Showing posts with label smoothie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label smoothie. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Banana Peanut Butter Oat Smoothie

Craving a banana-peanut butter fix?
 
 
 
Here's a yummy, nutritious, chilled, fiber packed drink you can prepare out of your favorite fruit-nutty combo.
 
 
 
Ingredients:
 
1 banana
a little less than 1/4 cup peanut butter of choice
1/3 cup  whole grain oats (not instant)
1 tbsp Nutella
1.5 cups Almond milk
Agave nectar or honey for sweetness, desired amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Combine everything in a NutriBullet or regular blender and spin till frothy. Transfer to a plastic container if you're using a blender and cover with a lid, chill in the freezer for 30 minutes or in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Pour in your favorite glass or mug and ...
 
 
ENJOY!
 
  

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Banana Berry Smoothie

Here's another smoothie recipe that'll surely make up forget the J-word ...(Jamba)! j/k

Seriously, it doesn't take much to put this 'berry' yummy drink together, here's all you will need:


2/3 cup organic Almond milk
1/3 Vanilla flavored yogurt
frozen berries (4 large strawberries chopped, 1/2 cup blueberries)
1/2 banana
1/2 tbsp honey


Combine all ingredients together in a blender and set to chop until all frozen berries are macerated, then set to blend till smooth consistency is achieved. Serve in favorite glass, mason jar or mug and enjoy!

Cheers!!!

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Choco Banana Berry Smoothie

Though it was a cold day in the Bay, I still had the urge to whip up this glass of yummy goodness! Here's what I used for 1 serving ---

3/4 cup Almond milk
1.5-1.75 cups frozen fruit (I had already chopped and froze 4 large strawberries,  1/2 cup blueberries & half a banana ahead of time)
1 tsp Cocoa powder
1 tsp Honey (add more if you wish)
*optional: top with chocolate whipped cream and sprinkles :)

Blend it like Beckham yo!!... set to chop for several seconds till fruit is macerated,  then blend for a smooth consistency.  Pour in your favorite glass and enjoy!
CHEERS!

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Choco BananaCado Smoothie

I would have never thought of having both banana and avocado together in a smoothie :) 
... and this one proves to be a delightful option to my usual blended drinks or shakes. This is so creamy and delicious!  

Ingredients for 1 serving:
Half banana, half small avocado (or 1/4 of a large avocado), 1 tsp cocoa powder, 1/2 cup almond milk, crushed ice, honey or any natural sweetener to your liking. BLEND AWAY! Cheers!!

Optional: top with whipped cream and sprinkles

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Cereal in your Fruit Smoothie anyone??

It was one of those days where I felt like trying something different with my breakfast smoothie and it actually worked, using cereal was a delightful substitute to instant oats in my current smoothie recipes for the morning!



what you'll need:

1/2 a banana, sliced crosswise
3-4 Large strawberries (3/4 cup) cut into quarters
3/4 cup cereal, I used Honey Bunches of Oats in this video
3/4 -1 cup milk, you can use less or more to your liking


BLEND... BLEND... BLEND...Pour into a glass and Enjoy!!

Photo post on my IG: catmac_