Drinks

Starbucks Pink Drink

This recipe is a simple version of Starbucks’ Pink Drink. It’s only 5 ingredients and perfect for summer!

Ingredients

  • ½ cup frozen strawberries
  • ½ cup coconut milk
  • ½ cup pure pomegranate juice
  • 1  tablespoon maple syrup or sweetener
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

  1. Blend all the ingredients together.
  2. Serve in a glass over ice and enjoy!

Adrenal Cocktail

This drink is a great alternative to coffee or for when you need an energy boost. Have this drink in the morning or around 3pm when your energy starts to crash.

The adrenal glands release the hormones cortisol and adrenaline when we are stressed and we are depleted of nutrients needed for optimal adrenal function.

This adrenal cocktail is full of vitamin C, potassium, sodium, and magnesium, which all help to support your adrenals. This will help to balance your hormones, and reduce stress and fatigue. 

Ingredients

  • ½ cup orange juice
  • ½ cup coconut water
  • ⅛ teaspoon high quality sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1-2 tablespoons full fat coconut milk
  • 1 scoop collagen (optional)

Directions

  1. Mix all the ingredients together using a blender.
  2. Serve in a glass over ice and enjoy!

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.)

How to Make Oat Milk at Home

This recipe is super quick and perfect if you want a clean, vegan milk without any additives.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup gluten free rolled oats
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1-2 tablespoons maple syrup or sweetener
  • A pinch of salt

Directions

  1. Blend all the ingredients together.
  2. Strain the milk using a strainer or nut milk bag.
  3. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week. 

Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew

I know many people have moved on from pumpkin by now and are ready for the holidays, but I’m still enjoying fall and all things pumpkin. This drink was pretty popular at Starbucks this season, so I decided to make it right at home since I had all the ingredients. 

I used cold brew, but you could also try making the cold foam to put on top of regular iced coffee.

Cold Brew Ingredients

  • 1 cup ground coffee
  • 4 cups water 

Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup milk (you could try using non-dairy milk, but it may not get as frothy)
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin puree
  • ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup

Cold Brew Directions

  1. Add the coffee grounds and water to a large jar. Stir together.
  2. Let this steep for 12-24 hours in the fridge. 
  3. Strain out the coffee grounds using a strainer or cheesecloth, and pour the cold brew into a jar to store in the fridge. 
  4. Alternatively, you can use a cold brew maker like this one, which has a built-in strainer and then you can just empty the grounds after it has steeped. 

Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam Directions

  1. Blend all the ingredients together. 

Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew Directions

  1. Add ice and about 1 ¼ cup of cold brew to a glass.
  2. Top with the cold foam. 
  3. Sprinkle more pumpkin pie spice on top.

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. 

Iced Matcha Latte

Recently I’ve been having matcha in the morning, so I decided to show how I’ve been making it. 

Matcha is a great alternative to coffee because it has caffeine and boosts your energy, but it won’t give you jitters or a crash like coffee. Matcha promotes feelings of relaxation, improves focus, and it’s full of antioxidants. These are only a few of the many benefits of matcha.

I also like to add collagen to this drink because I try to have collagen every day, but this is optional.

Ingredients

  • About 4 ounces of water
  • 1 teaspoon matcha
  • Sweetener to taste (I used date syrup, but you could use honey, maple syrup, etc.)
  • A scoop of collagen (optional)
  • Ice
  • Almond milk (use my easy recipe to make your own!)

Directions

  1. Heat up the water until it’s just under a boil.
  2. Pour the water into your glass and then add the matcha, sweetener, and collagen, if using. Use a hand held frother to mix this all together. 
  3. Add ice to the glass.
  4. Fill the rest of the glass with almond milk.
  5. Stir and enjoy!