Banana Cinnamon Smoothie

3 large bananas
1 cup rice milk
2 dessert spoons greek yoghurt
few shakes cinnamon (however much you like)

Blend together, enjoy.  :)

Granadilla (aka passion fruit) Tropical Smoothie

I had granadilla (passion fruit) flavoured yoghurt this time instead of greek, and so thought I'd try it in a smoothie.  Here goes!

3 bananas
3-4 pineapple rings, cored
2 heaped dessert spoons granadilla yoghurt (or more according to your taste)
1 cup orange juice
3 tbs ground flax seeds

Blend together.  Yum-ums.  Makes 2 large smoothies.

Banana Oat Tahini Smoothie

I have tahini to use up and I'm trying to find interesting ways to use it other than in hummus, so I put it in a smoothie.  I think it's alright and adds a slightly nutty flavour to the smoothie.

2 bananas
1 cup rice milk
1/4 cup water
4 tbs ground raw oats
3 tbs ground flaxseeds
3 tbs tahini

Blend it all together.  Add more rice milk if you don't like it too thick.  Makes about 2 medium servings.  I added some acai berry powder to mine, which is why it's purple.

Banana, Mango & Papaya Smoothie

Usually I only make smoothies with banana and either papaya or mango, but this time I added all 3!  And it was good. :)  I love discovering new yummy combinations.

1 banana (it's all I had left, but it turned out to be enough)
1 mango
1/2 large papaya
+- 1/2 cup apple & red berry fruit juice (the no preservatives & no sugar added kind)
3 tbs ground flaxseeds

Blend together and enjoy!  Makes 2 large smoothies.

Oh yes, lately I'm also now adding acai berry powder to my smoothies - it's not only a good antioxidant, but it has lots of other goodness to it too.  It's dark purple in colour so it changes the colour of the smoothies a bit, but it doesn't change the taste.

Banana & Nectarine Smoothie

We have some fruit trees in our garden, and the nectarines are ready for munching....sweet, juice, organic nectarines, yummy. :D  So I thought I'd try a smoothie with them, and it turned out really good.

3 bananas
3 nectarines
1/2 cup rice milk
3 tbs ground flaxseeds

Blend together and enjoy!  Makes 2 medium - large & thick smoothies.

Banana Strawberry-Yoghurt Smoothie

We had some strawberry yoghurt to finish before the weekend, so I made this smoothie with it:

4 bananas
6 heaped dessert spoons strawberry yoghurt
2 tbs flaxseeds, ground
2 tbs uncooked oats, ground
1 cup milk

Blend together.  Makes 2 thick & large-ish smoothies.  Yum. :)

Banana Strawberry Smoothie

Another yummy breakfast. The strawberries make this one pink and delicious.  :)

3 large bananas, chopped
10 strawberries
3 dessert spoons plain greek yoghurt
1 cup rice milk
2 tbs ground flaxseed
2 tbs ground uncooked oats

Blend everything together, and serve. :)
Makes 2 large servings.

Banana Oat Peanut Butter Smoothie

When you only have bananas to work with as far as fruits go, you need to get a little creative in making a smoothie out of them, and banana and peanut butter go well together. :)

3 large bananas
3 dessert spoons plain greek yoghurt
2 tbs raw oats, ground
1/2 tbs smooth peanut butter
1/2 tbs agave nectar
1 cup rice milk

Makes 2 large servings.
Chop bananas, combine everything in a blend and blend until smooth.  If you're not already adding flaxseeds to another part of your breakfast (eg muesli), then add 2 tbs ground flaxseeds to the smoothie as well.
You can add more agave if you want to taste it more in the smoothie - I just added a little so that the peanut butter isn't too overwhelming in the smoothie.

Agave nectar is a low GI natural sweetener that can be used in place of sugar and honey, with the added benefit that it's vegan because it's obtained from a plant.  It has a really lovely flavour and can be used in the place of syrup as well, such as on pancakes, and is really good for replacing sugar in baking.  I'll post some more info on this soon. :)

Creamy Banana Oat Cinnamon Smoothie

Today I thought I'd try adding some cinnamon to my banana smoothie and I think it was yummy. :)

3 large bananas
1 cup rice milk (I'll use more next time though, since this smoothie was very thick, almost like a pour-y porridge - but still drinkable)
2 tbs raw oats, ground
2 tbs flaxseeds, ground
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Makes 2 medium servings.
Chop bananas into small chunks, combine all ingredients and blend until smooth. 

Creamy Banana Oat Smoothie

I like the flavour the oatmeal adds to this smoothie. :)

4 bananas
2 dessert spoons plain greek yoghurt
2 tbs raw oats, ground
2 tbs flaxseeds, ground
3/4 cup rice milk

Blend everything together until smooth.

I'm thinking maybe cinnamon might be interesting to try with this smoothie....maybe next time. :)

Tropical Smoothie with Apple

I added an apple to my usual tropical smoothie, but I didn't peel the apple, since eating the whole apple has certain heart benefits in that the combined ingredients of a whole apple lowers your amount of blood fats.  The skin is also a good source of fibre.  So, eat them apples whole!  :)

2 bananas (not too overripe, otherwise their flavour is too sweet and overpowering)
1/4 small paw-paw (+- heaped 1/3 cup)
2-3 slices fresh pineapple
1 red apple, cored
1/3 cup orange juice (freshly squeazed is better, otherwise sugar-free, preservative free boxed juice will do) (or more as needed)
1/3 cup rice milk (optional) (or more as needed)
 4 heaped dessert spoons of plain greek yoghurt
1 tbs ground flax seeds

Makes 2 medium servings.
Chop fruits, add everything in blender and blend until smooth.  You can add more liquids if you would like the smoothie more liquidy.

Creamy Strawberry Tropical Smoothie

What better way is there to start the day off than with a fresh fruit smoothie? :)

3 bananas (not too overripe, otherwise their flavour is too sweet and overpowering)
1/4 large paw-paw
handful strawberries
1/3 cup orange juice (freshly squeazed is better, otherwise sugar-free, preservative free boxed juice will do) (or more as needed)
1/3 cup rice milk (optional) (or more as needed)
 3 heaped dessert spoons of plain greek yoghurt
1 1/2 tbs ground flax seeds

Makes 2 large servings.
Chop and then throw all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.  Add more liquids if you're like it more liquidy.  Now you have a delicious pink smoothie. :D

(As you may notice from the pic, I didn't add any flaxseeds to this particular smoothie because we had muesli as well and so I just sprinkled it over that instead.)

Creamy Tropical Smoothie

Fresh fruit smoothies are a staple in our house, I make them several times a week for breakfast.

3 bananas (not too overripe, otherwise their flavour is too sweet and overpowering)
1/2 small paw-paw
3 slices fresh pineapple
1/3 cup orange juice (freshly squeazed is better, otherwise sugar-free, preservative free boxed juice will do) (or more as needed)
1/3 cup rice milk (optional) (or more as needed)
4 heaped dessert spoons of plain greek yoghurt
1 1/2 tbs ground flax seeds

Chop the fruit into small chunks, add all the ingredients in a blender / smoothie maker, and blend until liquid.  It makes 2 large servings.

The rice milk is optional - you can use orange juice as well, but I don't like to add too much orange juice otherwise it's also overpowering in the smoothie, so I add half the liquids in rice milk because it doesn't affect the flavour of the smoothie that much.  Either way, you add as much juice / milk as you want to get it to the consistency that you like.  The yoghurt makes the smoothie more creamy.

You don't have to follow the quantities too strictly here, you add as much as you want to suit your taste.  It's quite difficult to mess up a fruit smoothie. :)

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