Start your day strong! These three very different protein breakfast smoothies recipes are all equally packed full of vitamins, minerals, fiber, & probiotics – but more importantly, they taste like dessert!
So, here we are. The Hubs and I have been back in the gym game for a month now, and we’re both finally starting to see progress!
IMO, it can’t happen soon enough. You might recall me talking about the fact that I just came off 2 months of blogging conferences and workshops, where my diet was completely off-the-wall. When you’re not in a particular special diet group (vegan, gluten-free, etc.) and are able to eat whatever, most people do, right?
While I didn’t gain any significant amount of weight, I’m definitely feeling the repercussions. I’m as far out of shape as I have been since my wedding day, which was almost 5 years ago. It’s time to saddle up and get back on that healthy train.
Which means salads, lean meats, and breakfast smoothies every day!
This page includes step by step instructions, as well as tips and notes. If you’d like to skip all that, feel free to scroll down to the full, printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.
And lookie here – I have 3 of my favorite recipes to share with you, today.
A trio of breakfast smoothies to get your day started! They may not be nearly as pretty as, say, an Instagrammable Blue Spirulina Smoothie Bowl, but I promise you they’re just as nutritious!
We make all of our breakfast smoothies in our Ninja blender, which is both a blessing and a curse.
Blessing: it’s a multi-purpose appliance (food processor! blender! ice crusher!) and doesn’t take up much space.
Curse: it’s loud as all get-out. I grabbed a Magic Bullet at a super cheap price at the beginning of the year, and while it’s handy, it isn’t large enough to make 2 smoothies at a time. (It does handle pesto like a dream, though.)
I’ve been on the protein shake bandwagon for years now, and we love to incorporate our protein powders into all kinds of things. Pancakes, muffins – even protein powder cupcakes for a quick pre-workout treat.
We usually have both chocolate and vanilla on hand, but we really love the chai flavor from Bob’s Red Mill, too!
Going out the door with coffee in one hand and a smoothie in the other is great, but being able to combine them has been even better.
Plus, less juggling.
Mocha Oatmeal Breakfast Smoothies
The Hubs loves to boil down leftover coffee to concentrate the flavor a bit more, and then in to the ice cube trays it goes.
Using frozen coffee cubes keeps your final product from tasting watered down, and keeps it a little thicker and more smoothie-like. (We’ve made these with cold brew as well, and we prefer the frozen coffee consistency.)
- Frozen coffee ice cubes
- Frozen banana
- Old fashioned oats
- Milk (dairy or non)
- Cocoa powder
- Bob’s chai protein powder
Though skipping breakfast is a no-no if you’re trying to stay healthy, these smoothies will definitely carry you over until you can sit down for a meal. All of Bob’s Red Mill Nutritional Boosters have 20 grams of plant-based protein per serving…more than you’d get from eating three whole eggs! (And less cholesterol, to boot.)
Strawberry Peach Breakfast Smoothies
We love keeping smoothie packs in the freezer for quick, on-the-go prep in the morning. A lot of frozen fruit (bought in bulk!) is used, but if we get carried away at the farmer’s market, there’s always a solution. There are usually 3 or 4 varieties of packs in there, but our favorites are the strawberry peach variety.
- Frozen (or fresh) strawberries
- Peach slices
- Avocado
- Banana
- Almond or coconut milk
- Vanilla protein powder
You don’t even have to add chia seeds – they’re right inside the powder blend! That’s not all that’s in there, either: every flavor, every bag of Nutritional Boosters has probiotics and prebiotic fiber.
Yogurt and fiber bars be damned, Bob takes care of your tummy, too.
Black Forest Breakfast Smoothies
So, of course, I would want to turn dessert into a smoothie.
Black forest cake in a cup, anyone? These are super simple!
- Frozen cherries
- Milk (of your choice – we like to amp up the flavor with chocolate almond milk)
- Vanilla Greek yogurt
- Chocolate protein powder
Sometimes, fresh cherries can be sort of sour, which is great for snacking – but not really great for smoothies. Adding sugar to our smoothies is out of the question (since fruit has enough already), and we both are anti-artificial sweeteners (because not only are they awful for you, they’re pretty gross.)
Thankfully, like all of Bob’s Red Mill products, there’s nothing artificial in these powders: they’re sweetened with monk fruit.
More healthier breakfast ideas!
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Breakfast Smoothies (3 Ways!)
Ingredients
Mocha Oatmeal Breakfast Smoothies
- 1 cup frozen coffee cubes
- 1 frozen banana
- ¼ cup quick oats
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 cup milk almond, coconut, soy, cows
- 2 scoops chai protein powder
Strawberry Peach Breakfast Smoothies
- 1 cup frozen peach slices
- 1 cup frozen strawberries
- 1 frozen banana
- ½ frozen avocado
- 1 cup milk almond, coconut, soy, cows
- 2 scoops vanilla protein powder
Black Forest Breakfast Smoothies
- 2 cups frozen cherries
- ½ cup vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1 cup milk almond, coconut, soy, cows
- 2 scoops chocolate protein powder
Instructions
- Place the ingredients in a blender in the order listed and blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.
Nutrition
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