I recently made a particularly good variant of the pumpkin pie smoothie that I described last year. The main additions are coconut milk and cardamom. I’m also posting this to remind everyone to take advantage of persimmon season. The sweetness … Continue Reading →
Pomegranates are awesome, but I’ve only recently started putting them in smoothies. Previously I was afraid that their seeds wouldn’t blend smooth enough, and it always felt like a major undertaking to deseed them. It turns out that with a … Continue Reading →
Green smoothies are a great way to increase your consumption of leafy greens. A mild green like baby spinach is a good first green to try because its flavor easily fades behind whatever else you blend. However, ultimately you probably … Continue Reading →
It’s hard to argue with a cool peach smoothie on a warm summer afternoon. I’m not the biggest fan of stone fruit, but it’s majorly in season, and this smoothie is delicious, even for someone who doesn’t love peaches. I … Continue Reading →
This smoothie is quite different from the others I’ve posted so far. I’ve been meaning to do more with mint, and it delivered on this one. This mint smoothie is sort of like a virgin mango mojito. The mango and … Continue Reading →
It’s cherry season, and I love cherries, so here’s a simple smoothie that highlights their great flavor. Cherries can go well with many combinations, but in this recipe I didn’t want to dilute their flavor. I just used cherries, almonds, … Continue Reading →
I came across some good looking purple sweet potatoes, so I couldn’t resist turning one of them into a purple smoothie. This is similar to the previous recipe I listed for a sweet potato smoothie, except this time I added … Continue Reading →
As I mentioned before in my bright orange smoothie post, even though I don’t usually care what a smoothie looks like, sometimes it’s nice to make a strong visual impression. In this case I was curious if I could make … Continue Reading →
This smoothie has totally different flavors from the ones I’ve previously described, which are often based on berries or ginger. Sourness from the kiwi complements the mango, and cilantro gives it a surprisingly delicious extra kick. ½ cup yogurt 1 … Continue Reading →
I’ve been adding ginger to smoothies for a long time, but I only recently learned that you don’t have to peel it. Just cut off a piece, wash it, and toss it in the pitcher. Its flavor has a nice … Continue Reading →
If you’ve never tried sweet potato in a smoothie before, you’re in for a treat. They add a nice creamy texture as well as some sweetness and subtle flavor. In some ways it evokes the pumpkin in the pumpkin pie … Continue Reading →
This simple recipe combines the last two things I blogged about: coconut butter and pineapple. It was pretty good, though I can’t say it’s one of my favorites. The coconut butter went in smoother than when I previously tried something … Continue Reading →
Pineapple is a nice addition to fruit smoothies. It is particularly sweet and juicy, and a bit sour. I use it in a variety of random fruit mixtures (along the lines of this one). Cutting one up may be a little … Continue Reading →
I’ve been meaning to make this since the beginning of fall, but I just got around to it this week. I adapted a recipe from another blog, and had the idea to use persimmons. I’ve found that persimmons have enough … Continue Reading →
I recently discovered that cinnamon can be a great smoothie ingredient, though a little googling shows I’m not the first to have this idea. It can really take the flavor up a notch, and it’s nice for variety. So far … Continue Reading →
In terms of greens, so far I’ve only described baby spinach in detail. Once you’ve gotten comfortable with baby spinach (which shouldn’t take long since it’s so mild), it’s worth branching out to other greens for the sake of variety … Continue Reading →
When making total juices with a Vitamix you can get away with tossing in so many different things that the color of the end product is sometimes less than appealing. It’s not a significant problem, but occasionally it’s nice to … Continue Reading →
Sometimes when making smoothies we can fall into a rut where we keep making the same combinations and eventually get tired of them. To keep things interesting I like to bring in a variety of new ingredients, and recently I’ve … Continue Reading →
It’s fall, which means cranberries and persimmons are coming into season. They are a nice way to change up your smoothies, and you can use them together to make a great combination. The sweetness of persimmons balances the tartness of … Continue Reading →
This is an example of a variation on last week’s “tri-berry smoothie.” In this case I substituted soaked walnuts for the almonds, and added extra raspberries instead of the blueberries. I also happened to use a carrot and an apple … Continue Reading →