Today's Smoothie

I forgot to take a photo, but this was a yummy one!

1 cup apple juice
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 cup frozen blackberries
1/2 cup frozen cherries
1 banana, fresh or frozen
as much kale as you like
2 medjool dates

Combine all ingredients in blender and process until smooth.

Still Craving Blackberries

Ever since I drank a couple of Jamba Juice blackberry smoothies on vacation a few weeks ago, I've been fiending for more blackberries. This was quite good, if I do say so myself.

Purple Berry Smoothie

1 cup frozen blackberries
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 banana, chopped into chunks and frozen
1-1/4 cup pomegranate juice
1/4 cup raspberry sorbet
1 tablespoon flax oil or flax meal, optional

Combine all ingredients in blender and process until smooth.

Note: For a healthier version, omit the sorbet and add a generous handful or two of kale. Also very tasty!

Blackberry Milkshake

Perhaps you've noticed that my smoothie adventures are leaning more towards the fruity and less towards the veggie lately... I blame it on summer. I really indulged the other day and made a milkshake instead of my usual all-fruit (and sometimes veggie) smoothie.

Easy Blackberry Milkshake

1/2 cup vegan vanilla ice cream
1 cup frozen blackberries
1 cup vanilla soymilk or other non-dairy milk

Combine all ingredients in blender and process until smooth.

A Smoothie in Two Acts

Last night I felt like whipping up a thick, fruity, dessert-ish smoothie, so I threw in equal parts frozen strawberries and frozen mixed berries (blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries), plus enough vanilla soymilk to make it blend. The resulting concoction was fairly good but not as sweet as I would have liked - I think it needed a nice ripe banana to sweeten it up but sadly, I was all out. Anyways, it was pretty.


I made more than I could eat for dessert, so I put the leftovers in the refrigerator and this morning, I put it back in the blender, added some kale, a few ice cubes, and a couple of dates, and re-blended it for breakfast.

Mmm... green sludge.

I almost didn't post about this smoothie since the taste was just okay - nothing to get too excited about - but then I thought I'd share since it illustrates the value of saving your leftovers for a new go-round the next day. :-)