For these recipes, you’re going to need a blender. You can add ice to any of these recipes if you like. If you don’t want to add ice, but still want an ice-cold smoothie, you can cut up the fruit and freeze it beforehand. I always keep a good supply of frozen fruit for my smoothies. If you have a single auger or twin-gear juicer, you can also use the frozen fruit to make delicious fruit desserts. Most of those juicers have a special attachment for making dessert. But be sure to cut the fruit before freezing. Trying to cut it after it’s frozen can lead to injury, as the knife can easily slip when trying to cut frozen fruit.
Also, make sure that you peel the produce (or scoop out its edible flesh if it’s soft) and remove the seeds before you put your fruits and veggies in a blender. Unlike a juicer that separates the pulp and peel from the final product, a blender pretty much mixes everything to make a drink.
So, here are the yummy smoothie recipes you are here for.
Avocado Mango Smoothie
Here’s a sweet and creamy recipe. The mango is naturally sweet, but because it’s blended with avocado, the sweetness is masked with a wonderfully creamy taste from the avocado. Avocado is packed with very healthy fats that your body needs on a daily basis. Even though it contains large amounts of fat, it is good fat and not bad fat. It is also packed with huge amounts of vitamins and minerals, including vitamins B6, C, E, K, riboflavin, niacin, folate, pantothenic acid, magnesium, potassium, copper and manganese.
Ingredients:
- 1 avocado
- 1 mango
Directions:
- Blend all ingredients in your blender.
- Pour and serve.
Coconut Cream Smoothie
Coconut water is packed with electrolytes, and coconut meat contains healthy fats and good amounts of minerals. This is a simple and ideal drink to have after a workout.
Ingredients:
- 1 young coconut (water and meat)
Directions:
- Blend all ingredients in your blender.
- Pour and serve.
Banana Mango Smoothie
This is a good breakfast smoothie, and also great after a workout. The banana is quite filling, so should keep you satisfied for a few hours. Bananas contain good amounts of vitamins B6, C, riboflavin, folate, magnesium, potassium and manganese.
Ingredients:
- 2 bananas
- 1 mango
Directions:
- Blend all ingredients in your blender.
- Pour and serve.
Banana Mango Pineapple Smoothie
The addition of pineapple adds a little extra sweetness, so is ideal when you’re looking for an energy boost.
Ingredients:
- 1 banana
- 1 mango
- 4-6 slices pineapple
Directions:
- Blend all ingredients in your blender.
- Pour and serve.
Orange Melon Smoothie
This is a great mixture that tastes better than it sounds. You will love the citrus taste of oranges mixed in with melon.
Ingredients:
- ½ cantaloupe melon
- 2 oranges
Directions:
- Blend all ingredients in your blender.
- Pour and serve.
All Melon Smoothie
If you love melon, then you’ll love this. Three kinds of melon blended together here for a delicious smoothie.
Ingredients:
- ½ cantaloupe melon
- ½ honeydew melon
- ¼ watermelon
Directions:
- Blend all ingredients in your blender.
- Pour and serve.
Fruit Medley Smoothie
This smoothie is just bursting with flavor from a variety of fruits. It’s amazing how you can still pick out each individual flavor even after it’s all blended together.
Ingredients:
- 1 banana
- ½ mango
- ½ papaya
- 8-10 strawberries
- 1 orange
Directions:
- Blend all ingredients in your blender.
- Pour and serve.
Pineapple Strawberry Smoothie
This smoothie is a delightful combination for a hot summer day. It also makes a great breakfast during the summer.
Ingredients:
- ½ pineapple
- 8-12 strawberries
Directions:
- Blend all ingredients in your blender.
- Pour and serve.
Banana Apple Orange Smoothie
With this smoothie you have three competing flavors that work very well together. This smoothie is both filling and refreshing.
Ingredients:
- 2 bananas
- 1 apple
- 1 orange
Directions:
- Blend all ingredients in your blender.
- Pour and serve.
Banana Berry Smoothie
The addition of the berries to the banana gives this an interesting taste. You can also try this with raspberries, blackberries, or any other berries that are available.
Ingredients:
- 2 bananas
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup strawberries
Directions:
- Blend all ingredients in your blender.
- Pour and serve.
Banana Yogurt Smoothie
If you love banana milkshakes, you will love this smoothie. Add in yogurt and flaxseeds instead of milk and it becomes your healthy companion.
Ingredients:
- 2 bananas
- ¾ cup unsweetened almond milk
- ¼ cup plain yogurt
- 1 tablespoon flaxseed
- 2 teaspoon honey
Directions:
- Blend all ingredients in your blender.
- Pour and serve.
Sweet Mango Raspberry Pineapple Smoothie
Making yourself this amazingly sweet smoothie is the most delicious way to wake up. The blending of the diverse fruits make up one yummy concoction.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup frozen raspberries
- ½ cup frozen mango
- ½ cup pineapple
- 1 cup coconut milk
Directions:
- Blend all ingredients in your blender.
- Pour and serve.
Superfruit Smoothie
A sip of this smoothie will make you feel like superman all day. Enhanced with chia seeds, this smoothie can provide a healthy dose of fiber, antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup frozen cherries
- 1 kiwi
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
Directions:
- Blend all ingredients in your blender.
- Pour and serve.
Berry Spinach Smoothie
Strawberries, blackberries and raspberries are lower in carbs compared to popular smoothie fruits like pineapples, bananas and mangoes. Add in baby spinach and coconut milk and you’re in for a super healthy breakfast.
Ingredients:
- ¾ cup frozen strawberries
- ¾ cup frozen raspberries
- ½ cup frozen blackberries
- 1 cup coconut milk
- ½ cup baby spinach
Directions:
- Blend all ingredients in your blender.
- Pour and serve.
Blueberry Avocado Smoothie
Adding avocado gives a light creaminess to this smoothie. Plus it doesn’t mask the yummy taste of the blueberries. Blueberries are high in fiber and antioxidants that are essential for keeping the body healthy and young.
Ingredients:
- ½ cup frozen blueberries
- ½ cup avocado
- ½ cup plain yogurt
- ½ cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
Directions:
- Blend all ingredients in your blender.
- Pour and serve.