Ⓥ Apple Pie Smoothie #2 Ⓥ

Apple Pie smoothies are the greatest, aren't they? Well, here's another Apple Pie smoothie for you that is a little different and equally awesome than the last one I posted. 

Enjoy!!  

vegan / gluten free/ sugar-free/ raw

Apple Pie Smoothie

1 Apple, chopped and cored

1 Banana

3 Dates, soaked overnight (to soften them up)

1 Tbsp Walnuts 

1 tsp of Cinnamon

¼ tsp of ground Nutmeg

⅛ tsp of ground Ginger

¼ cup ice

1 cup Water

Stevia to sweeten (or other sweetener of your choice)

Add all the ingredients together in a blender and blend until smooth. Add less or more liquid to get your desired consistency, and less or more sweetener to your desired sweetness. 

Top with a sprinkle of cinnamon. 

Makes 1 serving. Enjoy! 

*I make all my smoothies in our Blendtec Blender--it's an amazing blender and well worth the investment--and it makes the smoothies super super smooth and creamy!* 

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Ⓥ Vegan Kitchen: Matcha Watermelon Smoothie Ⓥ

I'd been wanting to try this amazing sounding matcha smoothie recipe over at the LunchBoxBunch.com for a while. It called for watermelon which I never had on hand but now that it's the summer season they're becoming cheaper which is nice. I tried their version the first time around but didn't use a frozen banana and I do believe it makes a world of difference, so make sure your bananas are frozen when you make this recipe. I also altered the original recipe a little bit to my personal liking. And I've included optional ad-ins that I always use in my smoothies but are totally optional--I just love the health kick. ;) 

I must admit this is definitely going to be a summer favourite! I already loved matcha so much and this is probably one of my favourite matcha recipes now. Hope you enjoy as much as I do! 

Matcha Watermelon Smoothie

1 Banana, frozen

1/2 cup Watermelon cubes, frozen

1-2 tsp Matcha

1/2 Tbsp Chia seeds, soaked overnight or for at least 10 minutes

1 cup Hemp Milk (or other non-dairy milk)

touch of Stevia to sweeten (or other sweetener of your choice)

optional ad ins: 

Protein powder 

1 tbsp Hemp seeds

1 Tbsp Flax seeds

Handful of Kale or greens

Toss all the ingredients together in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth. Add less or more liquid to get your desired consistency.   

Makes 1 serving. Enjoy! 

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Ⓥ Green Chai Smoothie Ⓥ

I love chai. And I love smoothies. This smoothie recipe combines two loves into a healthful and delicious snack or meal. You won't even taste the greens yet you'll be getting a full healthy serving of it as well as other goodness.

This is how I make this smoothie, packed full of nutrition and omegas and protein and greens, but you could omit the protein powder, flax and hemp seeds if you don't have them handy and you'll still have a divine smoothie! 

The chai I use is also a yerba mate so a healthy caffeine boost instead of black tea varieties. 

Green Chai Smoothie

1 small Banana

1 Tbsp looseleaf Chai Tea,* soaked overnight

2 Dates, soaked overnight

1 cup Water

2 Tbsp Walnuts, soaked 10 minutes

Handful of Spinach

Stevia to sweeten (or other sweetener of your choice)

3 Ice Cubes

1 Tbsp Flax Seeds

1 Tbsp Hemp Seeds

Protein Powder (optional, choose a mild tasting one like pea protein)

*I use this amazing Mate Factory Yerba Mate Chai tea that is super rich in flavour. I highly recommend getting your hands on it! Otherwise choose a chai tea that is very rich and do choose looseleaf rather than tea bags--I've tried both and they simply don't compare. 

Soak the dates and looseleaf chai tea together in the cup of water in an airtight container and refrigerate overnight. 

Throw the rest of your ingredients in a high-speed blender or good food processor. (don't blend yet)

Remove your dates from your soaked mixture and add them to the blender. Use the water in your smoothie by draining out the chai tea leaves with a tea ball or strainer small enough to capture it--if you get some leaves in there it's not the end of the world as long as you have a good blender that won't leave little bits of looseleaf tea in your drink. ;)  

Blend until smooth. Add less or more liquid to get your desired consistency.  

Makes 1 delicious serving. Enjoy! 

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Ⓥ Almond Butter Oatmeal Smoothie Ⓥ

This is a rich, creamy, purely lovely breakfast smoothie for you!

There are a couple variations I've done of this recipe. Firstly, I use amanda vegan yogurt, it's delicious and amazing! Sometimes I op for the coconut flavour one for a more, well, coconut-y flavour. ;) I also sometimes add a serving of protein powder, just make sure it's a fairly plain tasting one so it doesn't mix with the flavours. And sometimes I'll add a tablespoon of chia seeds for a health boost (soak them for about 10 minutes or overnight with the oats).

Almond Butter Oatmeal Smoothie

1 frozen Banana

1/4 cup Oats (choose gluten free ones if you'd like)

1/4 cup Vanilla non-dairy Yogurt

1 cup Almond Milk

2 Tbsp Almond Butter

Stevia to sweeten (or other sweetener of your choice)

1 Tbsp Chia seeds (optional)

1 scoop Vegan Protein Powder (optional)

Cook the oats, or soak them overnight in the fridge--with 1/2 cup water. Wait until they've cooled if cooking them. 

Add all the ingredients together in a blender and blend until smooth. Add less or more liquid to get your desired consistency.   

Makes 1 serving. Enjoy! 

*I make all my smoothies in our Blendtec Blender--it's an amazing blender and well worth the investment--and it makes the smoothies super super smooth and creamy!* 

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Ⓥ Cheesecake Smoothie Shake! Ⓥ

Don't feel like making a full cheesecake? Well here's a quick and delicious fix, though it does take a tiny bit of preplanning. 

Makes a great dessert smoothie or even breakfast smoothie since it's healthy! :) 

Cheesecake Smoothie Shake

2 Tbsp Cashews, soaked

3 pitted Dates, soaked

1 Tbsp Chia seeds, soaked

1/2 cup water

1 small Banana

1 Tbsp Lemon Juice

3/4 cup Almond Milk

1 tsp Vanilla extract

Stevia to sweeten (or other sweetener of your choice)

Soak the cashews, dates, and chia in about 1/2 cup water in a sealable container in the fridge overnight. 

Toss all the ingredients together in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Add less or more liquid to get your desired consistency and sweeten to taste.  

Makes 1 large or two small servings. Enjoy! 

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Ⓥ Pumpkin Pie Smoothie Ⓥ

You know how it is, tis the season for lovely pumpkin recipes! And what's not to love? There is so much you can do! 

Here is a super simple but delicious smoothie recipe if you're craving pumpkin pie but don't feel like making an entire pie. ;)

Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

1/2 cup Pumpkin Puree, unsweetened

1/2 Banana

1 cup Almond Milk

1/2 tsp Cinnamon

1/2 tsp Nutmeg

Stevia to sweeten (or other sweetener of your choice)

Toss all the ingredients together in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Add less or more liquid to get your desired consistency.  

Top with Coconut Whipped cream and you're in heaven! :) 

Makes 1 serving. Enjoy! 

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Ⓥ Vegan Kitchen: Pumpkin PB Bliss Smoothie! Ⓥ

It's that lovely fall time of year when the leaves start to turn and pumpkin is all we can think about. Yum! It's in season, it's healthy, it's versatile, it's fabulous! 
So! A week ago my friend, Tam, and I made the most epic Peanut Butter "Cheesecake" ever! Don't worry, I'll be sharing that recipe soon as well. ;) There was pumpkin in it and it was sublime! But I had leftover pumpkin so I decided to experiment and sort of replicate the filling part of last night's dessert, but into a morning smoothie. I am so in love with this that I opened up a new can of pumpkin puree just so that I could remake it again the next day… and the next day… and yesterday… and today... to say I'm a little obsessed with this might be an understatement. ;) But it tastes like dessert and is healthy goodness to start your day! What's not to love?

This recipe is; vegan (as always), sugar-free, and gluten-free! 

Okay, without further ado, awesome Smoothie time! 

Pumpkin PB Bliss Smoothie

1/2 cup Pumpkin Puree (unsweetened, just pumpkin)

1- 1 1/2 Frozen Bananas

1 Tbsp Peanut Butter

1tsp Stevia

1 cup Coconut Milk Beverage

dash of Cinnamon 

Add all of your ingredients together in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth and creamy! Add less or more "milk" to get your desired consistency. 

I feel that for the texture the bananas being frozen is essential, so make sure you have some handy in the freezer--they're the best way to have in smoothies anyways. ;) You could easily add more pumpkin pie spice as well for more of a, well, pumpkin pie flavour, but I love it the way I make it. ;) 

Makes 1 serving. Enjoy! 

If you're using pumpkin from a can then make sure you store any leftovers in another container as opposed to the can. I get about 3 smoothies per can (I never measure the pumpkin, I just ballpark it ;)). And, just in case you've never frozen banana before, be sure to remove the peal and then store in a ziplock bag or container before putting int he freezer. ;)  

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Ⓥ Vegan Kitchen: Green Super Smoothie! Ⓥ

Another fantastic way to get an easy serving of greens! This smoothie is super super good for you with super foods and greens! Yayy! Don't worry, you can't taste the greens and the texture is rich, creamy, an explosion of flavours for your mouth. Good good good!

Green Super Smoothie

3/4 cup frozen Blueberries

1/2 Banana

1 Tbsp Chia Seeds

1 Tbsp Hemp Hearts

1/2 cup Water

1 Tbsp Peanut Butter (or other nut butter)

1 cup fresh Greens (Spinach, Kale, or Collards)

1/2 cup Coconut Milk

7 drops Stevia (or a touch of your own sweetener if desired)

1 serving of protein powder*

*I've been using Vegan Proteins+, but I love the taste of stevia ;) I've also used hemp protein before or you can omit the protein powder all together. 

Soak the chia and hemp hearts in the 1/2 cup water for at least ten minutes, or overnight. Add all your ingredients together in a high-speed blender or food processor and blend until smooth and creamy! Add less or more coconut milk to get your desired consistency. 

Makes 1 smoothie. Enjoy! 

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Ⓥ Vegan Kitchen: Blueberry Super Power Smoothie! Ⓥ

This smoothie is spectacular and filled with ridiculous amounts of goodness! Perfect after a workout or in the morning and it will fill you up for hours! Yum!  

Blueberry Super Power Smoothie

1 cup frozen Blueberries

1/2 frozen Banana

2 pitted Dates

1 Tbsp Chia Seeds

1 Tbsp Hemp Seeds

1/2 Tbsp Maca Powder

1/2 cup water

1/2+ cup Almond or Hemp Milk

1/2 Tbsp Coconut oil

1 heaped Tbsp Almond Butter

2 Tbsp amande vanilla yogurt (optional)

1 Tbsp Hemp Protein powder (optional)

Soak the Dates, Chia, and Hemp seeds in the 1/2 cup water for 15 minutes (if you don't have time in the morning then soak them overnight in the fridge). What I like to do is place them right into my measuring cup fill about 1/2 cup of water and top it up with almond milk and let it soak for as long as possible. Then I add more almond milk when I'm making the actual smoothie.

Add your soaked mixture to the rest of the ingredients and blend together in a food processor or high-speed blender until smooth. I like to add the amande yogurt for extra creaminess, and the hemp protein for, well, added protein, but they are absolutely optional. Add less or more almond milk to get your desired consistency. 

Makes 1 large smoothie. Enjoy! 

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Ⓥ Vegan Kitchen: Avocado Super Smoothie! Ⓥ

This smoothie is absolutely dreamy and creamy and delicious! 

Avocados are great in smoothie because they add that lovely creamy texture that melts in your mouth. Some people avoid these super-healthy foods because of their high calorie and fat content, but make no mistake about it, they truly are super! Packed full of anti-oxidants, beta- and alpha-carotenes, vitamin e, high in folate (which combat heart disease, and birth defects if you're pregnant), and are a great source of fibre. Their fat content is also the super healthy kind which helps your body properly digest fats and lowers cholesterol--remember that not all fats are bad! They also help you get more of the nutrients from other food. Avocados also make you feel full (in a good way) so this smoothie is a great start to the day that will keep you satisfied for hours and hours! 

I also pack this smoothie full of goodness like Cocoa, Maca, and Hemp protein--though the maca and protein are absolutely optional but do add a lovely health boost.  

Avocado Super Smoothie

1/2 Banana

1/2 Avocado

2 pitted Dates, soaked

2 tsp Cocoa Powder

1-2 tsp Maca Powder (optional)

1/2 cup water

3/4 cup Coconut or Almond Milk

2 tbsp Hemp Protein powder (optional)

Soak the Dates in the 1/2 cup of water for at least 10 minutes--I prefer to do this overnight in the fridge. 

Blend all of the ingredients together in a blender or food processor until smooth--including the dates and water they've been soaking in. Add less or more water to get your desired consistency. 

Makes 1 smoothie. Enjoy! 

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Ⓥ Vegan Kitchen: Cherry Yogurt Smoothie! Ⓥ

Another lovely smoothie recipe to add to the list! :) This is super delicious and creamy and, well, cherry-y.    

Cherry Yogurt Smoothie

1 1/4 cup "Superfruit" Frozen fruit (cherries, blueberries, blackberries)

1/2 Banana

1 Cherry amande "yogurt" (170g or 3/4 cup)

1 tsp Maca Powder (optional)

1/2 cup water

1/2-3/4 cup Almond Milk

1/4 block Tofu (optional)

*This recipe is pretty easy to play with. You could easily omit the banana, tofu, or maca if you'd like, I just like to give my smoothies a protein boost with the tofu and super-food boost with the maca. If you omit the tofu or banana I would probably use a little more frozen fruit blend to make a bigger smoothie. 

Blend all of the ingredients together in a blender or food processor until smooth. Start with 1/2 cup almond milk and add more or less depending how thick you want it. 

Makes 1 large delicious smoothie. Enjoy! 

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Ⓥ Vegan Kitchen: Blueberry Chai Smoothie Ⓥ

This smoothie is a variation, or combination if you will, of the "Blueberry Maca Smoothie" and the previous "Chai Smoothie," and I do believe is my favourite between all three. ;) 

*Note: I let the Chai tea seep for a good half hour at least and the flavour was magnificent! 

Blueberry Chai Smoothie

1 Chai Tea Bag

Water

5 pitted Dates

3/4 cup Blueberries

1 tsp Maca Powder

3/4 cup Almond Milk

2 heaped tsps Hemp Protein powder (optional)

Boil about 3/4 cup water. Place water in a 1-Cup measuring cup with the Chai tea bag and the Dates so that the water comes to about 3/4 cup. Let seep for about 15-20 minutes. Add a little bit of Almond milk so it fills the measuring cup to the top and let seep another 10-15 minutes. (the longer you let it soak, the more flavour you'll get and the softer the dates become for easier blending). 

Remove the tea bag and squeeze it out. Add the dates and chai-soaked liquids (not the tea bag silly ;p) to a food processor or blender with the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth. Add more or less Almond Milk (and sweetener if desired) to your desired consistency. 

Makes 1 delightful smoothie. Enjoy! 

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Ⓥ Vegan Kitchen: Chai Tofu Smoothie! Ⓥ

Inspired by my brother's idea of adding chai tea to a smoothie! So you can thank him for this one. ;)  

Chai Smoothie

1 Chai Tea bag

3 pitted Dates, soaked

1/2 cup water

1 cup Vanilla Almond Milk, divided

1 Banana (ripe)

3/4 cup Tofu (silk/soft, to medium firm)

1 tsp Agave (optional)

1 tsp Maca Powder (optional)

Boil the 1/2 cup water. Place water in a small bowl (or measuring cup) with the Chai tea bag. Let seep for about 10 minutes. Add the Dates and 1/2 cup Almond Milk and let soak another 10-30 minutes (the longer you let it soak, the more flavour you'll get and the softer the dates become for easier blending). 

Remove the tea bag and squeeze it out. Add the dates and chai-soaked liquids (not the tea bag silly ;p) to a food processor or blender with the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth. Add more or less Almond Milk and sweetener to your desired consistency and sweetness. 

Makes 1 large delicious smoothie. Enjoy! 

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Ⓥ Vegan Kitchen: Blueberry Maca Smoothie! Ⓥ

Maca is one of those wonderful super foods! It helps to rebuild the adrenal gland, which is the body's centre for handling stress. It also has a high concentration of proteins and vital nutrients. This smoothie recipe is extra fun because it takes a break from the usual banana smoothie recipes--and for those who don't like the taste of bananas, well there are no bananas ;). This smoothie is also plenty sweet with the dates and has a delightfully full flavour you are bound to fall in love with! 

If you want an extra protein boost then add the Hemp protein powder, but this smoothie is still delicious with or without it. Why I like it? Not only is it a healthy, raw source of protein, it also contains essential amino acids and omega 3 and 6 essential fatty acids. And a healthy source of protein is a great way to start the morning and fill you up and give you energy for the day or after a workout! :)  

Blueberry Maca Smoothie

1 cup Blueberries

5 pitted Dates

1/4 cup Cashews

1 tsp Maca Powder

1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract

1 cup water

3/4 cup Almond Milk

2 tbsp Hemp Protein powder (optional)

Soak the Dates and Cashews in about 3/4 cup water for at least 10 minutes (if you don't have time in the morning then soak them overnight in the fridge). 

Blend all of the ingredients together in a blender or food processor until smooth. Start with 3/4 cup water and slowly add the almond milk. It may seem like a lot of liquid but blueberries love to soak up all that liquid and thicken out. If you want it super thick then don't add all of the liquid, add as much as you'd like to get your desired consistency--just keep in mind that it may seem thinner in the blender but once you pour into a cup you'll see it thicken up really quickly. You may also want a spoon handy to mix it up since, again, those blueberries like to thicken and kind of separate the liquid. 

This makes 1-2 smoothies depending how hungry you are and how much liquid you add. Enjoy! 

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Ⓥ Vegan Kitchen: Blissful Cocoa Smoothie Ⓥ

This is probably my favourite smoothie/nogurt recipe I've ever made. The texture is amazing, it's super smooth and creamy, the chia adds a lovely crunch, and the flavour is divine! Pure heaven! Not to mention this smoothie is packed full of super foods and healthy goodness. Who knew being healthy was this much fun? ;) 

Blissful Cocoa Smoothie

1 Banana, ripe

4-5 pitted Dates (soaked)

1 Tbsp Chia Seeds

1/2 cup of water (for the Chia and dates)

1/2 cup of Almond Milk 

2 tsp Raw Coconut Oil

1 tsp Maca Powder

1 heaped tsp Cocoa Powder

1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract

Hemp or other Protein Powder

I sometimes add a heaped teaspoon of peanut or almond butter. And I also like to add 1-2 cups of greens (like kale or spinach) for an extra healthy treat--and you can't even taste the greens in there!

Soak the Chia and Dates in the 1/2 cup of water overnight in your fridge, or for at least 10-15 minutes before making the smoothie--this helps to soften up the dates, so the longer the better. 

Toss all the ingredients together in a Food Processor and blend until smooth. Super easy, super healthy, super duper delicious! 

Makes 1-2 smoothie servings, or 2-3 nogurt servings. 

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