07 Aug Summertime Smoothies

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These frozen fruit smoothie recipes are as nutritious as they are delicious! What better way to enjoy a sip of summertime!!

Tropical Berry

Blueberries are one of the best antioxidant foods around, they can do wonders for your health. Adding orange juice to this smoothie makes it a VERY healthy one, as you get plenty of Vitamin C from the orange juice. With the peaches, you get the tropical flavour you can’t help but love! The greens add a nutritious ‘punch’ along with healthy fat and protein!

Serves: 2

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 5 oranges
  • ½ cup coconut water
  • 2 cups frozen blueberries
  • 1 cup frozen peaches
  • 1 tsp fresh ginger
  • Small handful spinach
  • ¼ avocado
  • ¼ teaspoon spirulina, to taste (starting with half of the amount)

Directions

Slice the oranges in half, and juice. Pour the juice and coconut water into the blender, and add the frozen fruit and fresh ginger. Blend well, then add spinach, avocado, sprirulina blending until well-mixed. Add water for consistency if required. Enjoy!

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Mango Vanilla Chai

Mangoes are one of the healthiest fruits around, loaded with fiber, Vitamin C, and lots of other healthy nutrients. The fruit makes for one of my favorite frozen fruit smoothie recipes, and adding it into a drink with coconut milk gives me just the right amount of fat and fibre!

Serves: 2

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 1 cup almond milk
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 2 cups frozen mangoes
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ginger, ground
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp cardamom
  • Splash vanilla extract, to taste

Directions

Pour the milks into your blender and add coconut oil and half of the frozen fruit. Add a couple tablespoons of water and blend until well-mixed. Add the spices, vanilla and the rest of the frozen mango and blend until your smoothie is the right consistency for you.

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Strawberries ‘n Cream Granola

This is one of the most delicious frozen fruit smoothie combinations EVER! It’s a rich, thick smoothie that will leave you wanting more with delicious summertime flavours and plenty of carbs and protein.

Serves: 2

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups of frozen strawberries
  • 2 cups coconut milk
  • Homemade granola
  • 2 tablespoons hemp seed

Directions

Place the strawberries into your blender, along with 1 ½ cups of milk. Blend well and then add the granola and hemp seed, turning the blender to its highest setting. Once blended, if the smoothie is too thick, add coconut milk and some water to make it a nice ‘drinkable’ consistency.

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Pina Colada

There’s nothing quite like a pina colada to help you cool off on a hot summer day! This smoothie is the perfect drink to keep away dehydration and the summer heat. The healthy fats in the coconut milk and the electrolytes in the coconut water will energize you. Plus, the Vitamin C from the pineapple will protect your skin from sun damage, and the turmeric has amazing anti-inflammatory properties as well!

Serves: 2

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • ½ cup canned coconut milk
  • 1 cup coconut water
  • 1 tsp coconut oil
  • 1 cup frozen pineapple
  • 1 frozen banana
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder or turmeric paste, to taste
  • 1 tablespoon ground flaxseeds
  • ¼ tablespoon coconut palm sugar, to taste

Directions

Pour the coconut milk and water into your blender and add the coconut oil. Add pineapple and banana and blend until you get a smooth, thick consistency. Add turmeric, flaxseeds and sugar, to taste, if you want to make your pina colada smoothie a bit sweeter! Enjoy!

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Banana Peanut Butter

This is the PERFECT banana milkshake/ice cream-style smoothie, with just the right amount of peanut butter to add that delish nutty factor. It’s the perfect smoothie blend with a kick of protein, fat, carbs.

Serves: 2

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 frozen bananas
  • 1 cup almond milk
  • 1 tablespoon chia seed
  • 2-3 tablespoons peanut butter, to taste
  • ½ tablespoon vanilla extract

Directions

Place two of the frozen bananas into your blender, add almond milk and chia seed. Blend until thick. Add a tablespoonful or two or three of peanut butter (to taste), along with vanilla. Blend again until the smoothie is well-mixed, and add the last banana to thicken the smoothie.Recipes by Jackie DeKnock of Gourmet Safari



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