This would make a perfectly suitable breakfast if
you prefer sweeter smoothies, but I see it as more of a dessert!
Taste and add some honey if you'd
prefer a sweeter smoothie.
Not exact matches
I like this
smoothie as is, but he
prefers it to have more berries, so I'll add frozen blueberries and Marionberries (Oregon's
sweet cousin to the blackberry) to his
smoothie.
However, if you
prefer your
smoothies on the
sweeter side, I'd suggest using the Brasilia Blueberry or Sumatra Dragonfruit in place of the Ipanema Pomegranate — OR, add a little extra stevia or honey to the mix.
I actually
prefer smoothies to sickeningly
sweet, full of high fructose corn syrup and artificial ingredients milkshakes.
Tip: I always suggest people new to green
smoothies and shakes use spinach instead of other greens because it's easily hidden and has naturally
sweet undertones that are tasteless once blended with a little fruit and natural sweetener, like a pitted Medjool date (or stevia, if you
prefer).
I have a stevia plant because I
prefer using the fresh green leaves (they are super
sweet, you don't need many at all) in
smoothies and baking.
You can also use banana to make these even
sweeter or silken tofu if you
prefer a creamier
smoothie.
I actually much
prefer to sweeten
smoothies with mangos as I just think they are
sweeter and juicier than bananas.
If you
prefer your
smoothies to be on the
sweeter side, add half a banana.
* 1 cup milk (any kind - I use whole, raw milk but you may use the milk you
prefer be it dairy or non dairy) * 1 large Bosc pear, cored (choose a pear that is verging on overripe rather than underripe for the
sweetest, tastiest
smoothie) * 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon * 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract * protein powder (optional - I like to add 1/2 scoop of Muscle Milk vanilla protein powder, which is the equivalent of approximately 13 grams of protein) * ice cubes
Prefer your
smoothies on the
sweeter side?
Avocado Kiwi
Smoothie 1 avocado 2 - 3 ripe,
sweet kiwis about 4 cups packed leafy greens (hard stems removed if using kale and such) 1 - 2 tablespoons vanilla pea or other vegetable protein about 2 cups almond milk or more, to the consistency that you
prefer a few ice cubes
I used to make
sweet things like
smoothies, but after awhile, that got old, so, because I need them daily to keep from needing medication for crohns, I just add some sea salt and down it, I much
prefer this now.
If you
prefer your
smoothies a bit
sweeter you could add a few drops of liquid stevia to taste.
Tip: I always suggest people new to green
smoothies and shakes use spinach instead of other greens because it's easily hidden and has naturally
sweet undertones that are tasteless once blended with a little fruit and natural sweetener, like a pitted Medjool date (or stevia, if you
prefer).
While the Mr. would
prefer to indulge in milk chocolate all day, I'm over here completely KO'd by all the
sweets from the holidays, so here comes in the Valentine's Day
Smoothie Bowl.