Oh boy, oh boy! Am I excited about this one. I have been working hard on this giant list of my most favourite smoothies. Delicious, delicious work. Is there anything better than waking up to a luxurious, creamy, smoothie that tastes like dessert? Yes there is, it’s knowing that the smoothie is actually good for you and your body!
Secret confession: I used to hate smoothies. I really couldn’t stand the idea of sucking back a thick mush of fruit. Then, one fine day, everything changed. A large box arrived containing my brand new Blendtec! If you don’t know what a Blendtec is, it’s also referred to the Cadillac of blenders. This is no ordinary blender, this is an expensive piece of kitchen technology. Oh, but it is sooo worth it. It can whip up anything into your blended dreams, no really, anything. Don’t believe me? Check out this video of a Blentec blending an iPad here. Huge waste of technology, but you gotta admit, pretty damn impressive! It’s one of my most favourite kitchen tools, and I use it every single day. Whether it’s to whip cashews into cashew cream, grind grains to make my own flours, make powdered sugar from regular sugar, whip soups into creamy bliss (it even heats up the soup!), or of course, to make the smoothies of my dreams.
So how does a blender turn me from a smoothie hater to a smoothie lover. 3 things.
- The texture of smoothie is completely different, instead of grainy, icey, smoothies, it makes smoothies so creamy dreamy it’s like drinking ice-cream.
- There is a smoothie button! Just dump everything in, hit that, and tidy up while the Blendtec adjust speeds as necessary to make the perfect smoothie.
- Has nothing to do with the blender but I learned that I don’t like super thick smoothies, so I just add more non-dairy milk or water to get the thinner consistency that I love.
That’s it, that changed everything for me. Now making a smoothie for breakfast is part of my morning routine, and I always have giant containers of frozen bananas ready to go. Omnomnom.
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Notes about these amazing smoothies.
- I use bananas as the base of my smoothies. You can’t taste the banana-ness, it just adds a gorgeous creamy texture. I always buy bananas in bulk and on sale. Make sure your bananas are ripe, and by ripe I mean lots of brown spots! The riper the banana is the sweeter and easier it is to digest. I usually have bunches ripening on my counter and when they get all brown and spotty, I break them into pieces and freeze them in a big tupperware, so they are ready to just pop right on into my blender.
- As mentioned above, I like my smoothies on the thinner side. If you like thick smoothies, I suggest using half a cup less non-dairy milk in the recipe, or adjust as you like.
- If you want any smoothie to be a little sweeter (without adding spoons of sugar), the healthiest and way to do this is to chuck in a few dates. Make sure to remove the pits first! If your dates are a little hard, soften them in hot water first to get maximum blendability… although you don’t really need to do that with a Blendtec.
- All recipes make one large smoothie (more than fits into my retro mason jar). When we are having other dishes for breakfast, Andrew and I often split a smoothie.
That’s it, enjoy dessert for breakfast!
I love this smoothie when I need an extra kick in the morning. Extra chocolatey, espressoy, scrumptious kick.
- 2 Frozen Bananas
- 2 teaspoons Instant Espresso Powder OR 1 Shot of Espresso, cooled
- 1 Tablespoon Cocoa Powder
- 1½ Cup Non-Dairy Milk of Choice
- Add everything to a blender and blend, blend, blend!
This was somewhat of an experiment, but it is now one of my favourite smoothies. I LOVE the minty sweetness, feels so fresh and creamy dreamy all at the same time.
- 2 Frozen Bananas
- 1 Cup Fresh Spinach, Lightly Packed
- ⅛ - ¼ Cup Fresh Mint Leaves, Lightly Packed
- 1 Tablespoon Vegan Chocolate Chips
- 1½ Cup Non-Dairy Milk of Choice
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- If you love a lot of mint (and I do) go for ¼ cup of mint leaves, for a less intense mint flavour go for ⅛ cup.
- Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend, blend, blend.
One of Andrew’s favourites because he is blueberry obsessed. The addition of cinnamon in here makes all the difference to take it from ordinary blueberry smoothie, to smoothie pie in the sky.
- 1 Frozen Banana
- 1 Cup Frozen Blueberries
- 1¾ Cup Non-Dairy Milk of Choice
- ¼ Cup Rolled Oats
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ¼ teaspoon Cinnamon
- Add everything to a blender and blend, blend, blend!
Do you like piña coladas, and walks in the rain… Why yes I do.
Make sure you use the coconut milk that comes in a carton that is meant for drinking, and not the heavy canned coconut milk.
- 1 Frozen Banana
- 1 Cup Fresh or Frozen Pineapple
- 1¼ Cup Coconut Milk (the kind in a carton, not in a can)
- ¼ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Add everything to a blender and blend, blend, blend.
The oats give the bun flavour, the dates give the the drippy caramel flavour, and the cinnamon…well the cinnamon flavour.
- 2 Frozen Bananas
- ¼ Cup Rolled Oats
- 3 Pitted Dates
- 1½ Cup Non-Dairy Milk of Choice
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Remove pits from dates. If dates aren't soft and gooey, you may want to soak them in hot water for 10 minutes to soften.
- Add everything in a blender, and blend, blend, blend!
This classic combo is just as delicious in smoothie form!
- 1 Frozen Banana
- 1 Cup Frozen Raspberries
- 2 Tablespoons Peanut Butter
- 1½ Cups Non-Dairy Milk of Choice
- Add everything to a blender and blend, blend, blend!
One of my all time favourite flavour combinations. I think I had this smoothie every day for a week straight at one point.
- 2 Frozen Bananas
- 1 Cup Orange Juice
- 1 Cup Non-Dairy Milk of Choice
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Add everything to a blender and blend, blend, blend!
Yes, you can have your cookie dough and drink it too!
- 1½ Frozen Bananas
- ⅓ Cup Rolled Oats
- ¼ Cup Raisins
- 1½ Cup Non-Dairy Milk of Choice
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- Add everything to a blender and blend, blend, blend.
A classic smoothie (in my kitchen anyways). I mean can you ever go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate? No you can’t.
- 2 Frozen Bananas
- 1 Tablespoon Cocoa Powder
- 2 Tablespoons Peanut Butter
- 1½ Cup Non-Dairy Milk of Choice
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Add everything to a blender, and blend, blend, blend.
Peachy flavour without the sticky hands or peach fuzz!
- 1 Frozen Banana
- 1 Cup Frozen Peaches
- ¼ Cup Rolled Oats
- 1½ Cup Non-Dairy Milk of Choice
- 3 Pitted Dates
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ¼ teaspoon Cinnamon
- Remove pits from dates. If dates aren't soft and gooey, you may want to soak them in hot water for 10 minutes to soften.
- Add everything in a blender, and blend, blend, blend!
Featured Ingredients: Espresso, mint, blueberries, pineapple, cinnamon, raspberries, oranges, raisins, peanut butter, peaches. 60 Days, 33 Recipes to go!
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Sam.
Dessert Smoothies? Yes please! Can’t wait to try these out, thanks for all the ideas 🙂
Ooops I meant to add another star, my bad! here you go 🙂
Haha! You’re most welome!
Am going to try these. I make mine up the night before put it in a wide mouth canning jar and freeze. I am at work at 5:15 am so I grab a jar and eat it at work. It’s like eating ice cream for breakfast. I usually finish it off by 9.
Oh that’s a perfect idea! I hope you love them 🙂
Cannot wait to try all of them. Lol not at once
Hahaha! I hope you love them!
Hey Sam!
The creamsicle smoothie is now my go to – my mom and I like to eat vegan puppy chow, binge watch friends, and drink the smoothie. It’s our new absolute favorite.
lots of love from Beijing <3
Haha! What a lovely sounding way to relax. So happy you are loving the smoothie. Hello from Canada!!
I like the recipes but they have so much sugar! Practically a whole day’s allotment of it 🙁
Natural sugars, not processed tho! Feel free to adapt the recipes as needed!
Thank you. Your smoothie recipes have given my 90 year old mother better nutrition.
Awww that’s so lovely to hear! That made my day. Happy Mother’s Day!
Your smoothies all look yummy, but I have a suggestion: I make my smoothies with juice instead of milk. It makes a big difference to the the texture and taste. You might try it once.
Best thing about smoothies is their are endless combinations! Thanks for the tips 🙂
LOVED IT! I tried your blueberry pie smoothie but with water and it was a-mazing! Thank you for sharing these!
You’re so welcome Sofia! So happy you loved it 🙂
What type of non dairy milk did you use to reflect the nutritional info? Thanks!
Hi Tracey,
I would have used an unsweetened soy milk, as that is my go to for smoothies. Hope that helps!
Any particular brand you like?
Lately I am a fan of Silk brand. Yum! I am always switching it up tho.
Ok, thank you!
I made the oatmeal raisin cookie smoothie this morning, and before I even told my kid’s what it was, my son told me it smelled and tasted just like an oatmeal cookie. Recipe win! I can’t wait to try some of your other smoothies.
Wow that is a total win!!! Haha! Thank you for sharing Stephanie. I hope you enjoy many more smoothies 🙂
What would you recommend the Blendtec or Vitamix?
I have this Blendtec, and have never owned a Vitamix, so I can’t say one way or the other for sure. From everything I have read, the motors are basically the same. The reason I got a Blendtec over a Vitamix, is that I loved the features the Blendtec had. Touch screen with automatic settings, so it’s easy to clean (no buttons for stuff to get stuck inbetween),you can just hit the “smoothie” button and tidy up while it does it’s thing. It’s shorter than the Vitamix, and therefor fits under cupboards. With the “wildside” jar, it makes a vortex, so it sucks everything towards the blade, and therefor doesn’t need a plunger like the Vitamix has. I’m sure the results will be the same, I just liked the features better. Hope that helps!
Lovely!
I have to try these some day soon!
Currently converting to vegan to see how my body reacts.
And an odd question, what are those straws? Are they glass? If so, where did you get them?
Love from Sweden!
Hi Magne,
Awesome!! Welcome 🙂
My guess is you will feel great in no time and full of energy. Yep, those straws are glass, I bought them here. Let me know if you have any more questions!
Thank you for putting this fantastic group of smoothies together! Several are nice and loaded with protein and will make great snacks for my high activity athlete daughter!
You’re welcome Angie! So happy you and your daughter like the recipes 😀
For the person allergic to bananas, try avocado.
Thanks for the tip CJ! It might make some of the smoothies a funny colour but I bet it will taste yummy!
I love this post, I could eat these pictures! Love the Mocha Smoothie…heading to the kitchen to make one now!
I tried, the pictures don’t taste nearly as good as the smoothies, haha. Enjoy your smoothie!!
Excellent read, I just passed this onto a friend who was doing a little research on that. And he actually bought me lunch since I found it for him smile Thus let me rephrase that: Thank you for lunch!
Haha! You’re welcome Van, I hope it was a delicious lunch!
I tried the Peanut Butter Cup smoothie for dessert last night. To be honest, I wasn’t sure if I’d like that flavor in a smoothie but it was DELICIOUS! Thanks for all the recipes!
Yay! So happy you loved it! You are so super welcome Amy, I am glad you are enjoying them!
Oh my, don’t these smoothies look tasty. Many thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much Anne. I hope you enjoy!
What would you recommend as a good banana replacement? I’m allergic and bananas seem to be the base of all smoothies. Thank you!
Hi Alexandra,
What a bummer of an allergy! I love bananas because they provide a creamy and sweet texture. You could get similar results by using some coconut, soy, or almond yogurt, or silken tofu. Enjoy!
I came up with something similar to the pina colada smoothie recently, without the banana and adding a half-teaspoon ginger paste and a scoop of whey protein powder. The ginger gives a little extra kick. I use smoothies to take my daily pills and supplements.
Oh yum, the addition of ginger sounds delish! Thanks for sharing!
Yup, want to inhale them all! Smoothies are what I whip up when my sweet tooth strikes…which is often! And it’s fierce! A thick, creamy, sweet smoothie knocks that sweet tooth right out!
Yes, me too. An excellent sweet tooth cure! 🙂
I am sooooo looking forward to trying a few of these…love the detail you put into simplifying the instruction.s Thank you for doing such an awesome job
You’re so very welcome! I hope you enjoy them 🙂
I love my Blendtec! It really is an amazing thing. 🙂 Great smoothie recipes too!
Belndtec romance!!! Haha. Thank you so much Linda! I had a lot of fun making excuses for more smoothies in my day 😉
Can I put your recipes on my Spanish page? I have a FB page and would love to share your smoothies to my Hsipanics friends. Thet would be in Spanish https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bocaditos-Vegetarianos/182361511801071?ref=hl
Hi Sherie,
Absolutely! As long as you just put a link to my recipes (and don’t copy and paste them), I am a-ok with that.
I was hoping you would show some smoothie recipes. I too really don’t like the idea of a glass of thick fluid first thing in the morning but I will try. Mint Chocolate Chip will be the first. May even get a Blendtec!
Mint chocolate chip…omnomnom… sooo good. Thinning the smoothies was key for me! Then I no longer felt like I was choking back thick smoothies, and instead sipping away happily! Blendtec=amazing!
Delicious ideas and beautifully illustrated and described. Is there ann iPod smokthie ?
Thank you Neil! Haha absolutely, here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8H29jU8Wrs