1. Making homemade slushies. Why pay two bucks for a slushie down at the local 7-Eleven store when you can mix up a batch at home? Just pour your favorite non-carbonated beverage in your blender to about 1/3 and then fill with ice up to 2/3. (Leave the extra space for mixing and air since the ice will bounce around a bit at first.) Once it is the consistency of slush, just pour into cups, pop in a straw and you?ve got a refreshing slushie in the comfort of your own home.
2. Making healthy smoothies. Smoothies are so easy! Whether you use a yogurt, milk or juice base, you can easily whip up a healthy, tasty smoothie in your blender before work or after a workout.
3. Makes great vegetable soup. Yes, believe it or not, vegetable soup can be hearty! I discovered this when I used my blender to make the cabbage soup when I tried the Cabbage Soup Diet. I used V8 for the base and pureed all the vegetables in my blender. The soup came out really hearty and not at all watery.
4. Crushed ice. Yes, there are still people who do not have icemakers in their refrigerators. Not all of us can afford the Ice2O (although that is an appliance I?d LOVE to own!) Making crushed ice is pretty easy in a blender and beats using an ice pick!
5. Making fruit leather. Yes, I said Fruit Leather. OK, so most of us know it as Fruit Rollups. At least that is how we buy it at the grocery store. The thing is, Fruit Rollups are loaded with artificial colors and tons of sugar. Why not make a dried fruit snack with all natural ingredients and no added sugar right at home for far less than you’d pay for the sugar-infused Fruit Rollups? All you need is a blender, to puree the fruit and a food dehydrator to create the fruit rolls.
Here are some links to some fun smoothie recipes that you can make in your blender:
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie