Morning smoothie recipes
6 morning smoothie recipes to help get your day started great, bursting with flavour, energy and goodness
Grape and Chia
Ingredients
- cup seedless red grapes
- 1 cup packed baby spinach or kale
- 1 frozen banana
- ¼ cup coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon Chia Seeds
Method
Place the grapes, spinach, banana, chia seeds and coconut milk in a blender. Blend until smooth and frothy. Serve.
Raspberry and nut protein
Ingredients
- ¾ cup almond milk
- ¾ cup frozen raspberries
- 1/2 frozen banana
- 1 tablespoon natural almond or peanut butter
- 1 tsp honey
Method
Place the milk, raspberries, banana, almond butte, and honey in a blender. Blend until smooth and frothy. Serve
Mango Lassi
Mangoes are a welcome pick-me-up in the morning.
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped ripe mango or 2 frozen cheeks
- ½ cup milk (cow milk or almond milk)
- ½ cup ice
- 2 kale leaves
- ¼ cup plain yogurt
- 1 tablespoon honey
Method
Place the mango, milk, ice, yogurt, kale and honey in a blender. Blend until smooth and frothy.
Berry and oat
Ingredients
- ¼ cup rolled oats
- ½ cup frozen blueberries
- ½ cup plain yogurt
- ½ cup ice
- 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon grated fresh ginger
Method
Place the oats and ½ cup water in a blender and blend. Leave the oats soaking for about 15 minutes until they have softened. Add the blueberries, yogurt, ice, sugar, and ginger and blend further until smooth and frothy. Serve
Banana and Coconut milk
Ingredients
- 1 bag frozen blueberries
- 3 ripe bananas
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons honey
Method
In a blender, puree the blueberries, bananas, yogurt, coconut milk, and honey. Serve.
Strawberry, honey and flax seeds
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen strawberries
- ¾ cup plain low-fat yogurt
- ½ cup fresh orange juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal
Method
Place the strawberries, yogurt, orange juice, honey, and flaxseed meal in a blender. Blend until smooth and frothy.