10 Super Easy, Healthy Smoothies to Make in your Blender
Who doesn’t love smoothies? They make a refreshing breakfast especially on those hot summer days when you just want something cool to spread through your systems and don’t feel like spending the day making pancakes or waffles. Just toss your favorite fruits, milk and ice in your blender and get ready for a tempting, healthy breakfast! Can it get any easier than this? In under 5 minutes you have your delicious breakfast ready! Here are some simple recipes for you to try:
Orange Sunrise
Come home to reenergize yourself with this refreshing, cool drink after your daily morning walk on a sunny day.
Serves: 1
Ingredients:
- 1 orange, peeled
- ¼ cup yogurt
- ¼ cup orange juice concentrate
- 3 ice cubes
Directions:
Blend orange, yogurt, orange juice concentrate and ice cubes until you get a smooth consistency.
Chocolate and Banana Milkshake
Your kids don’t like bananas? Give it a twist with this amazing combination. Who would say no a banana chocolate treat?
Serves: 1
Ingredients:
- 1 banana, preferably frozen
- ¾ cup milk
- 2 tbsp chocolate syrup
- 2 ice cubes
Directions:
Blend banana, milk, chocolate syrup and ice until you get a smooth mixture.
Mango Watermelon Smoothie
It’s so simple, your kids can make it and enjoy it with their siblings on hot summer weekend mornings.
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
- 2 cups seeded watermelon
- 1 mango, frozen chunks
- 1/2 cup water
- 6 ice cubes
- 2 tbsp sugar
Directions:
Blend watermelon, mango, water and sugar until you get a smooth consistency. Put ice cubes in glass before pouring the smoothie over it.
Mango and Peanut Butter Delight
Attention peanut butter lovers! Now you can make your favorite ingredient into a drink! Give yourself a break from peanut butter on toast and enjoy this creamy frozen dessert ideal for hot mornings.
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 banana
- 1 mango, frozen pieces
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
Directions:
Blend yogurt, banana, mango and peanut butter to get a smooth consistency.
Strawberry and Kiwi Smoothie
Rich in vitamins, this delicious breakfast is a healthy and wholesome meal to start your day.
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
- 1 cup chilled apple juice
- 1 frozen banana
- 1 frozen kiwi
- 5 frozen strawberries
- 2 tsp honey
Directions:
Blend apple juice, banana, kiwi, strawberries and honey until smooth.
Pineapple Carrot Drink
The combination of fruit and vegetable may sound strange at first but once you take a sip of it, you’ll be making it on a daily basis!
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
- 1 large carrot, chopped
- 1 frozen kiwi
- 1 cup pineapple
- 4 ice cubes
- 3 tbsp cashews
- 1 cup water
Directions:
Blend carrot, kiwi, pineapple, cashews, ice and water until smooth.
Apricot Strawberry Sunrise
It’s a quick, easy, wonderful combination that your whole family will love. Just increase the ingredients to increase the servings for a bigger family.
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
- 5 frozen strawberries
- 1 cup apricots, frozen pieces
- ½ cup yogurt
- A dash of vanilla extract
- 5 ice cubes
Directions:
Blend strawberries, mango, vanilla extract, yogurt and ice until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
Classic Peach Smoothie
This simple recipe is a delight to have anytime, anywhere no matter if it’s a hot summer afternoon or a cold winter morning!
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
- 1 cup frozen peaches
- ½ cup cold milk
- 1 cup vanilla ice cream
- 2 ice cubes
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Directions:
Blend together peaches, milk, ice cream, ice cubes and lemon juice until the mixture becomes smooth.
Red Grape Smoothie
Try this healthy delicious smoothie. Mark my words; you will come back for more! Not only is it incredibly tasty but also prevents against heart diseases.
Serves: 1
Ingredients:
- ½ cup red grapes juice
- ¼ cup yogurt
- 1 cup frozen red grapes, seeds removed
Directions:
Blend together grapes juice, red grapes and yogurt until you get a smooth mixture.
Apricot mango goodness
Fresh, delicious treat for summer mornings to start off your day with a boost of energy.
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
- 4 frozen apricots, seeds removed
- 1 frozen mango cut in cubes
- ½ cup yogurt
- A dash of vanilla extract
- 4 ice cubes
Directions:
Blend together apricots, mango, yogurt, vanilla extract and ice cubes until smooth.