4 refreshing smoothie recipes for summer
Stay hydrated and refreshed this summer with these tasty smoothie recipes.
Image: Bioglan Superfoods
Smoothies are a great breakfast alternative or a healthy and refreshing snack. We’ve put together four delicious summer smoothie recipes for you to feast your eyes on.
Cranberry and raspberry smoothie
Image: Lancashire Farm
For a pink and fruity treat, this smoothie is the perfect afternoon snack.
Ingredients
- 200ml cranberry juice
- 175g frozen raspberries
- 100ml milk
- 200ml Lancashire Farm Natural Yogurt
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- Mint sprigs (optional) to serve
Method
- Add cranberry juice, raspberries, milk, natural yogurt and caster sugar to the blender. Blend until smooth.
- Pour and serve.
Avocado smoothie bowl
Image: Holy Moly
Drink your greens with this silky smooth avocado smoothie bowl.
Ingredients
- 150g Holy Moly Smashed Avocado
- 2 bananas
- 160g steamed and frozen cauliflower (or 1 ½ frozen bananas)
- 60g spinach
- 1 tsp spirulina powder
- 2 tsp wheatgrass powder
- 2 scoops vanilla protein powder
- 200ml coconut milk
- Serving suggestions: strawberries, coconut yoghurt, buckwheat, peanut butter
Method
- Place all the ingredients for the smoothie bowl into a blender, holding back ½ of a fresh banana.
- Blend until smooth and creamy, adding more liquid as needed to make a desired consistency.
- Pour into two bowls and top with the remaining banana (sliced) and any other toppings.
The perfect breakfast smoothie
Image: Dualit
Get your protein fix for breakfast with this yummy and filling smoothie recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp of oats
- 2 tsp of chia seeds
- 1 banana
- 1 tbsp of honey
- 100g of your favourite frozen fruits
- 500ml of water
- 2 heaped tsp of cocoa powder (optional)
Method
- Place the oats and chia seeds in a jug, blend with the water and leave for at least 10 minutes to soften. If you want a super soft texture, leave this mix in your fridge overnight.
- Add the rest of ingredients and blend until you have your desired consistency.
- Serve and enjoy straight away.
Superfood smoothie
Image: Bioglan Superfoods
Not only does this smoothie taste great, it looks amazing too!
Ingredients
- Quarter of a small red cabbage
- 200g frozen blueberries
- 1 ripe banana, peeled and frozen
- 2 tsps Bioglan Superfoods Superberries
- 200g plain or flavoured Greek yoghurt
- 100ml almond milk
- 100ml water
Toppings
- Chia seeds
- Dessicated coconut
- Blueberries
- Kiwi
Method
1. Add all of the ingredients to a blender and puree until smooth. Pour into two bowls or cups and top with the chia seeds, coconut, blueberries and kiwi. Enjoy!
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