If you’re considering purchasing a Vitamix, this is your sign to commit!
If you’ve already treated yourself to one, then prepare to unlock its full potential. Here’s a list of 30 Vitamix recipes that are guaranteed to impress, showing you just how versatile this machine truly is.
1. Vegan Banana Ice Cream
The Vitamix stands apart as the best blender to create banana ice cream due to its power, meaning you do not have to add extra liquids to the mix. Many other blenders will need extra coconut milk to help the fruit get moving, but since this blender is powerful, it will blitz it until perfectly creamy.
You’ll just need to use the tamper tool that comes with the blender to help it along.
2. Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
As I’ve previously shared, roasting veggies in advance of blending them into a soup will boost their overall taste. With this dish, it saves you so much time.
Simply halve the squash and roast it whole. When tender, scoop out the meat and blend it with spices and stock.
3. Dr. Oz Detox Favorite Green Smoothie
Even I did a double take at this one. This green smoothie is more vibrant than it is green! But hidden under the sweet berries is a blend of spinach, matcha, and plant protein.
This recipe calls for spirulina, a blue-green algae with loads of antioxidants, but this is absolutely optional.
4. Easy Piña Coladas
I love fruity frozen cocktails on trips. And what’s more “vacation” than piña coladas?
If you don’t want to water your drinks down, freeze the coconut milk in ice cube trays and use those instead of ice.
5. Vitamix Orange Juice
Although delicious, we miss out on lots of nutrients by not consuming the pith of an orange. I know it’s not the tastiest part, but it has so much goodness inside, that it seems a shame to throw it away.
The Vitamix will blitz the whole thing into a thick and sweet orange juice that’s bursting with nutrients, minerals, and fiber.
6. Vitamix Chocolate Ice Cream
At times, chocolate ice cream is too much. It’s a little too rich for some.
This recipe is chocolatey without being overpowering, plus it’s creamy like soft serve.
Most chocolate powders are not vegan, as they contain milk solids to make them creamy. Consider cocoa powder and coconut milk instead.
7. Creamsicle Breakfast Smoothie
It’s time for a sweet treat! I have never tried blending a whole orange, but it works. This tastes like the creamsicles we enjoyed as children.
Plus, it has a hint of coconut and mango, which makes it more grown-up.
8. Jalapeño Tequila Cocktail
I’m obsessed with this drink, no joke!
I’m a huge jalapeño lover, and it’s such a welcome change in the summer to sip on something cool and spicy. Lime juice is crucial, but you can leave out the cilantro.
If you don’t like “frozen” drinks made with ice, try topping it up with a touch of Sprite or ginger beer instead.
9. Easy Vegan Chocolate Avocado Pudding
We don’t always have dessert in the house, but those cravings will come out of nowhere. That’s why you need this fast chocolate pudding recipe in your back pocket.
In 10 minutes, you can have a batch ready to enjoy. I like the flavor of almond butter in this, but peanut or cashew butter work just as well.
Or, if you don’t need it vegan, try some Nutella.
10. Creamy Vitamix Hummus
Hummus is weirdly expensive.
Since it’s just spices and chickpeas, you can make your own at home. It will be even cheaper if you use dried chickpeas! Just don’t forget to soak them all night.
Make this recipe first to see how delicious it is, and then experiment with other flavors. A jar of fire-roasted red peppers made it extra yummy!
11. Foolproof Vitamix Pumpkin Soup Recipe
As many of these recipes call for onion and garlic, here’s a tip: Make a batch of roasted onion and garlic, portion it out, and freeze. Use ice cube trays, or these 2″ x 2″ x 2″ square baking molds since they fit a whole portion.
Just pull one out to thaw in the fridge all night.
12. Vitamix Tortilla Soup
This soup is vegan and gluten-free, and you can prepare it in less than 15 minutes.
You need to start this on the stove, but it gets finished in the Vitamix. One thing to note is blenders don’t like when you add hot liquids.
I ruined two pretty expensive brands because I was too impatient to let my soup cool. The Vitamix can handle the heat and will finish this to perfection.
13. Chocolate Peanut Butter Nice Cream
Ice cream that tastes like a Reese’s cup with no added sugar, that’s vegan and gluten-free?
If you’ve never had frozen banana “ice cream,” stop and try it. You need ripe bananas for max flavor, and they need to be chopped and frozen until solid.
When blended, they’re creamy and you won’t believe it’s just fruit. Add cocoa powder and peanut butter, and you’ll be drooling.
14. Vitamix Mint Chocolate Ice Cream Bars Recipe
I was floored by how good these came out! Who knew you could make something with such great flavor with so few ingredients?
The base for this is coconut cream, cashews, and mint leaves, meaning there are no synthetic mint extracts around.
Silicone popsicle molds are superior to the flat kind because you can make more at once.
15. Vitamix Cream of Potato Soup
I love potato soup that is smooth and packed with flavor. Immersion blenders are great, but don’t always get the soup as smooth as I want.
Though most of this is made on the stovetop, it’s worth finishing it in the Vitamix to get the best texture.
16. Vitamix Minestrone Soup
If you want a quick soup for dinner but don’t want the hassle of roasting veggies or softening onions, this recipe is for you.
Just toss broth, tomatoes, onion, garlic, carrot, pepper, celery, oregano, basil, and tomato paste into the blender.Within 6-7 minutes, it will be cooked and ready.
Just add extras, like corn and beans, and stir.
17. Vitamix Green Juice
This is essentially a green smoothie that’s been strained. It has the same great flavor and health benefits, just a thinner consistency.
The key to this juice is to layer the ingredients correctly. You’ll need the softer items on the bottom to blitz down and release juices to help the harder ingredients.
18. Lemon Granita
Granita is a frozen drink that comes in all kinds of flavors. I prefer coffee, but this lemon version is refreshing.
It’s made by freezing your drink and scraping the top with a fork. It fluffs up like rice and has a shaved ice consistency, which can take a while.
This recipe is fast, blitzing lemon syrup with ice until it’s crushed, cold, and perfect.
19. Peach and Lavender Frozen Yogurt
I may not love eating lavender, but I see the appeal.
Like the recipe above, you’ll use frozen fruit to make it thick and creamy. The peaches give it a stunning pale orange hue.
Feel free to leave lavender out; it will be tasty with the fruit and honey. Or, just add a little at first until it tastes right.
20. Vitamix Vegetable Soup
This recipe uses steamed potato and pumpkin, but if you want to speed things up, dice them and microwave them for 5 minutes, adding water and covering the bowl. That should soften them enough to add to the soup.
The veggie blend here is just what you need on a chilly day, but swap things out depending on what’s in season.
21. Homemade Pineapple Dole Whip
Dole Whip is soft-serve ice cream made with fresh pineapples. It’s popular at Disney, but easy to make at home.
Again, you’ll use frozen fruits to make this extra tasty and creamy, plus if you use coconut cream instead of milk, it will be rich and thick.
22. Carrot, Ginger, and Apple Juice
Juice is great when you’re just done with drinking water.
The store-bought kind is loaded with sugar and preservatives or just expensive. Why pay so much for a small juice bottle when you can make it at home for less?
Fresh ginger will make this juice pop, and you can buy a bunch and store it in the freezer until needed.
23. Peach Sorbet Recipe
I swear, once you try frozen fruit ice cream or sorbet, you’ll stop buying store-bought.
It’s as easy as freezing ripe fruit and blending with a touch of honey or sugar syrup. You’ll need this to enhance the fruity flavors, kind of how salt works in savory dishes.
24. Vitamix Hot Chocolate
Now for another end of the spectrum: This decadent hot chocolate is just what you need on a chilly evening.
Much like with the soup recipes, the Vitamix will not only blend your hot chocolate until it’s rich and silky, but it cooks it in the container. That’s why you can safely add real chocolate chips instead of cocoa mix.
25. Everything Smoothie
When the temps get warmer, I enjoy smoothies for breakfast. There’s nothing better than a cold glass of fruit when it gets hot. This smoothie is great because it includes veggies too, giving you a boost of nutrients to start your day right.
26. Easy Vitamix Broccoli Cheddar Soup
With six ingredients, this might be my favorite on the list. I love the color, and broccoli cheddar soup has long been my go-to!
You’ll need broccoli, carrots, onion, cheddar, chicken bouillon, and milk, and all you need to do is toss them in the blender. If you like your soup with texture, hold back some broccoli and stir it in at the end.
27. Lemon Curd in the Vitamix
This recipe is a game-changer because you no longer have to stand over a hot stove and whisk until your arms fall off. You throw everything in the Vitamix, and it will blend it smooth and cook the eggs without you having to babysit.
Throw the butter in at the end, and you’ll have hands-off, perfect lemon curd in minutes.
28. The Best Margarita EVER!
Margaritas are my thing, so this title is bold. But I think it might be true!
I love that it uses whole fruits, so I feel like I’m drinking a boozy smoothie. The Grand Marnier float on top is amazing.