While my smoothie recipe is almost always a work in progress, I've settled on the basic fundamentals (for now) of what I like in my almost-daily breakfast smoothie. And while I know people don't believe me when I say it, you really don't taste the kale at all. The main flavors you do taste are the cinnamon, vanilla (from the protein powder), frozen fruit, and the banana if it's on the really ripe side. I don't know how it all works, exactly, I just know that I like it and it keeps me full until lunch time. I've started making bags of the dry ingredients ahead of time to help save time in the morning when I'm making the smoothies. I'm mainly blogging this one to have it in a good place, and to have the measurements for what usually ends up being "a handful of kale" or "a handful of almonds" when I'm actually making it, in case anyone else wants to try to duplicate it but has different sized hands. This recipe makes about 64 ounces of smoothie. Enjoy!
Smoothies!
Ingredients:
Dry ingredients:
- ¼ cup raw almonds
- ½ cup quick oats
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- 1 Tablespoon raw shelled hemp seeds
- 1 Tablespoon ground flax seeds
- 1 Tablespoon bee pollen
- 8000 IU vitamin D3
- ½ Tablespoon matcha
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
Other ingredients:
- 3½ cups water
- 2 cups (loosely packed) chopped kale
- 1 carrot, chopped
- 1 apple, cored
- 1 banana
- ¼-½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 cup frozen fruit
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon molasses
- 1-2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
Notes:
Feel free to mess around with the quantities as much as you want, but be warned: if you use more turmeric than listed, you'll start to taste it and it's kind of overwhelming.
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