Smoothies

Chocolate Cherry Smoothie

I’ve still been making lots of smoothies recently, so I’m sharing this chocolate cherry one.

I added a handful of spinach but this is completely optional. It doesn’t change the taste of the smoothie, and it’s a good way to get some more greens in if you have any spinach.

This recipe makes just enough to fit in one glass, but feel free to double or triple the recipe for more servings.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup frozen cherries
  • 1 banana
  • 1 tablespoon cacao powder
  • 1 pitted date
  • A handful of spinach (optional)
  • A serving of collagen or protein powder (optional)
  • ⅓ cup almond milk

Directions 

  1. Place all the ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth.
  2. Pour into a glass and any toppings you’d like (cacao nibs, nut butter, etc.)

Blueberry Banana Spinach Smoothie

The weather has been so hot and humid recently, which means I have been making a lot of smoothies. Smoothies are one of my favorite things to eat and they’re easy too. You just throw all the ingredients in a blender. 

I like adding protein powder or collagen to my smoothies just to make them a little more satiating, but it isn’t necessary. Also, any milk will do, but I prefer to have almond milk in my smoothies.

This recipe makes just enough to fit in one glass, but feel free to double or triple the recipe for more servings.

Ingredients 

  • 1 banana
  • 1 ½ cups frozen blueberries
  • A handful of spinach
  • A serving of collagen or protein powder (optional)
  • ⅓ cup almond milk

Directions

  1. Place all the ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth.
  2. Pour into a glass and any toppings you’d like (cacao nibs, blueberries, nut butter, etc.)

Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

Fall means everything pumpkin, so of course I had to make a pumpkin smoothie. This tastes like pumpkin pie and is super easy to make. 

Ingredients:

  • 1 banana
  • ½ cup pumpkin puree
  • ½ cup Greek or plain yogurt
  • ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (you can easily make this at home with spices you already have by looking up a recipe)
  • ½ teaspoon of vanilla
  • 4-5 ice cubes

Directions

  1. Blend all the ingredients together.
  2. Pour into a glass and sprinkle on some more pumpkin pie spice.

Creamy Avocado Smoothie

I hadn’t used avocado in a smoothie until recently and I’m glad I tried it because it makes the texture smooth and creamy. I will definitely be using avocado in more recipes. 

I used a pitted date to sweeten this smoothie a little bit, but feel free to add maple syrup or another sweetener if you’d like. You could also make it without this. 

Ingredients

  • 1 banana
  • A handful of spinach
  • ½ of an avocado
  • 1 pitted date or a little bit of maple syrup
  • A scoop of protein powder (optional)
  • ½ cup almond milk
  • About 5 ice cubes

Directions

  1. Blend all the ingredients together.
  2. Pour into a glass and top with anything you’d like (I used hemp seeds).

Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake

This smoothie is like a shake and it’s perfect for breakfast, lunch, or even dessert. It’s also pretty filling because of the oats, protein powder, and peanut butter.

I don’t typically measure out my ingredients when making smoothies. I usually just eyeball it, but I wanted to create some smoothie recipes with concrete measurements for people to recreate. To make this smoothie thicker, add more ice and if the smoothie isn’t blending very well, then add a little more almond milk. You could also add sweetener to this smoothie if you’d like, but I think it’s sweet enough with the banana. 

Ingredients

  • 1 banana
  • ¼ cup gluten-free rolled oats
  • A serving of chocolate protein powder (I used the Nuzest Digestive Support protein)
  • 2 teaspoons cacao powder
  • 1 tablespoon peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ cup almond milk
  • Ice (I probably used about 10-12 ice cubes, but you can add as much as you’d like. The more ice, the thicker the smoothie)
  • Cacao nibs to top (optional)

Directions 

  1. Blend together all the ingredients except the cacao nibs.
  2. Pour into a glass and top with cacao nibs and some more peanut butter, if wanted.