My Morning Smoothie Recipes

Updated July 24, 2026

Smoothies are my go-to morning beverage/meal. I was such an ice cream/milkshake fiend as a kid so this is the healthiest way for me to indulge and feel like a kid again. There is nothing like enjoying a delicious sweet frozen beverage while getting key vitamins and nutrients.

I guarantee this will also make it a lot easier to drop the morning expensive Starbucks coffee addiction. You'll have more nutrition, more energy, feel fuller, and save money. Save the coffee and tea for where it is free at work or cheaper at home.

I rotate between seven different types of smoothies, one for each day of the week. Each feature a serving's worth of greens. No better way to hide some nutrition than in a delicious shake. Here are the recipes.

For each of the recipes, put all the ingredients in a high powered blender (like a Vitamix) and blend until smooth or use one of the NutriBullet smoothie blenders with the built in cups. It makes cleanup a lot easier.

Also, note that the amount of frozen ingredients matter. You want no more than half the volume to be frozen otherwise it will make blending challenging. One tip is to add the ingredients to a microwave safe cup, then microwave for 20-30 seconds. It will take the frozen edge off the ingredients and make them blend a lot easier.

For flavors, I like the added health benefit of adding a splash of apple cider vinegar to each one. All the flavors compliment it really well, but it can be too prominent for some pallettes. Feel free to omit if you prefer. And I've gotten used to water as the liquid base for all the different smoothies below. It's cheaper and easier than worrying about dairy or milk substitutes. But most of these would work great using your preferred choice of liquid. Just note these recipes are built around water or unsweetened beverage.

One other recommendation has to do with the bananas. Buy a bunch of them, let them get overripe on the counter, then unpeel and freeze them in a Ziploc bag before using. This transforms the flavor from being slightly bitter, fibrous, and offputting in a smoothie if using a fresh banana to being decadent, insanely smooth, and sweet if using frozen.

My Go-To Recipes

Pineapple Banana Smoothie

6 oz water (or milk of your choice)

2 oz pineapple juice. If you don't have this just add more water.

1/4 cup canned, fresh, or frozen pineapple

1 frozen banana

1/2 cup packed fresh spinach

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

Strawberry Matcha Banana Smoothie (skip the matcha if you want)

1 cup water (or milk of your choice)

1/2 cup strawberries (fresh or frozen)

1/2 tsp matcha powder

1 tsp sugar

1 frozen banana

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

1/2 cup packed fresh spinach

Chocolate, Peanut Butter, and Banana Smoothie

1 cup water (or milk of your choice)

1/4 cup ice cubes

1 frozen banana

2 tablespoons dried peanut butter powder

1 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon cocoa powder

1/2 cup packed fresh spinach

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

Peaches and Banana Smoothie

6 oz water (or milk of your choice)

2 oz peach juice. If you don't have this just add more water.

1/4 cup peaches either fresh, from a can, from a fruit cup, or frozen

1 frozen banana

1/2 cup packed fresh spinach

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

Blueberry Banana Smoothie

1 cup water (or milk of your choice)

1/4 cup frozen blueberries

1 frozen banana

1/2 cup packed fresh spinach

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

Orange (Guava) Smoothie

1 cup water (or milk of your choice)

2-3 tbsp frozen orange juice conentrate or 4 large peeled orange segments or reduce water to 6oz and add 4-6oz orange juice 

2 tbsp guava puree (optional)

1 frozen banana

1/2 cup packed fresh spinach

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

Matcha Green Tea Banana Smoothie

1 cup water (or milk of your choice)

1/4 cup ice cubes

1 frozen banana

1/2 tsp matcha green tea powder

2 tsp sugar

1/2 cup packed fresh spinach

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

Wild Card Ideas

Chai Banana Smoothie

1 cup leftover brewed chai tea that is room temp or refrigerated

1 frozen banana 

2 tsp sugar

1/2 cup packed fresh spinach

Coffee Banana Smoothie

1 cup cold or room temp coffee

1 frozen banana

2 tsp sugar

1/2 cup packed fresh spinach

Mango Banana

1 cup water (or milk of your choice)

1/4 cup mango puree from baby food jar or squeezy or frozen mango

1 frozen banana

1/2 cup packed fresh spinach

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

Grape, Peanut Butter, and Banana Smoothie

1 cup water (or milk of your choice)

1/4 cup frozen grapes

2 tablespoons dried peanut butter powder

1 teaspoon sugar

1/2 cup packed fresh spinach

1 tsp apple cider vinegar