker 14% OFF
The Ninja SLUSHi Professional uses RapidChill technology to freeze liquid around a cooling cylinder, so no ice or blending is needed. It can freeze up to 64 ounces at a time, and comes with five preset programs, plus adjustable temperature control to fine tune drinks from coffee to soda to juice.
Ninja SLUSHi Twist Smart Frozen Drink Maker with Dual SlushAssist
The Ninja SLUSHi Twist can freeze two beverages side-by-side, then either dispense them separately or twist them together into one extra-fun drink. Each container holds up to 48 ounces and uses SlushAssist to sense the ingredients and adjust the settings automatically, with 14 manual temperature settings available for fine tuning.
Ninja Creami Scoop & Swirl 13-in-1 Ice Cream and Soft-Serve Maker 20% OFF
Soft serve or scoops? This 13-in-1 treat maker does both, with ice cream settings plus six soft-serve programs, including Frozen Yogurt, Fruit Whip and Frozen Custard options. It comes with two storage pints with lids, a paddle for mix-ins and more than 30 recipes.
