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.
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.