Super Fun Summer Smoothies!
Enjoy classic treats in smoothie form! These four fun drinks are inspired by blueberry muffins, PB&J, mint chip ice cream, and peaches & cream.
summer / breakfast / snacks & dips
Every so often, I get on these mean green daily smoothie kicks that, in all honesty, can get a little TOO green over time. The kick starts with delicious well-balanced smoothies, but as the days go on, I start cutting corners. I add too much liquid so that the blender will blend fast, leaving me with a watery smoothie. And speaking of water, that’s what I use when I run out of almond milk. I add ice in the name of “thickness,” and I start skipping all ingredients that actually add flavor. What I (we) are left with to drink first thing in the morning is basically a Kale Icy. I know that sounds like it might be good and healthy, but it’s really not – we gulp down these leafy drinks and are hungry a few hours later.
But, now that it’s summer, I’ve decided to re-up on my smoothie game – these new recipes are SO delicious, and they’re inspired by four of my favorite summer treats: blueberry muffins, peaches & cream, PB&J sandwiches, and mint chip ice cream. In other words – smoothies worth waking up for! For this post, I’ve teamed up with Whole Foods Market to try out some new plant-based protein powders. Their supplements are often on sale, click here to check out the sales flyer for your local store!
First up: Blueberry Muffin Smoothie
This smoothie is the next-best thing to cake for breakfast! Its muffin-like flavor and thickness come from whole rolled oats. It’s naturally sweetened with dates and a pinch of cinnamon. I used Whole Foods Market™ Plant-Based Fit Protein, which makes this a well-balanced breakfast full of plant protein (pea protein, cranberry protein, and hemp seed protein). It also has a little pick-me-up from the green coffee bean and green tea extracts that are in the powder. I snuck a handful of spinach into this smoothie too – it’s pretty undetectable.
Peaches & Cream Pecan Smoothie
I love peaches more than any other fruit on the planet, so this is by far my favorite smoothie. When I first made it, I tasted it and said, “this is ice cream!” It works with almond milk or coconut milk, and the pecans make it rich and creamy. The Whole Foods Market™ Plant-Based Fit Protein adds nice vanilla and cinnamon flavor along with its protein boost. I like to make this one really thick and eat it with a spoon. Beyond breakfast, I’ll eat this smoothie for dessert any day.
Last week while making these, I basically raided the Whole Foods supplement aisle to test out the protein powders that would best compliment my summer smoothies. In the end, I chose 2 favorites – both are both fantastic plant-based protein options that have great texture and complimentary and/or neutral flavors. Whole Foods Market™ Plant-Based Fit Protein works especially well in the Blueberry Muffin and Peaches & Cream Pecan smoothies. 365 Pea Protein is great in these last 2 smoothies – Strawberry PB&J and Mint Chip – because its flavor is so neutral.
Strawberry PB&J
Berries and peanut butter (or almond butter) is a go-to smoothie combo for me, but I never get sick of it. It always reminds me of a PB&J sandwich, and it always leaves me full until lunch. To thicken this smoothie, I used chia seeds and 365 Everyday Value® Pea Protein. I added a bit of spinach to this one as well – just enough to keep it pink. If you add too much spinach it will turn brown, but it’s still delicious.
Mint Chip Smoothies
This smoothie reminds me of summer as a kid because my sister always ordered mint chocolate chip ice cream (I was a cookies & cream girl). To make it creamy, I used coconut milk frozen into ice cubes, dates, and 365 Everyday Value® Pea Protein. Its green color comes from a few handfuls of spinach and a good handful of mint. In lieu of chocolate, cacao nibs make this a healthy breakfast treat.
Want more smoothie ideas? Try this smoothie bowl or this coffee smoothie!
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Super Fun Summer Smoothies!
PrintEnjoy your favorite summer treats for breakfast in smoothie form! All are delicious, healthy, vegan, and gluten-free.Author: Jeanine DonofrioRecipe type: Breakfast, smoothieServes: 2 per recipeIngredientsBlueberry Muffin Smoothie
- 1 ½ cups frozen blueberries
- 3 tablespoons whole rolled oats
- 3 soft medjool dates
- Handful of fresh spinach
- ½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon Whole Foods Market™ Plant-Based Fit Protein
- 6 ice cubes
- ¾ to 1 cup almond milk or light coconut milk, or as needed to blend
- optional garnishes: fresh blueberries, oats, crushed almonds
Peaches & Cream Pecan Smoothie
- 2 peaches, sliced and frozen
- 2 heaping tablespoons pecans
- 2 soft medjool dates
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 to 2 tablespoons Whole Foods Market™ Plant-Based Fit Protein
- ¼ cup light canned coconut milk, or additional almond milk
- ¾ to 1 cup almond milk, or as needed to blend
- optional garnishes: coconut cream, sliced fresh peaches, crushed pecans
Strawberry PB&J
- 2 cups frozen strawberries, plus 2 fresh strawberries, sliced for garnish
- Small handful of fresh spinach
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 3 soft medjool dates
- 2 tablespoons peanut or almond butter
- 2 to 3 tablespoons 365 Everyday Value® Pea Protein
- 1¼ cups almond milk, more as needed to blend
- optional garnishes: sliced strawberry, drizzle of peanut butter, chia seeds
Mint Chip Smoothie
- 4 frozen coconut milk ice cubes
- 1½ cup frozen spinach leaves
- ¼ cup mint leaves, frozen
- 3 soft medjool dates
- 1½ tablespoon cacao nibs
- 3 tablespoons 365 Everyday Value® Pea Protein
- 1 to 1½ cup almond milk, or as needed to blend
- optional garnishes: coconut cream, mint leaves, cacao nibs
Instructions
- For each smoothie – blend ingredients in a blender. Use the blender’s baton (if you have one) to help. Add more almond milk as needed. The key to a thick smoothie is to add enough liquid to move your blender blade, but not too much to make the smoothie thin and watery.
Notesfor all smoothies: you can either buy fresh produce and freeze it, or you can buy frozen produce.3.4.3177
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- Neil Langdon
06.17.2020This was really delicious thanks for creating and posting it.
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- Megan @ Meg’ target=’_blank’s Meal Planning from megsmealplanning.com
08.03.2017Wow! Love the flavor combos. I want to try every one!
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- Gaby Dalkin from whatsgabycooking.com
07.19.2017LOVE the colors of these!!!
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- Kari
06.15.2017Do you just use 1 banana in the mint smoothie? Noticed it wasn’t in the ingredient list. Can’t wait to try it!
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- Jeanine Donofrio
06.15.2017oops! no banana – I had one in there during my first round of testing but ended up not using one in the final recipe. Although if you wanted to skip the coconut ice cubes, you could use 1 frozen banana instead – it’s tasty either way 🙂
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- Jeanine Donofrio
- Karine from tropicalcolours.blogspot.com.au
06.14.2017Ohhh my goodness these look so delicious!
Putting this on my list of recipes to try!Reply ↓
- Allie
06.12.2017Just made the peaches and cream smoothie – amazing! Sadly, mine didn’t look as pretty and bright as yours (more of a beige-brown) but tasted incredible. Thanks!
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- Jeanine Donofrio
06.12.2017Hi Allie – I’m so glad you enjoyed the flavors! My peaches might have been larger than yours – if you increase the peach it should turn out less beige (and should still taste great).
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- Jeanine Donofrio
- Jeanine Donofrio
06.11.2017you can skip them if you like!
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- donna
06.10.2017Great stuff! I’m not a smoothie fan but this is pretty darn good!
Thanks for the tip.Reply ↓
- Cathy
06.10.2017Any suggestions if you’re not near a Whole Foods? Thanks!
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- Jeanine Donofrio
06.10.2017Hi Cathy, you can skip the protein powders if you want – the smoothies will be just as delicious without.
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- Jeanine Donofrio
- Melissa @ Insider The Kitchen from insiderthekitchen.com
06.09.2017Smoothies like this make my mornings brighter. Love this recipe!
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- Katherine from kinthekitchen.com
06.09.2017Lovely roundup! I’m especially eyeing that Strawberry PB&J smoothie. Almond butter is a staple in smoothies around our house!
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- Sabrina B from newkitchenlife.com
06.08.2017exactly the same thing with my morning green drink, as a matter of fact it was filled with ice and not at all the same texture as the best of them have been, so thank you for this new inspiration! PB&J butter smoothie, wow!
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- Jeanine Donofrio
06.10.2017Ha, glad I’m not the only one!
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- Jeanine Donofrio
- Sarah from gastromommy.com
06.08.2017all of the recipes are mashed together… is there a way to separate them out for easier reading? thanks. they look great. 🙂
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- Jeanine Donofrio
06.08.2017oops! the formatting got messed up, thank you for pointing that out. Take a look now 🙂
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- Jeanine Donofrio
- Maria from mamatestataqueria.com
06.08.2017The article is perfect. I love it.
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- Maria from almostproperly.com
06.07.2017The mint chip smoothie looks like something the kids would LOVE! And peaches and cream sounds right up my alley! I’m always really skeptical about the taste of protein powders, but I haven’t tried this one! Will have to give it a try!
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- Jessi from veterinariannephiladelphia.com
06.07.2017Thank you for a great set of so delicious smoothies!!! Perfect for a happy and yummy summer:)
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- Emily | Shiny Happy Bright from shinyhappybright.com
06.06.2017LOVE the berry & PB smoothie. Definitely going to try it!
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- Natalie from workovereasy.com
06.06.2017All of the peaches! I would never have thought of pairing them with pecans, but now you’ve shown me that smoothie they’re all I can think about. That mint number sounds super refreshing as well
– Natalie
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- Jeanine Donofrio
06.07.2017Thanks Natalie – I hope you enjoy – peaches and pecans are so magical in my opinion 🙂
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- Jeanine Donofrio
- Anthony Donofrio
06.06.2017Can’t wait to try some of these smoothie recipes. We just picked several hundred peaches from our trees and they will be delicious in smoothie recipes.
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- Jeanine Donofrio
06.07.2017wow, that’s a lot of peaches! I hope you enjoy the smoothies.
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- Jeanine Donofrio
- Melodie from happymelodie.com
06.06.2017I’m really looking for some nice smoothie recipes for the Summer and these look absolutely delicious!!!
Thank you so much for the inspiration! xo
Melodie
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