Turn on your blenders! Choose from these juice and smoothie recipes for a delicious and easy snack or breakfast!

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Tips for Making Smoothies

As versatile and easy to make as smoothies are, there are still a few things to do to make sure they turn out perfectly!

The most important tip is to add the softest ingredients including liquid closest to the blade of your bender. This helps the blender get going and will allow everything to blend together easily.

You may have to stop blending to scrape down the sides of your blender or add more liquid. The longer you blend, the smoother (and thinner) your smoothie will be.

How to Make A smoothie Thick

If you like your smoothies really thick or want to use it as the base of a smoothie bowl, make sure to use frozen fruit.If you don’t have all frozen fruit or your smoothie still seems a little too thin, add some ice to thicken it.

It’s also smart to start with a small amount of liquid and add more as needed. It’s easier to thin a smoothie than it is to thicken it.

Smoothie Add-Ins

If you want to fancy up your smoothie a little bit, try some of the following add-ins. They also make great toppings for smoothie bowls!

  • Seeds or Grains: Try chia seeds, hemp seeds, or flax seeds. Oats are also great in smoothies and will add nice thickness.
  • Protein: If you want to amp up the protein content of your smoothie, you might consider adding a scoop of protein powder or collagen powder. Another way to add protein to a smoothie is by adding cottage cheese or a nut or seed butter.
  • Sweetener: If you’re looking to sweeten your smoothie, try adding maple syrup, honey, agave, coconut sugar, simple syrup, granulated sugar, confectioners’ sugar, or brown sugar. A pitted date can also sweeten your smoothie naturally.
  • Spices: A pinch of a spice can add a lot of depth to your smoothie. Cinnamon is a natural choice, but think of ginger, turmeric, and nutmeg too.
  • Extracts: Like spices, extracts can add extra flavor. Vanilla is always a great choice, but maple and almond are delicious too. Start with just a little, they’re very concentrated.
  • Veggies: Everyone thinks of spinach, but any leafy green will work. Try kale or swiss chard. You might also want to try cauliflower or avocado in your smoothies.

Juice and Smoothie Recipes

Two green drinks in stemmed glasses with red and white paper straws. Strawberries garnish the edge of the glasses.

Green Smoothie Recipe – make it your own!

5 from 1 vote
A delightful breakfast or a happy snack, this easy-to-make green smoothie with apple, spinach, kale, and tropical fruit will have you feeling marvelously refreshed.
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Overhead view of three mango smoothies.

Mango Smoothie Recipe

5 from 4 votes
Perfect for a quick breakfast or refreshing snack, a mango smoothie with bananas is creamy, delicious, and easy to make!
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Overhead view of a tropical smoothie.

Tropical Smoothie Recipe

5 from 4 votes
Refreshing and healthy, this tropical smoothie recipe is perfect for hot summer days, after a work out, or any time you desire a taste of the tropics.
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Overhead view of coconut water smoothie topped with raspberries and mint leaves.

Coconut Water Smoothie

4.60 from 5 votes
With mango, banana, berries, and a hint of spicy ginger, this refreshing coconut water smoothie is a healthy way to hydrate.
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Blueberry smoothie in a short glass, topped with fresh blueberries.

Blueberry Smoothie

4.25 from 8 votes
Enjoy a blueberry smoothie made with frozen blueberries, almonds, milk, Greek yogurt, oats, and honey. A creamy sip of mood-boosting energy with just the right balance of sweet and tart!
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Creamy Lemon Smoothie

4.62 from 18 votes
This creamy lemon smoothie is refreshing, easy to make, and you probably have all the ingredients in your house already. Kids love it, too!
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More Smoothies

If you want more, I have a ton of smoothies (and other breakfast beverages) over on Pancake Recipes.

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22 Comments

  1. Andrew @BlenderVersus says:

    What a complete recipes here. I will refer to my friend who just started switch her breakfast with smoothie.

    1. Rachel Gurk says:

      Perfect! I’m glad this could be a good resource!

  2. Donna says:

    Thanks for putting all the great recipes together. It’s really helpful to find out various smoothie and juice recipes easily.

    1. Rachel Gurk says:

      Glad you like it!

  3. Raúl e gomez says:

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  4. Anna Powell says:

    Wow, great idea to organize by colors. Some great new smoothie recipes to try. thanks.

    1. Rachel Gurk says:

      Thanks Anna!

  5. dana says:

    Thank you Rachel for including Pinky Promise Me Carrot Juice and our Watermelon Juice in your post!! Happy New Year to you =))

  6. Erin | The Law Student's Wife says:

    I feel happier and healthier just looking at this list. Thanks so much for including my blueberry smoothie!

  7. Cassie says:

    Thanks for including a couple of my smoothies, friend. I love all of the color on this post!!

  8. Erin @ Texanerin Baking says:

    You totally deserved a break! And I bet everyone would understand if you took off a few weeks. We’ll all still be here! :)

    And sooo many amazing looking smoothies! I was so giddy when I saw mine there. :D Thanks for including it!