VitaMix/Blender Recipes

We are obsessed with ours. We only have been making smoothies too. Let me know if you want some good smoothie recipes. Did yours come with the cookbook? I've heard a lot of things in there are really good.

Check out this channel she is awesome! http://www.youtube.com/blenditandmendit

Jealous! I just have a regular blender, but i'm commenting so this thread is saved in "my topics" because i want to read all the recipes for when i get a blender capable of doing veggies, too.

BTW, my favorite regular blender fruit recipes are:
Banana date
Banana date chia seed
Banana Strawberry Blueberry
Banana Mango
Banana Mango W/Fresh Valencia Juice
Mango Pineapple Papaya

I am a vitamix newbie also, I just got my vitamix yesterday and I am already in love with it. Im drinking a green smoothie now which consists of: kale, celery, 1 green apple, parsley, a thumb size of ginger, a frozen banana, 3 frozen strawberries and water it is pretty good. But if you like it on the sweet side (which I will try it tomorrow), I would recommend adding more apple, strawberries, and/or banana. The great thing about it, is being able to easily add ingredients to suit your taste buds. Enjoy!

My everday breakfast since January and my cholesterol dropped 39 points in 4 months. Organic frozen strawberries, 2 tbsp. ground flax meal, 10 oz. almond or coconut milk, stevia, and 1 scoop of unflavored whey protein, Sometimes I add a banana-have fun-LOVE my Vitamix!!!

Got a Blendtec at Costco today. I can't wait to try it out with some of these recipes.

I love my vitamix! Its the only way I can get my 4 year old to eat his greats.
I dont usually measure so this is a guesstimate.

8-10 oz pinapple
1 cup of trop 50
banana
orange
2 cups kale or spinach

I'm so grateful you started this thread! I want a VitaMix but am content with my Ninja. I've been looking for smoothie recipes as I am on an all liquid diet courtesy of a medical condition. Looking forward to reading what other recipes people have to share :0)

I've got a Blendtec myself. Smoothies and hummus are a given for a blender. Just add what you like and blend. Check out my food diary for my smoothie. At 600 calories, It's a huge smoothie, probably close to 40 ounces but could easily be divided into two or three servings.

Roasted veggie soup is a favorite of mine. I start by putting a pan in the oven to get super hot. While it's heating a prep my veggies. Tomatoes, onion, garlic, carrots, califlower,...... basically what ever you like. Cut into uniform sized pieces. Take the hot pan out of the oven. Spray with a little olive oil a quickly add the veggies. Another quick spray to the top and then put back into the oven. Cook until lightly soft and lightly browned. Add to the blender with a bit of black pepper and process until smooth. Excellent soup hot or the following day chilled.

Love my vitamix! Applesauce, 4med apples, cored and quartered with peel. 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Put all ingredients in container turn machine on and go from 2 to 5 depending on how chunky you like your applesauce (5 will be purée). Blend for 30 seconds using your tamper to press ingredients into blades. This recipe is from my vitamix cookbook that came with my machine.

I got a blendtec and I love it. At first I was making green smoothies but after using broccoli and cabbage I got totally grossed out and have been having this every morning after my walk

8 ounces almond milk
medium banana
1 cup frozen berries
1 tbsp chia seeds

it doesn't fill me up so at 10 I have a mozerella stick or a chobani yougurt

spinach and kale were good in green smootiens buit not cabbage or broccoli - what was I thinking?

I tried whey protein poweder but it tasted too chemically
I tried flax seeds but it made me really gassy - I know TMI

I use mine for lots of things. I make a spaghetti bolognaise sauce and to do it really simply, I chuck in whatever I have - onions, garlic, at least three or four tomatoes, carrots, capsicum (bell peppers), maybe broccoli or other vegies I can sneak in. Then put a cup of water in or so, and whizz it up. On low speed if you like it chunky, on high if you like it to be pureed.

I then pour this into my browned meat, and cook it - all the sneaky goodness is hidden from my children, but you do still get flavour out of the stuff you put in.

I also make a pumpkin soup in a similar fashion, but I do it on the stovetop and then finish it off in the Vitamix because my husband prefers it that way. I can sneak in all sorts of good vegies - parsnips/carrots etc. Keeping the colour as light or close to orange as possible and no-one knows.

I love the way you can do things at different speeds depending on the desired consistency.

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Morning sunrise smoothie
Handful baby Carrots
1/2 inch fresh Ginger
1Apple
Slice of pineapple
1 Orange and some water/ice or a splash of Orange juice
Dash of vanilla
Sometimes add protien powder if using for breakfast

I buy fresh pineapple and other fruits and cut them up in chunks then store in freezer for quick use.

Chocolate breakfast smoothie
Banana
1/4 cup Oatmeal or cream of wheat
Chocolate powder of some sort
Vanilla or sugarfree vanilla syrup based on type of chocolate I use
Instant coffee is a great addition too
Add hot water to desired consistancy

Orange dreamsicle
Orange or juice
Banana
Tablespoon nonfat dry milk
Vanilla
Ice

Nothing fancy, but this strawberry-blueberry smoothie gets spinach into me and my kids!

2 cups water
1 cup non-fat plain Greek yogurt
1 cup frozen strawberries
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
2 TBSP chia seeds
big handful of fresh spinach

This makes about 40 ounces, which I split with my son (20 ounce cups), but it could easily serve 3.

Just stocked up on strawberries, blueberries and Greek yogurt at Costco this morning.