I get asked a lot about my smoothie recipes. I don't have any real
"recipes", I tend to just throw stuff into the blender that sounds
good. To give you some ideas though, I thought I'd share some of my favorite
smoothie making ingredients and a few combos I love!
As I mentioned on Friday, I'm participating in Peanut Butter Runner's "Green Smoothie April" Challenge!
My first 8 smoothies are pictured above - and a cat photo bomb. Some
are a bright, pretty green - some are gross looking. When you mix brown
cocoa powder with green spinach, it's not going to be pretty!
Here are my smoothie making faves! Enjoy!!!
My Favorite Ingredients
Smoothie Base
1 cup unsweetened almond or coconut milk
1 large handful of spinach
Sweet Stuff
banana
frozen berries
Medjool dates
Stevia
honey
Extras (I've linked some of these to either a product I like or to some more info about why they're beneficial!)
protein powder (I like Tera's Plain)
instant coffee
vanilla extract
Smoothie Recipes
The Classic
1 cup milk of choice
1 large handful of spinach
1 banana
1-2 tbsp PB2
Stevia or honey to taste
Chocolate PB
1 cup milk of choice
1 large handful of spinach1 banana
2 tbsp PB 2
1-2 tbsp cocoa powder
Stevia or honey to taste
PB Date
1 cup milk of choice
1 large handful of spinach1 Medjool date
1/2 banana
1 tbsp PB2
cinnamon
Green Tea Latte
1 cup milk of choice
1 large handful of spinach1 scoop matcha powder
Stevia
Cinnamon Ginger
1 cup milk of choice
1 large handful of spinach1 banana
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp nut butter
honey to taste
Chocolate Covered Cherries
1 cup milk of choice
1 large handful of spinach1/2 cup frozen dark cherries
2 tbsp cocoa powder
Stevia to taste
Blueberry Milkshake
1 cup milk of choice
1 large handful of spinach1 scoop vanilla protein powder (or plain and add 1 tsp vanilla extract)
1 cup frozen blueberries
Stevia (if needed)
No-Crap Frap (haha)
1 cup milk of choice
1 large handful of spinach1 Starbucks Via packet (or other instant coffee)
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
Ice
Stevia to taste
Almond Joy
1 cup milk of choice
1 large handful of spinach2 tsp melted coconut oil
1 tsp vanilla extract (or 1 scoop vanilla protein powder)
1 tbsp cocoa powder
Ice
Stevia to taste
Tropical
1 cup milk of choice
1 large handful of spinach2 tsp melted coconut oil
1/2-1 cup frozen mango/pineapple
1 tsp vanilla extract (or 1 scoop vanilla protein powder)
Stevia to taste
I didn't list chia, flax, gelatin, or plain whey in any of the recipes because they don't add any flavor. You can throw these guys into any of the above combos to boost the nutrient content! They will all also help thicken the smoothie.
Also, if I'm using frozen fruit, I don't usually add extra ice - but that's my preference! Frozen banana makes smoothies extra creamy!
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