You Just Got a Fancy Blender ... Make These 14 Recipes!

If you recently became a proud owner of a fancy blender (Vitamix or otherwise), congratulations! A blender is a powerful, transformative tool in any home kitchen and can help you make so many different things, from fabulous soups to quick desserts, velvety sauces to your favorite morning smoothies. In case you're new to blender ownership or it's been awhile since your previous one had to be retired, we've compiled these 14 recipes to put your new one to work spanning the gamut from breakfast through to dessert.

Before you dive right in and get that blender spinning, double check that you know how to properly filling your blender. We also have a pro tip for a super simple and easy way to wash your blender after you use it, so don't miss that either!

1. Banana Nice Cream

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"Basic vanilla nice cream is fantastic, but once you’ve savored that, try making chocolate, peanut butter, strawberry, or whatever your heart desires." —Robin Asbell, Simply Recipes Contributor

2. Vegan Queso

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"I find that the combination of carrots and Yukon gold potatoes make for the most cheese-like flavor and texture in this recipe, but you can sub in other vegetables too, if you like. Russet potatoes or sweet potatoes can stand in for the gold potatoes, and you can use cauliflower, yellow beet, or parsnip in place of the carrot." —Coco Morante, Simply Recipes Contributor

3. Easy Brazilian Cheese Bread (Pão de Queijo)

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"This recipe calls for a room-temperature egg. If you don't plan ahead (that would be me, usually) you can put the egg in a bowl of warm water for a few minutes to gently take off the chill of the fridge." —Elise

4. Easy Pasta with Winter Greens

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"Any pasta shape will work here. My preference is for fat, fun shapes like rigatoni, but the smooth texture of the sauce works with many shapes like orecchiette, pappardelle, and spaghetti." —Laurel Randolph, Simply Recipes Senior Editor

5. French Crêpes

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"Experiment with adding other flours, such as a combination of white and whole wheat flour. Savory crêpes from Brittany are traditionally made with buckwheat flour! You may need to adjust the quantity of milk when working with whole grain flours to get the right consistency." —Sally

6. Homemade Mayonnaise

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"There’s not much of a difference between whole-egg mayos and yolk-only ones, so I prefer to use the whole egg." —Sara Bir, Simply Recipes Senior Editor

7. Easy Tomato Soup

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"This soup uses flour to help thicken it a bit. If you are gluten-free, skip the flour, and instead mix together 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and 1 tablespoon of cold water. Stir it into the soup when you bring it to a boil, and let it simmer." —Summer Miller, Simply Recipes Contributor

8. 5-Minute Chocolate Mousse

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"You don’t really need to add any toppings to the mousse, but a dollop of whipped cream and some chocolate shavings are a nice option if you’d like to fancy it up a bit." —Coco

9. Easy Blender Hollandaise Sauce

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"If the butter is only barely warm, it won’t heat the yolks enough to thicken the sauce. If the sauce is emulsified but too thin, pour the sauce into the pot you melted the butter in and heat over low heat, whisking constantly until it gets more body." —Elise Bauer, Simply Recipes Founder

10. The Creamiest Vegan Pasta

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"Be sure to purchase cashews that are unsalted. Oftentimes, recipes require soaking cashews overnight to soften, but I prefer to boil them in a plant-based milk to soften them in just 10 minutes!" —Micah Siva, Simply Recipes Contributor

11. Horchata

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"If you’re lactose intolerant, keep your stomach happy by replacing the sweetened condensed milk with lactose-free condensed milk. If, however, you stick to a vegan diet, a condensed coconut milk may be substituted with the understanding that the flavor of the rice may be weakened." —Marta Rivera, Simply Recipes Contributor

12. Creamy Pumpkin Soup

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"If you'd like it to be a little thinner, just stir in some extra broth or water. Taste to check the seasonings again, and add more salt if needed." —Elise

13. Green Goddess Pasta Salad

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"This recipe calls for medium shells, but you can use any type of short pasta shape you have available, like gemelli, farfalle, penne, orecchiette, rigatoni, or fusilli." —Devan Grimsrud, Simply Recipes Contributor

14. Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

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"Making this smoothie with a frozen banana is key. The banana lends natural sweetness, and when frozen, does wonders for the texture." —Katie Morford, Simply Recipes Contributor

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