GreenPan Frost Ice Cream Maker & Slushie Machine, Soft Serve, Sorbet, Margaritas, Milkshakes, Frozen Yogurt, No Pre-Freezing, Ready in 15 Mins, 6 Modes, 7 Textures, Self-Cleaning, Family Size, Blue

We got this today and anxiously awaited its arrival. We immediately started making some soft serve and after reading reviews as well as looking up some tutorial videos, we decided to add a tablespoon of cocoa powder and a tablespoon of instant pudding mix (a binder) to the vanilla soft serve recipe in the manual, to thicken it up a bit. It turned out perfect!! It took right at 30min from dumping it all in and turning it on to the ice cream hitting the cones. I consider that to be some really fast ice cream! With the added ingredients the consistency was perfect! It was quiet, isn’t too big and worked great. I did notice a couple drips coming down but we also didn’t realize we were supposed to change the setting to pour the cones and honestly it was only a couple drips that landed in the drip pan anyway. The part it came from comes off to be cleaned either way so it’s not like it will stay in there to create a problem. We haven’t tried slushies yet, those will be this weekend but I already can’t wait. I have a hard time with making sure machines like this are fully cleaned and I’m always paranoid it won’t be clean enough. This came apart really easily in ways that will be simple to put back together after it’s dried off and I love that! I wavered on getting this for a long time because it’s expensive, but thought what better than making our own slushies and soft serve!! I’m so glad we did.

Amazon should stop selling these inferior machines. They function great until the inevitable and widely reported leaking due to a negligently weak mixing bowl. The plastic is too thin and weak at the mounting points, and as is widely reported in social media and product reviews, it will inevitably crack and leak. Customer service will promise to send you a new one if it’s within the warranty period. However, there are so many failures that the backlog to receive a replacement can run months. DO NOT BUY THIS MACHINE. Update: The machine works very well and is easy to use. However, my unit suffered the same leaking that others have experienced after only a few uses. The clear mixing bowl has slots that fit into tabs on the machine body. You twist the mixing bowl into these tabs and it locks into place. The slot that’s near the top of the mixing bowl is supported by very narrow plastic and it cracks then leaks. My guess is that it cracked during assembly or disassembly by putting too much downward pressure on the mixing bowl, or while filling it when resting a container on it while pouring in the mixture. It’s very weak at that point. So if you do not want yours to crack and leak, then be very careful not to press down on the mixing bowl at any time. I think even pressing down on the dispenser handle too firmly could crack the bowl since that would put a lot of torque on that particular mounting slot. The manufacturer needs to reinforce that area to make it stronger. Deducting two stars for the failure after only a few uses. The manufacturer sells replacements but it’s the same weak design. Handle it very carefully and you’ll be happy with the machine. Previous: Wow, this thing works great! Soft serve ice cream, slushies, spiked slushies…. quick and so easy. Very well made high quality, operated quietly, solid well functioning machine. I was skeptical given an overall 4.4 stars (I wanted 4.7 at least) and seeing other makes rated poorly. I was worried if it would be a huge useless pain destined for the scrap heap. NO! It works amazingly well and convenient. So much so that I bought another one as a Christmas gift for my daughter’s family of four because I know they’d love it, have fun and enjoy the results. This is a rare experience of a product far exceeding expectations. Pour premixed margarita straight in, turn it on, choose the right setting and sit back to wait for the much anticipated beep for great adult slushes. Delicious!

So far I've used it twice for ice cream. The family loved being able to get soft serve at home. The machine is a nice size to keep on the counter or store in the pantry. I pushed the slushie button and created some butter my first try. Make sure to use the soft serve setting when using heavy cream in your recipe. This machine is powerful and quiet. Clean up is easy using the cleaning cycle and warm not hot water with a little dish soap. After the machine self clean I finish with a hand wash and rinse. I would not use a dish washer for this. Also, do not put the whole double wall container under water. I handwash and rinse avoiding getting water inside the opening of the double wall area. My first recipe was a mango nectar soft serve. It taste great except for the butter pieces that formed. My fault. I used the cleaning function to put my mixture into a bowl. This function stops the freezing function but let's the machine operate to remove the contents. When the ice cream seemed to be finished dispensing, I poured a cup of clean water in to help the rest of the ice cream out. I don't like wasting food. Then I did the cleaning. This makes a nice soft serve. If the original setting is not as firm as you like it just adjust the temp by one click. Mine was just right. I made vanilla for the grands and they were so happy. As long as I have this and ingredients at home, I have frozen gratification.

I have been searching for a countertop soft serve ice cream machine and was excited for this. Prior to this machine, I've had several classic ice cream makers, a condenser unit, and a Ninja Creami Soft Serve Machine. This machine looked promising as it has a condenser unit. It does what it claims, it's super easy to use, it makes ice cream and it much quieter than my condenser ice cream unit. Price-wise, it's about the same as the Ninja but is much quieter and again - that condenser is a game changer. And I LOVE being able to have soft serve at home. The things I don't like or that concern me: - The main compartment is double-walled plastic. This is an issue for a few reasons : if this puppy is dropped once, I'm pretty sure it's done-zo. Also, being double-walled, if any moisture is trapped you're going to have issues down the line with mold and/or bacteria. - While the recommended cleaning process is easy, I find it wasteful. I noticed a lot of ice cream still on the paddle, drum, and a long the walls after the extrusion process was completed. I decided to take the machine apart to scrape all the remaining ice cream into a bowl, hoping for a serving. I was able to half-fill a 16oz container. Them I cleaned the machine by hand. It was a bit messier than the recommended cleaning process but I'd rather do it this way and get the ice cream. It would be nice if there were a mechanism that ensured all the ice cream is completely extruded. All in all, it is a good little machine after one use. I intend to put it through its paces over the coming weeks, will update if anything else pops up. 21SEPT2025- uploaded video. To date I have made 4 rounds of ice cream, all delicious and creamy. The recipes in the book are pretty standard, but I used my own with excellent results. I a full recipe should yield 2 pints, plus a little extra. However, if you use the recommended cleaning method, you are will yield only 1 pint plus a little extra and effectively wash away and entire pint. Every batch I made had the same result. I highly recommend getting a large bowl and rubber spatula to scrape the remaining ice cream.

I have been wanting to get an ice cream maker because all of the ice cream these days has a ton of trash ingredients, so much so that some of them can't be listed as ice cream anymore. With that being said depending on what flavor you want this machine can make it with only a few ingredients and it does an awesome job. My wife made vanilla soft serve using the GreenPan recipe with regular sugar and vanilla with the coconut sugar and the coconut sugar by far gives the ice cream that over the top flavor because it neutralizes the vanilla extract. Both batches were quick and the texture was great. The machine is built sturdy and the GreenPan brand is very good. We own a set of the pots so I have been watching this machine waiting for a sale as it is a bit pricey. The machine keeps the temperature perfect and even after putting it in the freezer it still has a great texture. Honestly can't wait to break out the new juicer so we can try the natural flavored sherbet. The kids love the ice cream and we love the option of using all natural ingredients.

This is not something I’d typically buy because it’s a large countertop appliance that I thought would be one of those things you buy with the plans of using all of the time when in reality you use it once or twice and it just sits there. However, I was definitely wrong. I started with ice cream because that was the original guilty intent (the recommended soft serve # setting was runny so I turned the setting to the maximum on soft serve and that worked well). With the added book there are so many options and ideas you can come up with. I made an Iced tea lemonade slushie! It was a little too sweet for my liking but the option to be able to experiment is where this thing really shines, especially for protein smoothies. I can’t say I would have tried it at it’s current list price but i’m glad I got it on sale during prime day. Honestly, I think if you can get this for about $300, it’s worth it, especially if you have kids. Any leftovers we had, I just put it into a container as soft serve ice cream then froze it for saving.

I almost never leave product reviews. For me to actually sit down and write one, something has to be so bad that I feel completely ripped off and cheated out of my money. That is exactly why I am writing this. To be fair, for the short period I was able to use it, it actually did what it was supposed to do. I used it maybe six or seven times, and it made great slushies, soft serve ice cream, and milkshakes. I had zero complaints about the performance initially. The problem is the absolute garbage quality of the plastic used on the top assembly/chute and latching mechanism. I bought tens of thousands of dollars worth of kitchen appliances and household machines over the last few years, so I know what decent build quality looks like. The plastic on this machine is so cheap and brittle that it literally crumbles. First, one of the closing latch mechanisms crumbled and broke off. Then another one followed right after. Because the housing/latch system failed, the unit can no longer seal. It is now completely unusable, doesn't make slushies, and just leaks liquid all over the place. Save your money. A machine at this price point shouldn't fall apart and become trash after half a dozen uses.

So far we have only used the ice cream setting, however, we have much to say about that. We LOVE the convenience (no need to pre-freeze 24 hrs in advance), the easy cleanup, (literally just need to wipe down the inside of the machine as needed and clean the container), and the taste of the results! But…the functionality and resulting texture leaves A LOT to be desired. I would even say the value for the money would be decent if only the texture would come out right. We have made “ice cream” three times. The first time I added only milk and it came out as a mid tasting ice milk that was soft in the middle and frozen on the edges closest to the container. The 2nd time I added 1 spoonful of cream and it froze in a block of slushy ice. We had to dig the stirrer out. Last night we tried a third time and I added two tbsp of cream. This time the center remained completely liquid. The outer section froze the stirrer in a block of ice milk so badly that it stopped stirring and all the cane sugar was at the bottom of the container. I would think that maybe we are doing something wrong, but there are no instructions or recipes included to help get the measurements correct… and at this point I’m unsure if the issue is incorrect measurements or if something is off with the temperature of the machine. Because it freezes so badly we have even decided to not put the stirrer in next time. This way we figured it would be easier to dig out the block of “ice milk cream.” The next time we make it, I will try to remember to take pictures of each step so I can update this post with them.