These Five Easy Vegan Smoothie recipes make delicious, healthy, fruit smoothies that are dairy free and packed with fruit, protein, healthy fat and grains for a filling breakfast or boost anytime in your day!
Happy New Year everyone!
Have you made your New Year’s Resolutions yet?
If you are striving to eat healthier this year, then let these healthy fruit smoothie recipes be my gift to you!
These fruit smoothies are our favorite breakfast meal replacement smoothie ever. With this basic recipe, you can adjust the frozen fruit you use and the fruit juice to make any of these five recipes as well as make up your own, as so many other combinations are equally delicious.
And, if you are not vegan, that’s okay, don’t let the vegan in the title trip you up, we are just using almond milk instead of regular milk and the taste is fabulous.
You might find some of the breakfast smoothie ingredients sound a little strange, but trust me on this one, they are delicious and will keep you going until lunch!
We use three different types of seeds: chia seeds, golden flaxseeds and raw pumpkin seeds.
These seeds are so good for your health.
In spite of their tiny size, chia seeds are one of the most nutritious foods on the planet. They are loaded with fiber, protein, omega-3 fatty acids and various nutrients like calcium, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B3, potassium, vitamin B1 and vitamin B2.
Golden flax seeds contain essential fatty acids, including omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. They are also an excellent source of dietary fiber and are also contain iron, calcium and potassium.
Pumpkin seeds are also high in protein and fiber and contain copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, protein, vitamin A, vitamin B, and zinc.
In addition, we add a tablespoon of almond butter for more protein to make this fruit smoothie like a protein breakfast shake that will stick with you for hours to keep the hunger pangs away. If you want more protein, just add some protein powder and enjoy!
For some healthy fat, we add a tablespoon of coconut oil. If you want to add more coconut flavor, you can use coconut butter instead. If you want to lower the calories, you can leave the coconut oil out all together. This is your healthy breakfast smoothie, so make it like you like it!
How to Make a Fruit Smoothie
Okay, so with the background out of the way, let’s see how to make these delicious fruit smoothies.
To activate the enzymes in the seeds in this recipe for easier digestion, soak the seeds in water ahead of time. The water should cover the seeds and soak for at least 30 minutes, but overnight is preferred if you have the time. Cover the glass with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for the soaking and to get them cool for your smoothie.
After the seeds are soaked, assemble the rest of your ingredients.
Add each ingredient into a high-speed blender. First, add the frozen fruit. Here I am making the Strawberry and Blueberry Vegan Smoothie.
Next, add in the almond milk.
Pour in the fruit juice, which is cranberry juice for this recipe.
Then pour in the water.
Next, dump in the soaked seeds. It is okay if a little water is added, just don’t add too much.
Lastly, add in the coconut oil…
and the almond butter.
Blend on high speed until it is smooth. The smoothie should be thick, but drinkable. If it is too thick to drink, then add a little more water or fruit juice and blend.
Pour into a large glass and enjoy. If you have some very cute colorful straws, then do some straw color coordination to make a beautiful smoothie!
Don’t you just want to take a sip of this Strawberry and Blueberry Fruit Smoothie?!
Or if you only want strawberries, you can make this Strawberry Fruit Smoothie recipe.
You can also make this classic Strawberry and Banana Smoothie recipe.
Or, you can try this Blueberry Fruit Smoothie recipe.
You can go tropical and try this Pineapple Mango Fruit Smoothie.
These five recipes will get you started, but I hope you will try some other flavors on your own.
Here are some other frozen fruits and frozen fruit blends that you can find in your grocery store that you might want to experiment with as well:
- Red Raspberries
- Blackberries
- Pitted Cherries
- Pineapple, Strawberries, Peaches and Mango
- Blackberries, Blueberries and Raspberries
- Blueberries, Raspberries and Strawberries
- Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries and Strawberries
- Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Pitted Cherries, and Pomegranate Arils
If you create an amazing one you love, please comment below and share with everyone!
Five Easy Vegan Smoothies Recipes
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen fruit - you can use a single fruit, like strawberries or do a mixture, we have done both in the five recipe variations below
- 1 Tablespoon almond butter
- 1 Tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 Tablespoon of raw pumpkin seeds - preferably soaked in water overnight
- 1 Tablespoon of chia seeds - preferably soaked in water overnight
- 1 Tablespoon of golden flaxseeds - preferably soaked in water overnight
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup fruit juice - see the specific juice to use in each recipe variation below
Instructions
- Select which recipe you want to make from the list below and use the appropriate frozen fruit and fruit juice.
Strawberry Vegan Smoothie
- For the 1 cup frozen fruit in the recipe, use frozen strawberries
- For the ¼ cup fruit juice in the recipe, use cranberry juice
Blueberry Vegan Smoothie
- For the 1 cup frozen fruit in the recipe, use frozen blueberries
- For the ¼ cup fruit juice in the recipe, use cranberry juice
Strawberry and Banana Vegan Smoothie
- For the 1 cup frozen fruit in the recipe, use ¼ cup frozen bananas and ¾ cup frozen strawberries
- For the ¼ cup fruit juice in the recipe, use cranberry juice
Strawberry and Blueberry Vegan Smoothie
- For the 1 cup frozen fruit in the recipe, use ⅓ cup frozen blueberries and 2/3 cup frozen strawberries
- For the ¼ cup fruit juice in the recipe, use cranberry juice
Pineapple Mango Vegan Smoothie
- For the 1 cup frozen fruit in the recipe, use ½ cup frozen pineapple and ½ cup frozen mango
- For the ¼ cup fruit juice in the recipe, use orange juice
Steps:
- To activate the enzymes in the seeds in this recipe for easier digestion, soak the seeds in water ahead of time. The water should cover the seeds and soak for at least 30 minutes, but overnight is preferred if you have the time. Cover the glass with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for the soaking and to get them cool for your smoothie.
- After the seeds have been soaked, combine all the ingredients into a high-speed blender.
- Blend on high speed until it is smooth.
- The smoothie should be thick, but drinkable. If it is too thick to drink, then add a little more water or fruit juice and blend.
- Pour into a large glass and enjoy.
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