Thanks to food processors, we can prepare food in ways that our ancestors never imagined. These handy small kitchen appliances are perfect for making foods like hummus and nut butter. However, you can do so much more with a food processor, and food processor recipes can be incredibly creative.
If you’re like us, you use your food processor for tons of stuff, including food processor recipes.
With a food processor, you can cut your kitchen prep time in half (at least!), giving you more time to spend doing things you enjoy.
A food processor is a versatile kitchen appliance that can make meal preparation a breeze. With a variety of functions, from chopping and slicing to blending, food processors have quickly become a staple for home chefs looking to create delicious dishes with minimal effort. As more people discover the benefits of using a food processor, there is a growing interest in finding unique recipes specifically tailored for this handy tool.
One of the advantages of using a food processor is its ability to create uniform, finely-chopped ingredients in a matter of seconds. This not only saves time, but also ensures that the food is evenly cooked and visually appealing. Furthermore, a food processor can help even novice cooks achieve professional-quality results, making it easier to experiment with different recipes and techniques.
A food processor can chop, dice, mince, shred, slice, blend, and grind.
You name the task, and your food processor can step up and help you get the work done.
There are so many things to make in a food processor. From salsa to carrot cake, there’s no end to the recipes you can make with this wondrous small kitchen appliance.
In this list of the 21 best food processor recipes, you will find something for any occasion. Let’s get busy!
In times past, home chefs made coleslaw by painstakingly cutting the cabbage and carrots. If they were lucky, they had a grater they could use.
These days, the food processor can do most of that hard work for you.
What’s great about this is that your veggies will be consistently sized.
We love that this recipe has both red and green cabbage, along with carrots, so it’s gorgeously colorful. The tiny flecks of chopped flat parsley make it even prettier.
The sauce gets its special flavor from the onion powder and ground ginger.
It’s impossible to imagine making hummus without a food processor. In fact, hummus may be one of the original healthy food processor recipes because it is made from chickpeas, so it’s vegan.
If you’re like most of us, the bowl of cranberry sauce of your childhood holidays came from a can.
However, it’s super easy to make homemade cranberry sauce, and using your food processor makes it even easier.
You can make this cranberry sauce in advance when fresh cranberries start landing in supermarkets in October and freeze it for up to four months.
If you like to preserve food, you can also preserve this delicious homemade cranberry sauce in canning jars.
This food processor recipe calls for fresh orange juice, but you can use store-bought juice. Also, the cinnamon and cloves make this cranberry sauce divine.
One of the best recipes using food processor we’ve found is these easy five-ingredient vegan peanut butter energy bars.
These nutritious energy bars are packed with rich antioxidants, protein, fiber, vitamin E, and healthy unsaturated fats.
You can eat these energy bars as you would granola bars for breakfast and snacks. Alternatively, you can crumble them up and use them as granola with yogurt.
Is there anything that can make these granola bars even better? How about this: these energy bars are no-bake bars.
The recipe calls for almond butter, but you can use any type of nut butter, including peanut butter.
If you’ve been dreaming of making your favorite Cheddar Bay Biscuit with butter, you need to make sure you’ve got some Bisquick in your cabinet.
However, we’ve got a better idea: make your own with this easy food processor recipe.
Bisquick isn’t terribly expensive, but the fact is, you can make a homemade all-purpose baking mix for pennies on the dollar with stuff you already have in your pantry.
If you have flour, baking soda, and similar dry ingredients, you have everything you need to make this mix. Then, you can use it to make pie crust, pizza dough, buttermilk biscuits, and other great food processor recipes.
When you make your own baking mix, you also have control over the ingredients you use.
When it’s hot outside, it also gets hot inside if you’re slaving over a hot stove.
Besides, running the stove makes your A/C have to work harder, too.
Why endure all of this heat when you can serve up a delicious bowl of cold gazpacho?
To make a delicious vegan gazpacho, you need crisp veggies, a bit of oil and vinegar, and chopped garlic. All of this goodness goes into the food processor and before you know it, lunch is ready.
The veggies you need are Roma tomatoes, a medium red or green bell pepper, Anaheim pepper, cucumber, red onion, and garlic.
What is shortcrust pastry? This type of pastry dough is an easy recipe that’s used to make the crust for tarts, pies, and quiche.
Shortcrust pastry for pie crust has only four ingredients: fat (usually butter), flour, water, and salt.
You can make a shortcrust pastry by hand, but using your food processor to make this simple dough is fast and easy.
To make this easy pie crust, all you have to do is add your butter, flour, and salt to your food processor’s bowl. Then, you use the pulse setting to get the mixture to resemble loose crumbs.
Simply add the water through the funnel and keep mixing until you have the dough.
Here’s a tip: you can actually use a food processor to make homemade butter.
If you’re following a low-carb, keto, or paleo diet, you’re probably already in tune with the world of cauliflower rice. It seems like cauliflower can be used to make so many different dishes, but cauliflower rice has won our hearts.
However, even for folks who aren’t following a special low-carb diet, this cauliflower rice can be a delicious alternative to the world’s most popular grain.
The best part is that this recipe is a complete dish that can be served on its own or as a complementary side dish to the rest of a healthy meal.
This recipe is seasoned with garlic, cumin, and salt. It also gets a ton of flavor from fresh lemon juice and pine nuts.
You can call them fritters, latkes, or potato pancakes, but the fact is, whatever you call them, these fried potato cakes are delicious.
The best latkes are soft on the inside and crispy around the edges. They always have loads of potato flavor and just the right amount of savory goodness.
You can serve these potato latkes as elegant appetizers or addictive afternoon snacks.
To make latkes, you need potatoes, onion, eggs, matzo meal, butter, sea salt, baking powder, and black pepper.
Fry your latkes in a high-heat oil like safflower oil or canola oil.
If you want to know what to make with a food processor, look no further than a carrot cake.
One of the world’s most universally popular cakes is a carrot cake, and making this tasty and nutrient-rich cake absolutely screams for a food processor.
This recipe comes from Donna Hay, an Australian magazine editor and cookbook author.
Some folks like their carrot cake to have invisible carrots, while other people like to be able to see all of the gorgeous little orange flakes. This cake is the happy marriage of both camps, it seems.
You can use either walnuts or pecans to make this delightful cake. Serve with ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream.
Check out the video below for even more great ways to use your food processor.
Cassie brings decades of experience to the Kitchen Community. She is a noted chef and avid gardener. Her new book "Healthy Eating Through the Garden" will be released shortly. When not writing or speaking about food and gardens Cassie can be found puttering around farmer's markets and greenhouses looking for the next great idea.
