7 Breakfast Smoothie Recipes (+ Freezer Tips) (2024)

7 breakfast smoothie recipes with zero added sugar and no bananas! Sharing a formula to help you come up with your own smoothie recipes, and showing you how to make meal prep smoothie freezer packs.

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and while I'm highly addicted to my standard Instant Pot steel cut oats, I also love to start the day off with a delicious, fruit-filled smoothie!

There are a million different ways to make smoothies, but I'm making it super simple for you today with my smoothie formula!

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You might be wondering...wait, no bananas? Yes, that is correct, these rare unicorn breakfast smoothie recipes have no bananas, just as all smoothies should in my opinion 😆

In addition to having no bananas, they

• have zero added sugar (just natural fruit sugars)
• are mostly dairy-free/vegan
• can be prepped ahead as frozen smoothie packs
• are extremely flexible

This post covers a LOT!

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1. How to Make Smoothies (Video)
2. Blenders- cheap vs expensive
3. Smoothie Add Ins
4. How to Meal Prep Them
5. 7 Different Breakfast Smoothie Recipes

Recipe video

Watch the video below to see exactly how I prep these recipes ahead. This video is loaded with tips and tricks and I highly recommend watching it! You can find more of my recipe videos on my YouTube channel.

Blenders- cheap vs expensive

Guys, over the years I have tried several blenders from my dad's green Oster blender from the 1970's (not even kidding), to a cheap model to a Vitamix. Guess what? They all work for smoothie recipes.

• cheap model- I used a basic blender similar to this one for years and it worked well for me
• Vitamix- I recently upgraded to this Vitamix blender and really love it, but it is an investment

Tips for blending perfectly smooth smoothies using cheaper blenders

• add your greens and blending liquid first to get a nice, smooth texture (no one likes to drink chunks of spinach)
• try blending for longer to get them silky smooth
• cheap blenders may require more liquid to blend properly

Smoothie add ins

Oh man, you can certainly go nuts on smoothie add ins and rack up a huge bill. Rather than share all the add ins on the market, I'm sharing some of my faves. These are ingredients you can add in addition to the ingredients in the base formula.

Nutrient Boosters

Nutrient boosters add healthy proteins, fats, and nutrients. Don't go nuts on these as they can add extra calories. I stick to 1-2 nutrient boosters per smoothie. Here are some of my faves:

• 1 tablespoon hemp hearts
• 1 teaspoon ground flaxseed
• ¼ of an avocado (I promise you can’t taste it!)
• 1 tablespoon goji berries
• 1 tablespoon of this coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon of this matcha powder
• ¼ cup plain greek yogurt
• 1 tablespoon nut butter

Want to turn your smoothie into a meal? Try adding one of the following:

• ¼ cup quick or rolled oats
• ½ scoop protein power (also gives it some staying power)- if using collagen do a full scoop
• 3 oz silken tofu

Flavor enhancers

• vanilla, almond or coconut extract- this really helps mask the flavor of greens
• spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, or chai spice blend
• avoid fruit juices or flavored yogurt as they add unnecessary extra sugar to your smoothie

How to meal prep smoothies

If there is one single thing that helps me actually make and drink smoothies more regularly, it is definitely meal prepping them. Having the ingredients assembled in the freezer means making it is as simple as shaking it out into the blender, adding my blending liquid, and blending away.

To prepare your smoothie packs or smoothie jars

1. place frozen fruit in the bottom of the jar
2. place add-ins on top of fruit. Extracts, flax, chia seeds, spices etc are all totally fine to add in!
3. top the jars with any greens, then seal with the jar lids
4. these jars will keep for up to 3 months in the freezer!

notes-

• to avoid any issues getting fruit out of jars: always use frozen fruit, and don't allow the fruit to thaw while preparing them
• smoothie packs may appear frosted or freezer-burnt but you won't taste any difference

To blend

1. dump all ingredients out of the jar into the blender. It's ok if some fruit gets stuck in the jar.
2. add the almond milk (or coconut water as indicated) to the jar, put the lid on and give it a good shake, then dump it into the blender. This helps get anything left in the jar out.
3. blend away, then pour the smoothie back into your jar and enjoy!

7 Different Breakfast Smoothie Recipes

1. Base Mango Smoothie Recipe

Get the printable recipe here!

• 1 ½ cups mango
• 1 ½ cups blending liquid
• 1 tablespoon chia seeds (optional)

Sometimes simple is best, and this base mango smoothie is a perfect example of the formula. No need to prepare smoothie packs for this one, since there are just two simple ingredients!

2. Anti-Inflammatory Turmeric Frozen Smoothie Packs

Get the printable recipe here.

• 1 ½ cups frozen pineapple chunks
• ¼ teaspoon of turmeric
• 1 pinch of black pepper
• 1 tablespoon of chia seeds
• 1 cup packed spinach or kale
• 1 ½ cups blending liquid

This one is PACKED full of anti-inflammatory promoting ingredients including the wonder-child turmeric, pineapple and leafy green spinach (or kale). You can't taste the turmeric or the leafy greens, just pure tropical bliss.

3. Blueberry Coconut Water Frozen Smoothie Packs:

Get the printable recipe here.

• 1 ½cupsfrozen blueberries

• ½cupyogurtfull-fat plain or greek

• ¼teaspooncoconut extract

• 1tablespoon

  hemp hearts

• 1cupcoconut water

This one is packed full of anti-oxidant rich blueberries, hydrating coconut water, and gets a boost of protein thanks to a scoop of hemp hearts. The blueberries, coconut water, nutty hemp hearts and greek yogurt pair perfectlytogether!

4. Green Mango Superfood Frozen Smoothie Packs:

Get the printable recipe here.

• 1cupspinachpacked

• 1.5cupsfrozenripe mango chunks

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• 1teaspoonground flax

• 1tablespoonchia seeds

• ⅛teaspoonalmond extract

• 1 ¼cupsalmond milk

This one is PACKED with superfoods: mango, spinach, chia seeds, ground flax...so much nutrition packed into one drink! A touch ofalmond extract pairs surprisingly well with the mango and really takes this smoothie up a notch.

5. Goji Peach Cherry Frozen Smoothie Packs:

Get the printable recipe here.

Goji berries are linked to a huge list of health benefits including longevity, calmness and improved sleep, and weight loss. Interestingly, cherries are a good source of melatonin and are linked to improved sleep as well. Maybe this smoothie should be re-named the Good Night Smoothie?

This goji peach cherry smoothie is so surprising, in that it tastes like...chocolate! Something about the combination of cherries and goji berries really brings out chocolate flavors, though there is no trace of cocoa powder to be seen in this smoothie. Absolutely delicious. Kai's favorite!

6. Strawberry Mango Chai Frozen Smoothie Packs

Get the printable recipe here.

This simple recipe is subtly sweet, and gets depth of flavor from a touch of chai spice mix and vanilla extract. Add ground flax, chia seeds, and a handful of spinach for an even healthier smoothie!

7. Matcha Avocado Smoothie

Get the printable recipe here!

• ¾cupfrozen mango chunks

• ¼cupfrozen avocado chunks

• ⅛teaspoonvanilla extract

• 1tablespoonchia seeds

• 1 teaspoon of this matcha powder

• 1 ½cupsalmond milk

This is my favorite afternoon pick-me-up! The avocado makes it thick and creamy and gives a boost of healthy fats, and the matcha powder has a ton of anti-oxidants and a little boost of caffeine as well.

Those are our 7 smoothie flavors! I hope you got some great ideas. Let me know if you have any questions.

XO

This post was originally published in 2016. It has been rewritten and republished with new photos, 2 new recipes, and a new video!