Calling all Blendtec Wildside users, would truly appreciate it if you can enlighten me.

Which cycles do you use to make the following:
-zuchinni hummus
-frozen banana ice cream
-cashew ice cream
-cashew butter
-date or fig paste
-almond date pie crust
-nut pates

I previously made all these using a food processor and the results turned out good. I bought the Blendtec hoping to consolidate my food prep there, but the results turned out disastrous, as it seemed i keep picking the wrong cycles.

Eg: hummus remains chunky, nothing close to smooth consistency, despite me blending for a good 10 minutes trying different cycles!

Any help much much appreciated. Thanks in advance :)