Yonanas 902MN Classic Vegan Non-Dairy Frozen Fruit Soft Serve Dessert Maker, BPA Free, Includes 36 Recipes, 200 Watts, Mint

I really enjoy using my Yonanas it is very easy and yes it's a little loud to use but it the job done. I like using this machine better then a blender because it's so much easier to clean and I get all of the fruit out into my bowl. The fruit comes out perfectly as a soft serve and I am excited to try the recipes.

This machine does what it says. Don't listen to the negative reviews. First off, I love ice cream! I can't get enough of it, but I have to watch what I eat and try to stay away from refined sugars. I have always eaten frozen chunks of fruit from the store as a snack and dessert and saw this as a great way to turn those chunks into my favorite food. Right out of the box Yonanas is easy to set up. You get the base unit and then 5 pieces that go together very easily. If you are familiar with juicers, you will be in your element. Here are my thoughts on assembly, use, and cleaning: Assembly - As I said, very easy to put together and take apart. It is pretty self explanatory, but there are also instructions. Just make sure to put the clear gasket on the right way or it won't work. When putting the chute onto the base unit, turn it until it "clicks" into place. It just takes a couple tries to get used to it, but it is not difficult as other reviewers have stated unless maybe you are a small child. Use - When you turn the machine on, yes it makes noise. It's a spinning blade that's puréeing frozen fruit. It is nowhere close to being as loud as others have grossly overstated. It only takes a few minutes to make your dessert, so even if you cannot handle the sound, it will be over soon. I use slightly over ripe bananas, that I peel BEFORE freezing, cut into halves and let sit out on the counter for about 10 minutes. I cut them into halves before freezing because they fit better in the chute using the plunger and I get a good mix of banana and other ingredients. One half banana, some of my other ingredients, repeat. I don't mind the texture from fruits with seeds such as strawberries, but some may. It's all personal preference. You are putting frozen fruit into the machine so it will take some slight pressure to move it through, but it's definitely not hard. Yes it is true that some of the product will collect in the machine and the only way to get it out is to take it apart. It even says that in the instructions. It's pretty simple though. After I am finished putting whatever I want into the machine I unscrew it and scoop out the rest. It's really not that difficult. The end result is creamy, delicious, guilt free ice cream. Now, bananas do taste like bananas even when they are puréed into ice cream so if you don't like bananas, don't use bananas. It's not going to magically turn your bananas into a processed, sugary dairy treat. I have also tried this in a food processor and have not gotten the same result. Cleaning - Very simple. Take apart the five pieces, run them all under warm water to melt away all of the sticky paste, use a soapy washcloth or sponge with more warm water and wash all of the pieces until they are clean. I prefer to not use the dishwasher at all for mine, but only because I hand wash all my plastics so I cannot comment on its effectiveness. And no, the blades on this machine are not a safety hazard. Just unplug it before cleaning and try not to rub your skin against them while scrubbing I guess. I am more afraid of my cheese grater than this thing. Verdict - Long story short, this thing is awesome for the health conscious people out there like me, who want the closest thing to real ice cream with no preservatives. Just straight fruit in a creamy snack. My favorite is banana, strawberry, mango. Don't listen to the negative reviews and just buy it.

First, I don't like bananas in my frozen treats or any other desert-like item (I know, I know). I haven't used any recipes or gone beyond the simple frozen fruit with an almost sorbet feel (but way more frozen). I bought this item because I wanted to replace the need for calorie-filled ice cream with various unknown ingredients and get a fruity frozen treat (less fattening) without half a bucket of sugar. This meets that bill. It is much better with fresh fruit than already frozen fruit. The booklet recommends a specific time for thawing, but you're better off using trial and error on this one (I usually test-bite a piece, and if it's too frozen to bite through, it's too frozen. If I can bite but still feel the icy cold inside, it's good). So far, I've tried strawberries (not bad, but not great), cherries (the skin makes it a bit on the odd side), blackberries (horrible idea, unless you like the seeds), raspberries (seeds are a bit less offensive than the blackberries), and I even tried a mix of strawberry and kiwi (which didn't work out because the kiwi gave it an odd mouth feel). The flavor winner, for me, is blueberries. You don't have to chop anything (wash them and watch for stems), and scooping a bunch of blueberries into the chute is much easier. The blueberry's winning quality has to be how creamy it comes out. It almost resembles a sorbet. I've put pints of it in our freezer for later use, and so long as I let it thaw a bit (not too long), it's soft enough to spoon through and enjoy. And the skin is much softer than a cherry's, in my opinion. As for the cleaning, it's not hard to take apart, but I'd still recommend care (if you're a klutz like me) when turning the base to separate it from the top part since the blade is between them. They're easy enough to remove, though. I prefer to do it over the sink to dump the parts in water. Hot water is your friend in this situation. I haven't tried putting it in the dishwasher yet, but that's a preference more than anything else, and I still find it easy to clean without the dishwasher.

Okay, I know I'm late to the party, since this device has been around over a decade, but Yonanas is awesome! This machine can take frozen fruit and turn it into a soft serve ice cream consistency without anything else added! I've been interested in it for a long time, but always thought it'd be silly to have a device like this that can basically only do one thing (as opposed to a blender) but I just found it cheaper than normal on Amazon (the "classic" version for around 30 instead of 50) so as a lactose intolerant person I decided to finally get one and give it a try. We just finished our first attempt, which was a mix of two bananas, some strawberries and blackberries. It made a lot more than we expected, around 10 scoops! It was a bit softer than it'd be normally because I let the frozen fruit thaw longer than the recommended 7-10mins, but it was still great. The texture was creamy and perfect (besides some seeds from the berries), had nice flavor, and I am really happy and looking forward to trying a lot of other combinations. I rarely eat fruit but now this will definitely "trick" me into eating more. And since it's so healthy it doesn't feel as bad making it fancier with chocolate sauce or sprinkles. I really like the idea of using this to make an easy icebox pie too! That should really impress everyone at a party. The included recipe book is beautiful (and in a few languages), and there are a lot of other great ideas on their website and elsewhere online. The noise level wasn't as bad as I expected based on other reviews. Seems like a normal blender volume? So yes, noisy, but not enough to give me a headache or make it difficult to talk to someone next to you. And this machine works quickly too, so it's not on for long (and isn't supposed to be on for longer than 2mins at a time). Cleaning it really wasn't that bad either. My husband quickly rinsed everything while I was taking pictures to show to everyone, haha. Based on reading and watching video reviews, I already knew to open the unplugged machine and get the extra mixture out with a small spatula to not waste anything like some people complained about. It really didn't take long. And it honestly makes sense that there would be some left inside since it slowly mixes everything together as it grinds the frozen fruits. I also cut the bananas into smaller pieces before freezing so I could alternate the fruits quicker for a better blended finished product (see images). This was definitely a winner! I'm very glad I purchased this, and even my husband (who doesn't have lactose intolerance like I do) was impressed and said he'd be happy to eat more (but maybe mixtures with less tiny seeds since he found that odd in an otherwise creamy "nice cream"). The fruit can really pack a punch for flavor, but the banana can help mellow out sour/tart notes.

Love love love, easy to use & clean, very quiet, fits in the corner out of the way. The only thing that could be better is the way the sorbet comes out of the unit. But I love this little machine.

The end result is amazing! Definitely recommend....but the design is good awful. You have to take apart the machine to clean it after each use, because most of the food is inside the machine, not deposited into your bowl. You have to scoop it out and then clean immediately. And it's a pain to clean. Definitely worth it, just don't expect it to be quick and easy.

We were guests at a friend's house and they made us some using their machine, I ordered it immediately and I am glad I did. Keep in mind that defrost time may vary depending on where you live and how hot it is. Here in Arizona it's much shorter than the instructions say. You will figure it out in short order it's not difficult to use or clean. I put the whole device plus a bowl on a half cookie sheet pan for easy clean up. I am very happy I bought it.

I was so excited for this product to arrive. I thought, "frozen fruit would be such a healthy alternative to ice cream". Not that I had super unreasonable expectations. After all, you can't turn a banana into a full fat ice cream sundae. What I was expecting was something more than just puréed frozen fruit. This product touts that the end result is creamy. I did not find that the result was creamy at all. No matter which kind of fruit was used. The "purée" isn't even reduced enough to be a creamy option! I have learned you cannot make fruit "creamy" unless there is some kind of base(i.e. yogurt or pudding,etc) in it to make it "creamy". I did try all the aforementioned tricks in the amazon reviews and in the booklet as well to see if that changed my opinion and nothing worked. I even made my health nut fiance try it and he said, "it's frozen smashed banana" *cue odd crinkle brow face*. So that is essentially a big "whoop de doo!" from the peanut gallery. Also, while I do love bananas, when they are mushed up they become gummy and sticky. I used fully ripe and frozen bananas as well. So I thought this product would help kind of reduce that and it didn't. I did try other frozen fruit as well such as strawberries and peaches. Strawberries came out like a granita/sorbet type dessert. I imagine this is because of the higher water content in a berry vs. a fruit such as the banana. Berries also have seeds in them so every time you bite you get a seed in your treat which is less pleasing to me but others probably wouldn't mind. I do think this would be a good option if you were making frozen fruit baby food though or for a teething baby, but then again, you could purchase a product for the same price or even a little more that you could have more options with. The cleaning and waste is probably one of the most irritating parts to it. Basically you have to have a lot of fruit because if you just put in one banana it disappears in the blade system inside the product unless you have another one to push it out. So basically it's a 2-for-1 system unless you want to take it apart to get the excess fruit in the blades with a spoon. Maybe I'm just a wimp, but I also thought that the spout part was kind of hard to twist off and lock in as well. The plunger system also wasn't really effective either. I used the right amount of pressure and the machine stopped from time to time. I know I wasn't using so much pressure that it completely stopped like some may have experienced. I also felt like while the cone/blade part is gooey with all the excess fruit you could slip and cut yourself on the blades. In my opinion, you have to be careful when taking it apart and washing/rinsing. The whole "You can just rinse it off and bam! You're done!" thing isn't true either. Fruit is sticky because of the fructose in it and it will not come off with just rinsing. I used dish soap because I don't have the luxury of a dishwasher and didn't want anything leftover or stuck on the blades. I did not find the product unbearably loud like some have said. I felt it was actually a little less loud than a blender with ice chopping in it. At the end of the day, I just felt that this product is not worth the money considering you could probably do the same thing in a higher end food processor (without liquid) which would have more uses. This is a one trick pony. Sure you can puree various frozen fruits, frozen yogurt cubes, and frozen pudding but that's about it! I sent it back for a refund.

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Excelente producto, cumple con todo lo que viene en la descripcion. Yo lo utilizo mucho para hacer postres saludables, pero basicamente cualquier producto congelado se puede convertir en un rico postre. Facil de limpiar y es sencillo de armar. Solo llevo 3 meses con el, espero que me dure mucho tiempo. RECOMENDADO

I love this appliance. A ripe banana and a few other bits of fruit and you have a healthy alternative to ice cream. It's easy to use, simple to clean, cheaper than buying ice cream and helps you use those bananas that ripen so quickly. Only negatives: 1. I wish they made the spout jut out further. The frozen treat comes out quite close to the machine so you have to keep an eye on the bowl and move it around. 2. A lot of the frozen treat remains inside the machine so you need to open it up and get all the goodness out. But these are minor things and haven't hampered my enjoyment of the appliance or the sweet treats it produces.

La máquina es buena y cumple su función, no me gustó el sabor ni la consistencia de las bananas parecía puré chicloso, quizás no las congelé lo suficiente, pero seguiré probando con otras frutas y haciendo nuevas combinaciones

انفجر الفيوز منذ اللحظة الاولى من التشغيل و اصبح غير قابل للاستعمال و تسبب في قطع الكهرباء عن المطبخ و عند محاولة اصلاحه تبين ان الجهاز عبارة عن هيكل خارجي فقط و محرك صغير و بدون وجود اية مكونات داخليه يعني الجهاز لم يصنع ليعمل