Making smoothie cubes as ice cube concentrates is the key to making homemade smoothies quickly and easily. Just add a few cubes to a refrigerated glass the night before, stir in some liquid, and your grab-and-go smoothie is ready!
Making Smoothie Cubes (6 Recipes)
Here is an easy method of making smoothies ahead of time by freezing them as ice cube concentrates. It is the key to making smoothies at home and conveniently.
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I never really committed to a smoothie a day until I started this method. It's just so easy.
How Do You Make Smoothies?
Of course there are many ways to make smoothies. I love making them ahead of time and storing away as ice cubes. This method I show you here will provide you with concentrated cubes that you can dissolve and blend with your favorite liquid into a fresh healthy clean smoothie.
Prep: Make sure as many of your ingredients are frozen if possible, though that isn't essential, it's just easier to get the right proportions. Also be sure to use organic for zucchini and berries which tend to absorb more pesticides.
Step 1: Blend your smoothie using a recipe below. Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend for one minute. Do not add ice. You can add a tiny bit more liquid if your blender shrieks "cavination!" but I usually just stop the blender, lift the cover and stir it up and blend again. It's okay if its slushy because you are just refreezing.
PRO TIP:Each flavor should produce 2 cups of mixture. Add a touch more of the recipe's liquid if you need to to bring the mixture up to 2 cups - it will vary slightly depending on the fruit and veggies size and moisture levels.
Step 2: Pour the mixture into an ice cube tray. Each flavor recipe below makes 2 cups of smoothie concentrate. Ice cube trays tend to hold about 1 cup so I usually make two ice cube trays per flavor. You don't have to make all the flavors at once of course.
Step 3: Freeze the cubes overnight and store them in ice bags or other freezer containers. They keep for three months without losing nutritional value.
Step 4: Make a grab-and-go smoothie by adding 4 smoothie cubes to a glass the prior night, refrigerate it overnight. The next day, stir up the thawed smoothie with ½ glass of water or milk. Your grab and go smoothie is ready to go!
Making Smoothies With Smoothie Cubes
Making smoothies with smoothies cubes is convenient because you do all the ingredient-prep and blending on one day, and enjoy grab-and-go smoothies for many days after that.
I usually do smoothie meal prep one Sunday a month.
These recipes for smoothie ice cube concentrates or smoothie cubes are also vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free.
Using these cubes, you are in complete control of how healthy you make your smoothies. And healthy smoothies can be filled with nutrition, make me feel great and are an easy way to get nutrition into my family at the break of dawn!
Either make the recipes as is or supplement the smoothie in the morning with additional power ups when you blend.
How to Make Smoothie Cube Concentrates
Make your smoothie concentrate via the recipes I provide. But also feel free to customize.
Each of the 6 recipes below makes enough smoothie mixture to fill two of the covered ice cube trays I recommend. Each tray holds 1 cup of concentrate in 14 cubes.
Remember to use organic fruits and veggies based on the "Clean Dirty" lists by the EWG.com. For instance, berries, zucchini and apples are all test high in pesticide absorption so should be bought organic or peeled.
Tips on Making Smoothies
If you made all these recipes, you could have enough cubes ready in the freezer to make 48 grab-and-go smoothies, whether several at once, or on a single-serve basis!
If you want your final smoothie to be thicker, try adding a zucchini or banana, chia seeds or even a handful of gluten-free rolled oats.
And of course you can increase the protein in your smoothie by adding almonds, cashews and quinoa to your smoothie concentrate. If you do, please remember to rinse and soak them, preferably overnight, and rinse again before adding to your smoothies.
You can even add buckwheat groats. This addition boosts the fiber, protein and nutrition considerably.
And here are a few other additions that you may have not have thought of that you can add when making your smoothies:
- Pea Protein Powder
- Coconut Butter
- Goji Berries
- Flaxseed Meal
- Camu Camu Powder
- Wheatgrass Powder
- Ceremonial Grade Matcha Tea
Looking for More Detox Recipes?
Another detox recipe you might enjoy is my blender Ginger shots, no juicer necessary!
And here are some delicious smoothies to try:
Cauliflower Smoothie
Peanut Butter Smoothie
5 Blender Wellness Shots
2-Ingredient Fruit Smoothies
Lemon Smoothie Jackfruit Recipe
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Making Smoothie Cubes (6 Easy Recipes)
Ingredients
PINK Pitaya Berry Smoothie
- ½ cup strawberries
- 1 cup peeled dark pink pitayas (dragonfruits) or 2 packets frozen found in Whole Foods or ½ cup freeze dried pitaya found here
- ½ cup dairy-free milk
- 1 teaspoon baobab powder
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
YELLOW Mango Cream Smoothie
- 1 cup mango
- 1 banana or 2 pears (not peeled), or 1 peeled organic zucchini
- ½ cup dairy-free milk
- 1 teaspoon baobab powder
PURPLE Acai Blackberry Smoothie
- 1 cup blackberries
- 1 banana or 2 pears (not peeled), or 1 peeled organic zucchini
- ½ cup water
- 1 tablespoon acai powder
BLUE Spirulina Protein Smoothie
- 1 cup dairy-free yogurt
- ½ cup water
- 3 tablespoon coconut butter
- 1 teaspoon blue spirulina
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup or 2 pears (not peeled)
ORANGE Carrot Citrus Smoothie
- 1 cup carrots
- 1 medium zucchini, peeled and chopped
- ½ cup orange juice
- ¼ cup coconut water
GREEN Sweet Leafy Smoothie
- 1 cup spinach
- ½ cup chopped apple
- ½ cup white grapes
- ½ cup water
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
Useful Equipment
- Covered Ice Cube Tray I like this brand because each tray holds 1 cup of concentrate and has a cover so the ice cubes do not take on freezer scents and tastes. I typically fill two trays per flavor.
- High Speed Blender OR a..
- Food Processor Here is my favorite.
Instructions
To Make Cubes
- Blend up the ingredients for the flavor of your choices.
- Each flavor should produce 2 cups of mixture. Add a touch more of the recipe's liquid if you need to to bring the mixture up to 2 cups - it will vary slightly depending on the fruit and veggies size and moisture levels.
- Pour that flavor into two (1-cup) ice cube trays, either mine or your own choice.
- Freeze them overnight
- Store in the freezer for three months.
To Use Cubes to Make a Smoothie
- The night before, put 4 cubes in a glass. Refrigerate it overnight.
- The next morning, add a liquid, stir and drink your grab and go smoothie.
- Liquids to choose to add:--coconut water will sweeten it, --plain water will dilute it perfectly (remember, the cubes are concentrated)--milk will make it more creamy.
Storage Time
- Smoothie cubes will retain nutritional value frozen for at least three months.
Brittany
I randomly thought of this idea while making a smoothie and was hoping there was a recipe out there for it. Thank you 🙂
Dee Dine
Thanks Brittany!