Top 10 Best Smoothie Recipes

Within this list, you’ll find a new favourite smoothie for any occasion. These top 10 smoothies have so much flavour, nutrients and always hit the spot!

Smoothies

1. Tropical Strawberry
2. Ginger Orange Turmeric
3. Blueberry Maple
4. Pina Colada
5. Pineapple Detox
6. Green Machine
7. Hearty Green
8. Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein
9. Mocha Madness
10. Apple Pie

How to make the best smoothies

A smoothie that checks all the boxes will be tasty, satiating and make you feel good. To obtain this, ensuring the smoothies have a balance of fruits and vegetables for carbohydrates and fibre, a source of calcium, healthy fats and protein.

Each of the smoothies below contain a perfect balance of all that- giving you many important nutrients to keep you full and satisfied for hours at a time.

These can be enjoyed any time of the day as a pick me up between meals, or adding protein will make them a complete meal in themselves, also perfect for muscle recovery post-workout!

Recipes

To make the smoothies, add everything into a blender in the order listed. Each smoothie can be made with or without protein powder. If made with protein powder, note that this will thicken the smoothie and more liquid may be needed.

Each recipe yields either 1 large or 2 small smoothies (~500-750ml)

Tropical Strawberry

• 1/2 cup frozen pineapple
• 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
• 1 medium banana
• 1 medium orange
• 1/2 lime
• 1 scoop yoghurt
• 1.5 cups milk of choice
• 1 tsp hemp seeds
• 1 tsp ground flaxseed
• optional: 1 scoop vanilla protein powder

Ginger Orange Turmeric

• 2 ice cubes
• 1/2 cup frozen pineapple
• 1 medium orange
• 1/2 cup shredded carrot
• 1 inch cube fresh ginger
• 1/2 lime
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 scoop yoghurt
• 1.5 cups coconut water
• 1 tbsp hemp seeds
• optional: 1 scoop vanilla protein powder

Blueberry Maple

• 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
• 1/2 cup frozen mango
• 1 medium banana
• 1 handful spinach
• 1 scoop yoghurt
• 1.5 cups coconut water
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tbsp chia seeds
• optional: 1 scoop vanilla protein powder

Pina Colada

• 2/3 cup frozen pineapple
• 1/3 cup frozen mango
• 1 medium banana
• 1/2 lime
• 1 scoop yoghurt
• 1.5 cups coconut water
• optional: 1 scoop vanilla protein powder

Pineapple Detox

• 1/4 cup frozen mango
• 1/4 cup frozen pineapple
• 1 medium banana
• 3 inch chunk of cucumber
• 1 stick celery
• 1/2 inch chunk fresh ginger
• 1/2 lime
• 1 handful spinach
• 1 scoop yoghurt
• 1.5 cups milk of choice
• optional: 1 scoop vanilla protein

Green Machine

• 2/3 cup frozen mango
• 1/4 cup frozen peas
• 1 stalk celery
• 1/2 inch chunk ginger
• 1/2 lime
• 1 handful spinach
• 1 tsp spirulina
• 1 scoop yoghurt
• 1.5 cups milk of choice
• 1 tbsp hemp seeds
• optional: 1 scoop vanilla OR green protein powder

Hearty Green

• 1/2 cup frozen mango
• 1/2 cup frozen pineapple
• 2 inch piece zucchini
• 1/2 avocado
• handful kale
• 1 scoop yoghurt
• 1.5 cups milk of choice
• optional: 1 scoop vanilla protein powder

Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein

• 5 ice cubes
• 1 medium banana
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp peanut butter
• 1 date
• 1 scoop chocolate protein powder (or vanilla)
• 1 cup milk of choice

Mocha Madness

*make and freeze coffee into ice trays the night before*

• 6-8 cubes coffee ice
• 1 medium banana
• 2 dates
• 1 cup milk of choice
• 1 scoop chocolate protein (or vanilla protein + 1tbsp cocoa powder)

Apple Pie

• 4 cubes ice
• 1 medium apple
• 1 medium banana
• 1/2 lime
• 1/2 inch piece fresh ginger
• 1 date
• 2 tbsp oats
• 1 tbsp powdered peanut butter (or regular peanut butter)
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• dash cinnamon and nutmeg
• 1 tsp ground flaxseed
• 1.5 cups milk of choice
• optional: 1 scoop vanilla protein powder

Nutrition

Each smoothie will vary in its nutrition profile, depending on ingredients used.

The nutrition facts below can be used as a guideline and represent the tropical strawberry smoothie using a vegan protein powder, almond milk and oat-based yoghurt.

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