If you’re only using your juicer to make fruit juice, you’re missing out on a range of delicious dishes that you could have quickly and easily whipped up yourself. A quality Breville juicer is your ticket to freshly made sauces, stocks and soups as well as nutrient rich fruit juice blends, and these are just a few of the tasty possibilities…
Below are some ideas of uses for a juicer:
Nut Butter
Using a juicer is a great way to create the freshest peanut, almond, pecan or other nut butter you’ll ever spread on a sandwich (or eat with a spoon!). To make nut butter in your juicer, start by putting the machine on the homogenization setting and add in half a cup of your favorite fresh nuts. Be sure there is a bowl near the extruder to catch the nut better as it is being produced.
Next, you’ll want to add to the smoothness of the mixture by adding a teaspoon and a half of peanut oil or another neutral flavored oil to it. Then, feed another half cup of nuts into the juicer, pushing them through slowly for more creaminess or fast for added crunch. You can then salt the nut butter to taste, and optionally even add chocolate or coconut shavings for even more flavor.
Baby Food
Store bought baby food can be expensive and loaded with additives and preservatives that do little good for young bodies. Fortunately, the homogenization feature of a masticating juicer is also excellent for making fresh baby food. Simply feed the fruits and vegetables of your choice into the juicer and collect the processed mixture in small containers for later feedings.
Soup
Juicers are well known for making excellent sauces, and you can even create delicious soups using only the machine. One example of an easy juicer soup is this classic tomato soup recipe, combining 6 tomatoes and 3 carrots along with dried parsley. When the soup is processed, add olive oil, salt and pepper to taste and simmer on low for 10 minutes to enjoy.
Banana Whips
Banana whips are an appealing substitute for ice cream, delivering the silky texture and addictive chill of the popular dessert with a fraction of the fat and calories. Making a banana whip is as simple as placing a frozen banana or two into a masticating juicer set to homogenization mode. The whipped banana can be enjoyed alone or even topped with whipped cream or chocolate sauce for an irresistible treat.
If you’re looking for new ways to improve your diet besides adding juicing to your life, don’t be so quick to look past your trusty juicer. Juicers are for way more than just juicing, and with a little imagination any cook can unlock the full potential of this versatile kitchen device.
If you have a juicer, what kind of things do you make with it?
I never knew you could do so much with a juicer. I have just used to make juice.
I am amazed at the different things you can do with a good juicer. I would have never thought of soup or peanut butter.
This makes eating healthier so much easier. I love my juicer
This looks like an amazing juicer! I love how smooth the nut butter looks! I would like to have a juicer like this.
I really need one of these. I was hoping to get one for Christmas, but that never happened. lol
Great ideas. Nut Butters is cool will try that.
We have a juicer. I’ve never thought to use it for anything but juice though. I feel dumb. I’m glad I came across your post though!
I never would have thought to use a juicer for those other things. Very clever 🙂
Wow this article was very educational. I didn’t know a juicer could do all this. I love Breville products and own quite a few of them.
I had no idea you could do all that with a juicer. Freshly made nut butters sound really good to me!!
This looks like a useful kitchen appliance. I have a food processor but don’t have a juicer. I need to try making smoothies.
I never thought of these ideas! I didn’t ever buy a juicer becasue I have a rule to not buy anything that only has one function…looks like I have cause to buy this juicer now!
That is an awesome juicer. I love how functional it is. You can do so much with it!
This is on my wish list!
It’s so awesome you can make nut butter with this thing, I’ve got to add this to my wish list.
Banana whips! I have so got to try this! And you are so right, there are tons of ways to us the juicer
Oh I NEED one of these! I have been wanting a juicer forever, my Christmas hints didnt stick lol. This one is the best Ive seen.
This looks awesome! I love when I can use my ONE kitchen tool and not have to whip out a bunch of things to make lots of goodies!
Sounds great. Looks like an awesome juicer. I love the idea of making baby foods using this. Nut butter and soups are looking so delicious and I think this juicer makes the job easier. Will have to check this out.
Nut butter, yum! I love how versatile this juicer is!
I’ve wanted a juicer for a while now. You have me ready to pull the trigger!