12 Healthy Smoothies

Smoothies are perfect for a healthy and delicious breakfast, light lunch or cooling drink on a hot afternoon! Mix fruits and vegetables in a blender, with a splash of milk or Greek yogurt. These smoothie recipes are easy to prepare and ready in less than 10 minutes.

1. Cucumber Apple Mint Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1 large cucumber (peeled and sliced)
• 1/4 cup mint leaf
• 1 green apple (diced)
• 1/2 avocado (diced)
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1.5 cups ice

Instructions:

Prepare a blender.
Add peeled and sliced cucumber and mint leaf.
Add diced green apple and avocado.
Drizzle with honey.
Blend until well combined.
Add 1.5 cups of ice.
Blend until the mixture is smooth.
Transfer to a glass or mason jar.
Enjoy!

2. Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups milk
• 1 cup Greek yogurt
• 2 cups strawberries (sliced)
• 1 ripe banana (sliced)

Instructions:

Prepare a blender.
Add milk and Greek yogurt.
Add sliced strawberries and ripe banana.
Blend until well combined and smooth.
Transfer to a glass or mason jar.
Enjoy!

3. Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp dark chocolate cocoa powder
• 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
• 1.5 cups water (yogurt or milk can be an alternative)
• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 2 frozen ripe bananas (sliced)

Instructions:

Prepare a blender.
Add water and peanut butter.
Add chocolate protein powder and dark chocolate cocoa powder.
Add sliced frozen ripe bananas.
Blend until well combined and smooth.
Transfer to a glass or mason jar.
Enjoy!

4. Blueberry Banana Spinach Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)
• 1 cup baby spinach
• 1 ripe banana (sliced)
• 1.5 cups ice

Instructions:

Prepare a blender.
Add blueberries, baby spinach and sliced ripe banana.
Blend until well combined.
Add ice.
Blend until smooth.
Transfer to a glass or mason jar.
Enjoy!

5. Kiwi Banana Spinach Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups spinach
• 1 cup Greek yogurt
• 3 kiwis (cubed)
• 1 ripe banana (sliced)

Instructions:

Prepare a blender.
Add milk and spinach.
Blend until well combined.
Add Greek yogurt, cubed kiwis and sliced ripe banana.
Blend until smooth.
Transfer to a glass or mason jar.
Enjoy!

6. Vanilla Berry Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups water (yogurt or milk can be an alternative)
• 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
• 1 cup frozen strawberries
• 1 cup frozen blueberries
• 1/2 cup frozen raspberries
• 1/2 cup frozen blackberries

Instructions:

Prepare a blender.
Add water and vanilla protein powder.
Add frozen berries – strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries.
Blend until smooth.
Transfer to a glass or mason jar.
Enjoy!

7. Strawberry Ginger Beet Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1 cup strawberries (sliced)
• 1.5 cups Romaine lettuce (chopped)
• 1/2 red beet (peeled and diced)
• 1 piece ginger (peeled)
• 1.5 cups ice

Instructions:

Prepare a blender.
Add sliced strawberries, chopped Romaine lettuce, diced beet and ginger.
Blend until well combined.
Add ice.
Blend until smooth.
Transfer to a glass or mason jar.
Enjoy!

8. Pineapple Orange Mango Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups milk
• 1 cup Greek yogurt
• 1 cup pineapple cubes
• 1 orange (peeled and sliced)
• 1 ripe mango (peeled and sliced)

Instructions:

Prepare a blender.
Add milk and Greek yogurt.
Add pineapple cubes, orange slices and ripe mango slices.
Blend until smooth.
Transfer to a glass or mason jar.
Enjoy!

9. Peach & Orange Cream Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups water (yogurt or milk as an alternative)
• 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
• 1.5 cups frozen peaches (sliced)
• 1.5 cups frozen orange (sliced)

Instructions:

Prepare a blender.
Add water and vanilla protein powder.
Add frozen and sliced peaches and oranges.
Blend until smooth.
Transfer to a glass or mason jar.
Enjoy!

10. Orange Mango Carrot Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 orange (peeled and sliced)
• 1 ripe mango (peeled and sliced)
• 3 large carrots (peeled and grated)
• 1.5 cups ice

Instructions:

Prepare a blender.
Add orange juice.
Add sliced orange and ripe mango.
Add grated carrots.
Blend until well combined.
Add ice.
Blend until smooth.
Transfer to a glass or mason jar.
Enjoy!

11. Mixed Berry Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups milk
• 1 cup Greek yogurt
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1 cup strawberries (sliced)
• 1/2 cup blackberries
• 1/2 cup raspberries

Instructions:

Prepare a blender.
Add milk and Greek yogurt.
Add berries – blueberries, sliced strawberries, blackberries and raspberries.
Blend until smooth.
Transfer to a glass or mason jar.
Enjoy!

12. Tropical Green Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups coconut milk
• 1 cup spinach
• 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
• 1.5 cups frozen ripe mango (peeled and sliced)
• 1.5 cups frozen pineapple (peeled and sliced)

Instructions:

Prepare a blender.
Add coconut milk and spinach.
Blend until well combined.
Add vanilla protein powder.
Add sliced ripe mango and pineapple.
Blend until smooth.
Transfer to a glass or mason jar.
Enjoy!

Images – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuDhbLQtt2k

5 Fave Iced Coffee Hacks

Coffee lovers, raise your hands! Here are 5 iced coffee hacks you can do when preparing your favorite iced brewed coffee. From simply adding some sweetened condensed milk to your iced brewed coffee to making it a coffee smoothie, you’ll surely enjoy every sip of iced coffee at any time of the day.

Hack 1: Simple Syrup

Ingredients:

• iced coffee

Simple Syrup:

• 1 part sugar
• 1 part water

Instructions:

Simple Syrup:

Set a small pot over medium heat.
Add one part each of sugar and water.
Whisk until sugar dissolves.
Strain to remove any solids.

Pour the syrup into a glass of iced coffee.
Stir, then serve.
Enjoy!

Hack 2: Inside Out Iced Coffee

Ingredients:

• any brewed coffee
• 1 tbsp chocolate or caramel sauce
• any milk

Instructions:

Mix any brewed coffee and a tablespoon of chocolate or caramel sauce.
Once mixed well, transfer to an ice tray to form ice cubes.
Place it inside the freezer until solid.
Tap the coffee ice cubes and put them into a glass.
Pour any milk of your choice.
Serve and enjoy!

Hack 3: Vanilla Iced Coffee

Ingredients:

• 2 big scoops of vanilla ice cream
• any hot brewed coffee

Instructions:

Prepare a hot brewed coffee of your choice.

Add two big scoops of vanilla ice cream into a glass.
Pour hot brewed coffee.
Serve and enjoy!

Hack 4: Coffee Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup strong cold coffee
• 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
• 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
• 1 ripe banana (sliced)
• some ice cubes

Instructions:

Prepare a blender.
Add some ice cubes into the blender.
Pour 1/2 cup of strong cold coffee.
Add banana slices, 1/2 cup of vanilla yogurt, and a scoop of chocolate protein powder.
Blend until well combined and becomes a smoothie.
Transfer to a glass.
Serve and enjoy!

Hack 5: Sweetened Condensed Milk

Ingredients:

• any iced brewed coffee
• some sweetened condensed milk

Instructions:

Add any iced brewed coffee in a mason jar.
Add some sweetened condensed milk.
Close the lid, then shake to combine.
Serve and enjoy!

Images – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFzFNDQiQSE

How To Make The Best Hot Chocolate Of All Time (4 ways)

Are you a hot chocolate lover? Here are four ways of making the best hot chocolate drink. The base ingredients are whole milk and cocoa powder or dark chocolate. These recipes are easy to make and the hot chocolate is ready in 10 minutes. 🙂

Ingredients:

1. Easy Single Serving Hot Chocolate:

• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 tbsp cream
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 tsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

2. Italian Hot Chocolate:

• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 4 oz dark chocolate (finely chopped)
• 2 tbsp granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp cornstarch

3. Mexican Hot Chocolate:

• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 chili (seeded and dried)
• 8 oz dark chocolate (finely chopped)
• 1/2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/2 vanilla bean pod (scraped)
• a pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk

4. Instant Hot Chocolate:

• 2 1/2 tbsp choco mix
• 1 cup hot whole milk

Instructions:

1. Easy Single Serving Hot Chocolate:

Prepare a small saucepot.
Add whole milk and cream.
Add vanilla extract, brown sugar, and unsweetened cocoa powder.
Set the saucepot over medium heat.
Stir to dissolve cocoa powder and sugar.
Continue stirring until well combined.
Once done, transfer to a heat-resistant mug.
Enjoy!

2. Italian Hot Chocolate:

Prepare a small saucepot.
Add 4 oz of finely chopped dark chocolate into the pan.
Add a splash of whole milk.
Set it over medium heat.
Add 2 tbsp of granulated sugar and 1 tbsp of cocoa powder.
Stir to melt the dark chocolate.

Meanwhile, prepare cornstarch slurry.
Mix 1 tbsp of cornstarch and a splash of whole milk in a small bowl.
Set aside.

Once dark chocolate has melted, gradually add the rest of the whole milk while stirring the mixture.
Add the cornstarch slurry.
Continue to whisk until the mixture is thick.
Remove from the heat and transfer into a heat-resistant mug.
Enjoy!

3. Mexican Hot Chocolate:

Place one cinnamon stick under a broiler.
Char a single side of the cinnamon.
Once done, set it aside.

Prepare a small saucepot.
Add 8 oz of finely chopped dark chocolate.
Add 1/2 tbsp of brown sugar, 1/2 scraped vanilla bean pod, and the vanilla bean pod.
Add the cinnamon stick and dried chili.
Season with a pinch of salt.
Pour 1 1/2 cups of whole milk.
Set it over medium heat.
Stir until dark chocolate has melted.
Let it heat for 10 minutes.
Once done, remove the cinnamon stick, dried chili, and vanilla bean pod.
Transfer the hot chocolate into a blender.
Blend on a high speed until smooth.
Pour through a fine-mesh strainer.
Transfer to a mug.
Enjoy!

4. Instant Hot Chocolate:

In a mug, add 2 1/2 tbsp of hot choco mix.
Pour 1 cup of hot whole milk.
Stir to combine.
Enjoy!

Images – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn-W0DVQw8Y