Chocolicious Fruity Mint

Ok, I'll ADMIT it...

Sometimes my smoothie making takes over the ENTIRE household...

The Freezer is CHOCK-FULL of baggies and containers of fruit... like totally BURSTING with the stuff...
The Vitamix RESIDES on the left side of the kitchen counter, therefore that area is pretty much OUT OF COMMISION for everyone else...
My handwriiten recipes are SCATTERED on pieces of scrap paper EVERYWHERE....
...EVEN though I just bought myself a notebook...
My computer is JAM-PACKED with smoothie photos in EVERY possible angle you can imagine....
I am constantly leaving the room in mid-conversation if I feel the need to take a picture of a PLAUSIBLE subject for this blog...
And... I talk ALOT about #BrownSmoothies....
I mean....Ahhhh- LOT!
 

So... I guess it's no surprise that my 11yr. old is super KEEN on smoothies....

And now...my 5yr. old has also decided that SHE should start coming up with recipes!

This is her first one and if I do say so myself.....
We have a WINNER!!!!!
 

  

 

Violet's Chocolicious Fruity Mint
(1 medium serving)
 

1 orange cut up

1/2 strawberries

1/2 cup frozen bananas

1/4 cup frozen blueberries

1/4 cup water

5 medium mint leaves

1 Tbsp semi sweet chocolate chips

Handful of spinach

Note: If your fruit isn't frozen, try adding a couple of ice cubes...

Cherry Banana Cake

This one is pretty simple.

And...pretty brownish green....

Kind of SWAMPISH in colour (but who cares right? I love swamps...don't you?)

 

The Spinach Razaroo  was a GREENISH shade of brown...this one is more of a BROWNISH shade of green...

Therefore...we shall call it a BR...EEN smoothie!!

 

And it really DOES taste like banana cake! Yum Yum...

 

Fruit shot:

We commence with some lovely dark cherries.... 

Blender shot:

( I loved the look of this... so the pic is sans leafy greens) 

Smoothie shot:

(see what a little spinach can do....) 

 

Cherry Banana Cake

(one serving)

1/3 cup dark cherries 
1/2 cup frozen bananas

3/4 vanilla almond milk

big handful spinach

cinnamon (a couple of pinches)

Fruit and Veggie Combo

These days I RARELY make the same smoothie twice.

I have been keeping my freezer and fridge WELL STOCKED with ingredients so I am always trying something NEW...

 

So...when I made this one today....I had to CHECK my blog...

I wasn't sure if I had already made this one or not...HA!

 

(It was almost called: The "I Think I Made This one Already" Smoothie!!)

 

But I didn't ...so here it is for your enjoyment.

 

By the way...I've discovered that I really LOVE the taste that red peppers, pineapple and cucumbers contribute. They are a nice melange when you want to add VEGGIES to your smoothie.

 

 

Fruit and Veggie Combo

(1 serving)

 

1cup pineapple juice

half mango

1/4 cup raspberries

1/4 red of a big red pepper

1/4 cup cucumber

handful frozen baby kale

1 Tbsp Hempseed

 

 

Brown Birthday Cake Bananza Smoothie

Here I go adding COOKED food again....

But THIS time.....
It was surprisingly GOOD!!!
My four Taste Testers AGREED.
 
This smoothie was INSPIRED by a deliciously large birthday cake I made for my 5 year old.
As you can see it was also inspired by the movie FROZEN...

 

Basically, it's a dessert smoothie... or an afternoon SWEET treat...

 

So...we'll BEGIN this Bonanza with bananas, dates, & chocolate chunks...  

 

Movin' right along to a nice little SLAB of

"Frozen" (physically & literally) chocolate BIRTHDAY CAKE... 

 

Into the blender it all goes.....

Add some almond milk...

 

 

By the time you sing the chorus of "Let It Go"

it should be blended to PERFECTION... 

 

 Ta Da!!!

 

 ELSA agrees...

A delightfully delicious delectible delicacy!!!

 

Brown Birthday Cake Bananza Smoothie

 

1 cup milk (I used Almond milk)

1/2 cup frozen chunk of leftover cake

1/2 cup frozen bananas

2 dates

sprinkles

What do you do with YOUR leftover Birthday Cake?

Mauve Madness

I am going through a phase where I am finding GARNISHING my smoothies to be even more exciting that CONCOCTING them.....

It's just all so much FUN!

I NEVER plan my garnishes ahead of time..

Nope.

I CONCOCT
I BLEND
I POUR (sometimes I have to switch vessels if I'm not getting the right vibe...)
I PONDER

Then I FRANTICALLY search for the message the particular smoothie is sending me and rush around the kitchen trying to create the appropriate garnish....

TIMING is everything!

  

As you can imagine this one is a hit with KIDS...

SIMPLE ingredients & a funny FACE...

What more can ya ask for?

Grown-ups....if you want it BROWN... add some spinach or kale and some cacao nibs for a little pick me up!

I think I'll call her Maude... 

Mauve Madness

(1 small serving)

1/2 cup milk (I used almond milk)

1/4 cup frozen blueberries

1/3 cup frozen strawberries

half of a medium size banana

BTW: Colour of the month for September is MAUVE

Brownalicious

I seem to be on a roll....

ALL my smoothies are turning brown these days.

EXCEPT for the ones that don't....

 

I've been having this one a lot lately.

Especially since the MANGOS have been 3 for $5 at my favourite fruit and veggie market.

I love the ATAULFO mangos. They are so SWEET and CREAMY.

I've been stocking up and freezing them as their season is almost over....

 

 This smoothie is great for a mid morning or late afternoon snack....

or... even good for lunch....

or... really it's good for....

WHENEVER!!!

Brownalicious

(1 large-ish serving)

1 cup pineapple juice

1/4 cup raspberries

1/4 cup frozen blueberries

1/2 cup frozen mango

2 Tbsp hempseed

big handful spinach

Note: You can always use fresh pineapple.
I get itchy lips from it so
I stick with canned or juice....

Some interesting TIDBITS about mangos:

http://www.mango.org/varieties-and-availability