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    Smoothie Cubes (6 Easy Recipes)

    Sep 28, 2019 · Updated: Apr 17, 2023 by Dee Dine · Affliate links disclosure.

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    Smoothie Ice Cubes in rainbow colors on marble board.

    Smoothie cubes are a great way to prepare a smoothie ahead of time, and store it. Just add the cubes to a glass, let them thaw or blend, and drink your grab and go smoothie.
    overhead view of smoothie cubes

    Smoothie cubes are an easy meal-prep method to make smoothies ahead of time. The idea is simple. Just blend up one of the smoothie recipes below, pour it into ice cube trays, and freeze. To make a grab-and-go smoothie, merely add a few cubes to a glass and refrigerate the night before. Your morning smoothie will be waiting for you.

    And the fruit smoothie recipes are made with simple ingredients and are delicious, but any smoothie can be made into smoothie cubes, including my favorites, my strawberry smoothie, my chocolate peanut butter smoothie, and my delicious chocolate smoothie.

    Jump to:
    • You'll Love Smoothie Cubes
    • Steps to Make
    • Making Smoothies With Smoothie Cubes
    • Recipe Tips
    • Smoothie Additions
    • FAQS
    • More Smoothie Recipes
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    You'll Love Smoothie Cubes

    Incredibly Convenient. Make your smoothies for the week on Sunday, the each night add a few cubes to a glass so your breakfast is thawed by the next day. 

    Bursting with nutrition. The six smoothie cube recipes as is are full of fiber and protein and nutrients that you probably wouldn't eat today otherwise. And I also provide you with a list of add-ins to increase protein or fiber or gut healthy, whatever your need. All ingredients are plant-based and dairy-free.

    Steps to Make

    Here are general steps to make smoothie cubes. For detailed steps and measurements, scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

    Prep: Make sure at least some of your ingredients are frozen because it's 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. Choose one of the six recipes and add the ingredients to a blender and blend for one minute.  Add a few tablespoons of water or milk if your blender needs it to blend. Or just stop the blender and stir it up a bit with a spoon and try again.  It's okay if the texture is slushy because you are just refreezing.

    Step 2: Pour the mixture into two ice cube trays. Each flavor should produce 2 cups of smoothie 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. Ice cube trays tend to hold about 1 cup so I usually make two ice cube trays per flavor. .

    Step 3: Freeze the cubes at least 4 hours or overnight, and then transfer the cubes into bags or freezer containers for storage in the freezer. They keep for three months without losing nutritional value.

    Colorful array of Smoothie Ice Cube Concentrates for Make Ahead Breakfast on a marble board.

    Making Smoothies With Smoothie Cubes

    Step 1: Make a grab-and-go smoothie by adding 4-6 smoothie cubes to a glass the prior night, refrigerate it overnight.

    Step 2: The next day, stir up the thawed smoothie with up to ½ glass of water or milk or coconut water. Your grab-and-go smoothie is ready to go!

    Pro-tip: For a larger or more concentrated smoothie, thaw more cubes. You'll get to know how many makes a good smoothie for you by making them.

    Recipe Tips

    When to make your cubes. Regard making the cubes as weekly meal prep, and make enough on Sunday to give you smoothies every day of the week.

    Dietary needs. The six recipes I provide below are easy to customize and adjust. As they stand, they are vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free.

    When to buy organic. 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. For more detail on the finer points of smoothie making, check out my post "how to make a healthy smoothie" for other tips.

    Smoothie Additions

    To thicken your smoothie. Add chopped raw zucchini or a small banana or ½ an avocado, chia seeds or a handful of rolled oats.

    To increase your protein. Add almonds, cashews and raw or cooked quinoa, or buckwheat groats.

    Other additions to consider. Add a ¼ cup of berries, a tablespoon of butter or a teaspoon of powders or seeds per recipe.

    • Pea Protein Powder
    • Coconut Butter
    • Goji Berries
    • Flax seeds
    • Camu Camu Powder
    • Wheatgrass Powder
    • Ceremonial Grade Matcha Tea

    FAQS

    What are smoothie cubes?

    Smoothie cubes are an easy meal-prep method to make smoothies ahead of time. They are concentrated cubes of frozen smoothie mixture.

    Do ice cubes make smoothies thicker?

    Ice cubes temporarily make smoothies thicker, but they soon melt and render your smoothie watery. It's best to use frozen fruit instead.

    How to make your own smoothie cubes

    Mix up your favorite smoothie and reduce the liquid. Freeze the mixture in ice cube trays, then thaw as needed in a refrigerated glass the prior night, add liquid, stir or shake and enjoy.

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    Smoothie Cubes (6 Easy Recipes)

    Created by Dee Dine
    Smoothie cubes are a great way to prepare a smoothie ahead of time, and store it. Just add the cubes to a glass, let them thaw or blend, and drink your grab and go smoothie.
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    Prep Time 30 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr
    Total Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine American
    Servings 48
    Calories 103 kcal

    Equipment

    • Covered Ice Cube Tray this one holds 1 cup per tray, and the cover stops spills

    Ingredients
      

    PINK Pitaya Berry Smoothie

    • ½ cup strawberries
    • 1 cup pink dragon fruit 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
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    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.

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    Notes

    Each flavor makes 2 cups of smoothie, which fills two ice cube trays if you are using the type that hold a cup of liquid.
    When to make your cubes. I regard making the cubes as meal prep, and usually make enough on Sunday to give me smoothies every day of the week.
    Dietary needs. These recipes are easy to customize and adjust. As they stand, they are vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free.
    When to buy organic. 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. For more detail on the finer points of smoothie making, check out my post "how to make a healthy smoothie" for other tips.
    The nutrition is for the first smoothie recipe only as the recipe card only calculates one recipe. To calculate the nutrition of the other recipes, I recommend using this calculator.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 103kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 2gFat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 76mgPotassium: 366mgFiber: 3.8gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 10IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg
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    1. Brittany

      October 20, 2022 at 3:56 pm

      5 stars
      I randomly thought of this idea while making a smoothie and was hoping there was a recipe out there for it. Thank you 🙂

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      • Dee Dine

        October 21, 2022 at 1:45 pm

        Thanks Brittany!

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