A product dispensing machine comprising: a container for storing a base product; a freeze circuit constructed and arranged to extract a first portion of the base product from the container and substantially freeze the first portion into a first consistency, wherein the freeze circuit is in fluid communication with the container ; a liquid circuit constructed and arranged to extract a second portion of the base product from the container , wherein the liquid circuit is adapted to receive the base product from the container in liquid form; a blending chamber assembly in fluid communication with the freeze and liquid circuits , and constructed and arranged to blend the first and second portions into a second consistency; and a dispensing assembly in fluid communication with the blending chamber assembly , and constructed and arranged to selectively dispense the first portion in the first consistency, and the first and second portions in the second consistency, wherein the liquid circuit includes a pump for controlling the flow of the second portion to the blending chamber assembly , wherein the liquid circuit includes a temperature device configured to control the temperature of the second portion, wherein the temperature device includes one or both of a refrigeration unit and a heating element; wherein the temperature device is controlled to maintain the second portion at a predetermined temperature, wherein the predetermined temperature is a function of one of (i) a composition of the base product, (ii) a volumetric ratio of blended first and second portions that form the second consistency within the blending chamber assembly , and (iii) a controlled temperature of the first portion within the freeze circuit , wherein the dispensing assembly has a single dispensing nozzle for dispensing the product in the soft ice cream consistency and the shake consistency. a container for storing a base product; a freeze circuit constructed and arranged to extract a first portion of the base product from the container and substantially freeze the first portion into a first consistency, wherein the freeze circuit is in fluid communication with the container ; a liquid circuit constructed and arranged to extract a second portion of the base product from the container , wherein the liquid circuit is adapted to receive the base product from the container in liquid form; a blending chamber assembly in fluid communication with the freeze and liquid circuits , and constructed and arranged to blend the first and second portions into a second consistency; and a dispensing assembly in fluid communication with the blending chamber assembly , and constructed and arranged to selectively dispense the first portion in the first consistency, and the first and second portions in the second consistency, wherein the liquid circuit includes a pump for controlling the flow of the second portion to the blending chamber assembly , wherein the liquid circuit includes a temperature device configured to control the temperature of the second portion, wherein the temperature device includes one or both of a refrigeration unit and a heating element; wherein the temperature device is controlled to maintain the second portion at a predetermined temperature, wherein the predetermined temperature is a function of one of (i) a composition of the base product, (ii) a volumetric ratio of blended first and second portions that form the second consistency within the blending chamber assembly , and (iii) a controlled temperature of the first portion within the freeze circuit , wherein the dispensing assembly has a single dispensing nozzle for dispensing the product in the soft ice cream consistency and the shake consistency. <EOS>