Fruit and Honey Smoothie Recipes

These four different fruit and honey smoothie recipes are delicious, nutritious, and dairy-free, and take just a few minutes to make.  Some require freezing ingredients a few hours before preparation.

 

Protein-rich Almond Butter and Banana Smoothie

Makes one large serving.

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons of almond butter
• 1 cup of almond milk
• 1 small-to-medium sized banana
• 1 tablespoon of honey
• 2 tablespoons of protein powder
• 6 ice cubes
• Dash of cinnamon

Put all ingredients in a blender and puree until nice and smooth.

About 400 calories

 

Acai Berry and Honey Smoothie

This recipe makes one large smoothie.

Ingredients:

• 1 packet of unsweetened, frozen acai berry puree
• 1 medium frozen banana, peeled and sliced
• 1/3 cup of strawberries, stems and leaves removed
• 2/3 cup of pineapple chunks
• 1 tablespoon of honey
• 2/3 cup of almond milk, or unsweetened soy milk
• 3 ice cubes

Place ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

About 400 calories  

 

Neon Green Smoothie

This recipe makes one serving.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of pineapple chunks
• ¼ of an English cucumber, peeled and sliced
• ½ of a large pear, peeled, cored, and sliced
• Juice of half a lime
• 2 teaspoons of honey
• ¼ cup of chopped spinach 
• 4 mint leaves
• 4 ice cubes

Put all the ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth—about 1-2 minutes.

About 225 calories 

 

Coconut/Watermelon Smoothie

This recipe makes one serving.

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup of coconut milk
• I cup of frozen watermelon chunks
• ½ a small banana
• 1 teaspoon of honey
• ½ cup of strawberries, stems and leaves removed
• 2 ice cubes

Place the ingredients in a blender and run on medium until thoroughly mixed and smooth.

About 190 calories.