The Best Smoothie Recipes
Updated: May 01, 2023
Smoothie recipes are perfect for a quick breakfast on the go or as a healthy snack. We've gathered the best smoothie recipes from the Taste of Home Test Kitchen, our readers and our Facebook friends! If you're running late, then give these smoothie deliveries a try.
A.M. Power Smoothie
Start with a base of 1 cup flavored kefir (a healthy probiotic drink in the dairy or natural foods case), and ½ cup juice of your choice. Add baby spinach, a small avocado, protein powder if you like it, and ½ cup or more of frozen berries.
Fresh Peach Smoothie
My healthy smoothie recipe uses vanilla almond milk, orange juice, peaches, Greek yogurt and a surprise ingredient: English cucumber.
—Angela Lively,Conroe, TX
Cranberry Zing Smoothie
Combine orange juice, kefir or low-fat yogurt, avocado for creaminess and frozen cranberries.
Monkey Around Smoothie
Give chocolate milk a whir in the blender with a ripe banana and a handful of ice cubes. It’s a great treat for kids—that you’ll actually feel good giving them.
Green Goodness Smoothie
I make smoothie recipes with frozen or fresh fruit, kefir, spinach and unsweetened almond milk, plus flax and chia seeds. Yummy!
—Jami Kruse, Baltic, SD
Strawberry-Carrot Smoothie
Mix 1 cup each carrot juice, orange juice, 2 cups plain yogurt and 1 cup each of pineapple and strawberries.
—Elisabeth Larsen, Pleasant Grove, UT
Peach Melba Smoothie
I use frozen peaches, raspberries, yogurt, peach nectar, wheat germ and vanilla to make this old-school smoothie recipe.
—Mari Lizzt, Kalamazoo, MI
Cantaloupe Smoothie
Peel and cube half a cantaloupe; blend with ½ cup each vanilla yogurt and orange juice. Add a few ice cubes and more juice if needed to get things moving.
Chocolate-Cherry Power Shake
Pour in equal parts tart cherry juice and pomegranate-flavored kefir. Add 1-2 scoops of chocolate-flavored protein powder, a handful of frozen tart cherries or cranberries, and, if you have it, baby spinach.
Strawberry-Banana Smoothie
I make this smoothie recipe almost every day for my oldest granddaughter using 1 banana, 1/2 cup strawberry yogurt, a splash of coconut water and a handful of frozen strawberries.
—Don Mellott, Durand, MI
Rich Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
Blend 1 can pumpkin, two 5-oz. cans evaporated milk, 1 banana and 1 cup orange juice with 1/3 cup brown sugar, ½ tsp. pumpkin pie spice and ¼ tsp. cinnamon.
Apple Cider Smoothie
Blend 1 cup apple cider and ½ cup vanilla yogurt with apple pie spice and 1 small apple, peeled, cored and chopped. Drizzle in caramel if you fancy it.
Sweet Potato-Cherry Smoothie
There’s nothing like a smoothie blend of sweet potatoes, banana and cherries.
—Brenda Nora, Memphis, TN
Blueberry Blast Smoothie
Blend 1 cup frozen blueberries with 1 small avocado, 1 clementine and 2 cups blueberry kefir. Add 1 tsp. nutrient-rich powdered spirulina or chlorella if you like it.
Coconut-Mango Smoothie
My favorite smoothie recipe combines coconut milk, mango, pineapple, Greek yogurt and ice.
—Megan Worthington, Birmingham, AL
California Dream Smoothie
Pulse 2 cups ice cubes in a blender with 1 cup milk, 1 cup vanilla yogurt, ½ cup honey and a 12-oz. can of thawed orange juice concentrate.
—Sonya Labbe, West Hollywood, CA
Grandma’s Favorite Smoothie
To a base of equal parts milk and yogurt, add 1 ripe banana and 1-2 Tbsp. peanut butter and ground flaxseed. Sweeten with honey.
Peanutty Chocolate Smoothie
With baby spinach, banana, dark chocolate soy milk, dairy-free yogurt, powdered peanut butter, instant coffee granules and ice, this tasty smoothie recipe is gluten-free and dairy-free.
—Tricia Barlow Walker, Oshkosh, WI
Pineapple-Coconut Smoothie
Blend a can of coconut milk with 1 cup frozen pineapple, ½ cup frozen mango and ¼ cup shredded coconut. To sweeten, blend in 1 or 2 pitted dried dates or honey to taste.
—Gunjan Dudani, Bellevue, WA
Broccoli-Berry Smoothie
This is the best smoothie recipe! It includes frozen broccoli, frozen berries, a banana, kiwi, Greek yogurt, fruit juice of some kind and hemp protein powder.
—Lisa Kydyk McGann, Peterborough, ON
Mermaid Smoothie
Whir up ½ of a pineapple, ½ papaya, 3 oz. baby spinach, 1-1/2 cups milk and ½ cup ice cubes.
Cucumber-Melon Smoothie
Place a peeled seeded cucumber, 1-1/2 cups honeydew, 1 cup each Greek yogurt and crushed ice in a blender with honey to taste and fresh mint, if you have it. Add a small avocado to make this smoothie recipe extra creamy.
—Crystal Schlueter, Babbitt, Minnesota
Mango-Carrot Smoothie
You can’t go wrong with frozen mango chunks, almonds, cinnamon, raw carrot, milk and water. Blend all until smooth.
—Ian Crawford, Deux-Montagnes, QC
Berry Blast Smoothie
Blend 2 cups cranberry juice with 2 cups frozen mixed berries, some ice and 1-1/2 cups raspberry yogurt.
—Elisabeth Larsen, Pleasant Grove, UT
Pumpkin Spice Smoothie
This smoothie recipe tastes just like fall: pumpkin puree, vanilla Greek yogurt, orange juice, cinnamon, nutmeg and ice.
—Syndee Yurkanin Mears, Round Lake, IL
Creamy Berry Smoothie
Whir up ½ cup pomegranate juice, 1 cup each frozen mixed berries and strawberries, 1 Tbsp. agave syrup or honey with 3 oz. silken firm tofu. No one can tell there’s tofu in this creamy smoothie recipe.
—Sonya Labbe, West Hollywood, CA
Originally Published: January 09, 2019
