35 Healthy Plant-Based Vitamix Recipes
These Vegan Vitamix Recipes make creating healthy, plant-based meals a breeze, from creamy soups and sauces to smoothies and desserts. With the power of a Vitamix, you can whip up delicious, nutrient-packed dishes in no time. I haven’t found another high-powered blender that can match the creamy consistency it creates!
I own quite a few kitchen appliances, but my Vitamix 5200 series blender is by far the one I could not do without. It’s something that I use every single day for recipes like my eggless, low-fat, vegan mayo, this amazing dairy-free cheese sauce made with potatoes and carrots, and our healthy veggie and fruit smoothie recipes.
You’re going to love these Vitamix recipes because they make healthy, plant-based cooking quick, easy, and absolutely delicious.
Reasons I love my Vitamix
- Unmatched Smoothness: My Vitamix delivers the silkiest textures for soups, sauces, and smoothies—better than any other blender I’ve tried.
- Powerful Motor: With its 2-horsepower motor, it can effortlessly blend tough ingredients like frozen fruit, seeds, and even whole vegetables.
- No-Soak Convenience: Thanks to its high power, there’s no need to soak cashews or other nuts before blending—saving time without compromising on creaminess.
- Cooling Fan Protection: The built-in cooling fan protects the motor from overheating, ensuring reliable performance during long blending sessions.
- User-Friendly Design: It’s incredibly easy to use, with intuitive controls that make blending a breeze, no matter the recipe.
- Handy Tamper Tool: The included tamper keeps thick mixtures moving, so you can make nut butters, ice creams, and hummus without a hitch.
- Durable Warranty: Backed by a 7-year warranty, it’s a long-term investment in a kitchen tool I can truly count on!
Blending cashew sauces
When using a Vitamix blender, there’s no need to soak cashews for most creams and sauces because of its exceptional blending power. The Vitamix’s high-speed motor and sharp blades can effortlessly break down raw cashews into a silky, smooth consistency without any pre-soaking. This saves time and makes creating creamy vegan dishes, like cashew alfredo or dairy-free sour cream, quick and hassle-free.
The only time soaking cashews becomes necessary is when it helps enhance the flavor of a recipe. For example, soaking can soften the nutty taste and create the desired balance in dishes like my vegan cashew cheese ball, where the subtle tang and texture from soaking are key to its rich, cheesy flavor. In these cases, soaking isn’t about the blender’s power but about achieving a specific culinary result. With a Vitamix, you have the flexibility to skip soaking for most recipes while still delivering flawless results!
Ways to use a Vitamix
A Vitamix blender is incredibly versatile, making everything from silky soups like my Creamy Broccoli Cheddar Soup and creamy dips to flavorful sauces and homemade oat flour in minutes. Its powerful motor can handle tough ingredients like nuts and grains, making meal prep faster and easier. Whether you’re blending smoothies or crafting plant-based cheeses, the possibilities are endless!
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, the Vitamix’s high-powered motor and durable blades can effortlessly blend tough ingredients like nuts, seeds, and even frozen fruits, making it perfect for creating smooth vegan recipes like nut butters, sauces, and smoothies.
Yes! The Vitamix can make hot soups directly in the blender. Its high-speed blades generate heat through friction, allowing you to blend and warm your soup in minutes.
Absolutely! A Vitamix can easily blend frozen fruits and other ingredients into creamy vegan ice creams, nice creams, and desserts with a perfect texture every time.
Vegan Cheese Sauces
Vitamix Vegan CHEESES
Contrary to popular belief, going vegan doesn't mean going cheeseless. These are some amazing vegan cheeses that will delight your taste buds.
I use this cheese sauce for everything--nachos, tacos, pizza, baked potato and steamed veggie topping, and so much more!
This Sweet Potato Cheese Sauce is packed with wholesome ingredients, amazingly delicious, and diabetes-friendly. Vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, and dairy-free.
Making Vegan Cashew Queso has never been easier than with this delicious 4 ingredient recipe that takes less than 5 minutes to make in your blender or food processor. Here we go!
This Cashew Vegan Cheese Mozzarella is fabulous on cashew cheese pizza, lasagna, quesadillas, and anything else you can think of. With a warm and nutty flavor, it even stretches!
This Vegan Cheese Recipe has been a long time coming. Though I have a number of great dairy-free cheese recipes already, all of them have been sauces. That’s where this one is different. It’s actually sliceable for serving on crackers, sandwiches, and charcuterie boards.
This homemade vegan ricotta cheese is made with only 7 simple ingredients and takes less than 10 minutes for a deliciously healthy plant-based cheese alternative.
Ridiculously easy to make, this Vegan Cream Cheese is fabulous smeared on bagels, muffins, crackers, or celery sticks. Deliciously simple for breakfast and snacks!
Use this dairy-free parmesan on pizza, lasagna, baked potatoes, salad, pasta, roasted veggies, and anything else you can think of.
This Vegan Nacho Cheese is incredible as a dip for baked chips as well as on fries, baked potatoes, and pizza. For healthy burritos and quesadillas, it can't be beaten! Make it with cashews or white beans.
Desserts Made Easy
Vitamix DESSERTS
These vegan desserts will cure any sweet tooth, and they are so easy to make.
This vegan chocolate pie recipe can be made in less than 15 minutes flat, with only 5 ingredients that you're likely to already have on-hand. And it's so unbelievably creamy and sweet!
This edible vegan cookie dough, made with just 7 wholesome ingredients, is a tasty treat that’s both easy to make and impossible to resist. Its rich, sweet flavor and easy-to-follow directions mean you can enjoy a delightful snack in no time, perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth!
Smoothie Bowls are SO easy to make in only about 5-minutes! They are versatile and can be made with many different combinations of ingredients and toppings.
Just what you need for cakes, cupcakes, and more! This easy vegan icing can be made with only a handful of wholesome ingredients and absolutely zero sugar.
These Frozen Fruit Desserts are from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. "Fruit is high in antioxidants, low in fat, and high in fiber. Fruit is also full of water which helps to keep you hydrated and feeling full. In addition, the potassium found in bananas decreases the loss of calcium from the body and increases the rate of bone building."--Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Food for Life: Cancer Project
Homemade Tootsie Rolls require no baking and only 5 ingredients. The flavor experience is a mix between a tootsie roll and rich fudge. While candy-making can seem like an intimidating task, following this homemade tootsie roll recipe is actually surprisingly easy.
Need a quick, sweet snack without all oil, fat, and sugar? Here ya' go! 0.4 grams of fat and 1.3 grams of protein. You're welcome!
With only bananas and some frozen fruit, you can make this sugar-free vegan nice cream in a matter of minutes in a blender.
This vegan chocolate mousse can be made in less than 15 minutes flat, with only 4 ingredients that you're likely to already have on-hand. And it's so unbelievably creamy and sweet!
Three ingredients and a blender are all you need to make this refreshing mango ice cream recipe. The simplicity of homemade nice cream makes it an excellent option for a healthy treat you can feel good about serving.
Healthy banana nice cream is SO quick and easy to make! It’s a deliciously wholesome dessert that everyone will enjoy because it’s vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, and even sugar-free.
Dips in Minutes
Vitamix DIPS
We love to be able to snack on healthy dips, and these dip recipes are served regularly at my house.
This vegan spinach artichoke dip is sure to be a hit at any pot-luck or game night! The recipe is so versatile, it can be made with white beans or cashews.
This low-fat Italian Vegan Hummus is delicious on sandwiches, in wraps, or served with fresh vegetables and pita bread. It's completely oil and tahini-free, so the calories and fat per serving are very low.
Salsa is so easy to make, and it's much better than the store-bought. All you need is a blender and few ingredients.
This smoky, savory, and creamy vegan chipotle sauce is the perfect match for bean burgers, veggie hoagies, baked fries, and SO MUCH MORE!
This beautifully vibrant green edamame hummus recipe is bursting with flavor! It makes a delicious dip for veggies or even a spread for sandwiches and wraps.
This easy, oil-free, vegan hummus takes only about 10-minutes to make and requires absolutely no cooking. It also happens to be gluten-free.
No kidding! This healthy chocolate hummus is so easy to make. If you've got 5-minutes and a blender, you've got a delicious easy dessert.
This oil-free hummus with roasted red pepper requires only a handful of ingredients and a few minutes to make. If you have 10 minutes and a blender or food processor, you've got a delicious healthy snack.
This bean dip is one of the easiest recipes you will ever make with only 3-4 ingredients and prep time of 15 minutes flat! Recipe is from The Cancer Survivor's Guide by Dr. Neal Barnard of Physicians Committee.
This luscious spread uses no added fat. The sundried tomatoes give it a wonderful smoky flavor and add the cancer-fighting antioxidant lycopene. Spread it on low-fat crusty bread or use it as a dip for baked pita chips. Recipe from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
Sauces and Dressings
Vitamix SAUCES
This is a list of a variety of sauces that I make regularly. They are useful in so many recipes!
This easy low-fat vegan mayonnaise recipe requires only 5-minutes, 5-ingredients, and a blender to make! It is completely egg-free and dairy-free and oil-free.
This cashew-based vegan alfredo sauce has a rich creamy flavor that is delicious on pasta, baked potatoes, and even roasted vegetables. Amazingly, it can be made in only 10-minutes flat!
I was skeptical about dairy-free sour cream because I had always loved the dairy-version, but this tofu vegan sour cream recipe is surprisingly delicious! Creamy and tangy wonderfulness!
Trying to avoid refined sugar? Date Paste is a healthy natural sugar substitute that’s the perfect solution for baking deliciously sweet desserts, and it’s so easy to make with only two ingredients–water and dates!
This lime fruit sauce is bursting with flavor and perfectly delicious on fresh fruit, salads, and anything else you can think of.
In the mood for something different on those fresh salads? Try this tangy and sweet raspberry salad dressing.
This creamy, spreadable vegan butter requires only 6 simple ingredients and a blender. Spread it on toast, vegetables, baked potatoes, corn on the cob, and more! It also happens to be oil-free, dairy-free, nut-free, and gluten-free.
Almond Milk is a perfect dairy-free milk option and is so easy to make right in your own kitchen in only about 10 minutes. This simple recipe is from PlantPure Kitchen cookbook author, Kim Campbell.
I hope you enjoyed browsing this list of healthy vegan Vitamix recipes and that it has inspired you to whip up delicious, wholesome sauces, soups, and more. With a Vitamix, creating healthy plant-based meals is easier than ever!
About Terri Edwards
Hi guys! I am the content creator behind EatPlant-Based and a licensed Food for Life instructor with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. I am passionate about sharing healthy recipes and tips to empower others to get healthy. I’m so glad you’re here! Read More…