Best Blenders for Vegans: The Ultimate 2025 Buying Guide

9 August 2025

A good blender is one of the most important tools in a vegan kitchen. From smoothies and soups to cashew cream sauces and homemade nut butters, a powerful blender opens up a world of plant-based cooking. Here is our guide to the best options in 2025.

Best Overall: Vitamix E310

The Vitamix is the gold standard for vegan kitchens. The E310 model blends cashews into silky smooth sauces, crushes ice for smoothie bowls, and makes hot soup from raw ingredients in under 10 minutes using friction heat. It is built to last decades. The downside is the price — expect to pay around 350 pounds — but if you cook plant-based regularly, it pays for itself.

Best Value: Ninja Professional Plus

At roughly 80 to 100 pounds, the Ninja Professional Plus delivers impressive blending power for the price. It handles smoothies, frozen fruit, and nut milks well. The large 2.1-litre jug is great for batch cooking. It struggles slightly with very thick mixtures like nut butter, but for everyday vegan use it is excellent value.

Best Personal Blender: NutriBullet Pro 900

If you mainly make single-serve smoothies, the NutriBullet Pro is hard to beat. Compact, powerful enough for frozen fruit and leafy greens, and you blend and drink from the same cup. At around 70 pounds, it is affordable and takes up minimal counter space. Not ideal for soups or large batches, but perfect for daily smoothies.

Best High-End: Vitamix A3500

The A3500 is the top of the Vitamix range with a touchscreen, wireless connectivity, and programmable settings. It does everything the E310 does but with more convenience. The self-cleaning function is genuinely useful. At around 600 pounds it is an investment, but serious plant-based cooks will appreciate the precision.

What Vegans Actually Need a Blender For

• Smoothies: Frozen fruit, plant milk, greens, protein powder.
• Cashew cream: Soaked cashews blended smooth for pasta sauces, cheesecakes, and dressings.
• Soups: Blend roasted vegetables into silky soups without a separate pot.
• Nut milk: Almonds or oats blended with water, strained through a nut milk bag.
• Nice cream: Frozen bananas blended into soft-serve ice cream. Unbelievably good.
• Hummus and dips: Chickpeas, tahini, and lemon blended until creamy.

Our recommendation: if you can afford it, get the Vitamix E310. If budget is tight, the Ninja Professional Plus is the best value. Either way, a good blender will transform your plant-based cooking.