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Kick Start Your Day With These Delicious Smoothies

Mar 9, 2018

Too busy to make breakfast? We’ve got you covered with these simple, quick and delicious smoothies to make and enjoy this morning

You don’t have to feel guilty again for skipping a meal as these quick recipes from Caralishicious are a healthy alternative to filling your body with the nutrition it needs.

Vanilla Breakfast Smoothie

Vanilla Breakfast Smoothie

serving Size: 1

Preparation Time: 6 minutes

Ingredients

1 peeled frozen banana chopped into quarters ( if you have over-ripe bananas, instead of throwing these away, simply peel, place in an airtight container and store in the freezer for when you have a smoothie craving).

½ cup Coconut milk (or milk of choice) – Shogun coconut milk is a great choice as it contains no thickeners or artificial ingredients. Available at most supermarkets.

1 tbsp. natural sweetener of choice (Xylitol/ stevia/raw honey) – these are all available at any health store

Vanilla extract

1 tbsp. macadamia nut butter

1 scoop natural protein powder

1 tbsp. Cinnamon

Toppings

4 crushed walnuts

2 tsp. desiccated coconut

4 large strawberries

Instructions
Step 1:

Create smoothie base:
Combine frozen bananas, coconut milk (milk of choice), and natural sweetener into a food processor and blend until mixture is thick, creamy and ice cream-like.

Step 2:
Add macadamia nut butter, cinnamon and vanilla extract to mixture and blend for 2 minutes, until all ingredients are thoroughly combined.
In order to maintain thickness take care not to over blend.

Step 3:
Pour smoothie mixture into a medium-sized glass jar.

Serving Suggestion

Top with crushed walnuts, fresh strawberries, and desiccated coconut. You can also use this mixture as a decadently thick topping over health muffins.

Nourishing Pina Colada Cream Smoothie

Nourishing Pina Colada Cream Smoothie

Serves 1
Prep Time 3 minutes

Ingredients

1 banana – frozen

4 slices pineapple – frozen

1 cup Coconut Cream

1 tbsp. vegan protein powder (brown rice or pea protein)

2 tbsp. toasted desiccated coconut

1 tbsp. raw honey / 2 tsp. xylitol

1 tsp. vanilla extract

½ tsp. cinnamon

¼ tsp. ground cardamom

¼ tsp. ground cloves

¼ tsp. ground nutmeg

Instructions

Step 1:

Add banana, pineapple and coconut milk to blender and blend for 30 seconds

Step 2:

Add remaining ingredients and blend further for 1-2 mins until all ingredients are thoroughly combined and smooth.

Top with coconut flakes, toasted desiccated coconut and a sprinkle of raw cacao powder

Coco-Berry and Almond Smoothie

Coco-Berry and Almond Smoothie

Ingredients

125ml Earth & Co Almond Drink

2 frozen peeled bananas

2 tbsp. raw almonds

1 cup frozen red currants (leave 1 tsp for garnishing)

6 large strawberries (leave 1 for garnishing)

1 tbsp. cacao powder

1 tsp. vanilla extract

¼ tsp cinnamon

¼ tsp ground cloves

6 large strawberries (leave 1 for garnishing)

4 tbsp. coconut flakes (divided in half)

Instructions

Step 1:

Add all ingredients above to high-speed blender and blend thoroughly until thick smoothie forms (about 30 seconds). You should be able to eat it with a spoon. If too thick for your palette, simply add a little more Earth & Co Almond Drink.

Step 2:

Pour into a serving jar and garnish by cutting a small incision in the middle of the tip of your strawberry and placing on the side of the mouth of the jar. Top with remaining coconut flakes and red currants.

Peanut-Putter Protein Smoothie