These Make Ahead Freezer Smoothie Packs are an easy, delicious way to prep smoothies in advance, so that when you’re ready to blend – you can just grab and dump!
All you need to do is add avocado or yogurt, ice (if you prefer) and milk, water or juice of choice.
FREEZER SMOOTHIE PACKS
One thing that my husband and I both love are smoothies! They are easy to make, are ready in minutes, and a healthy way to get those essential vitamins and minerals. When you prep a weeks worth ahead of time you save not only time, but take the guess work out of what to put into the blender.
All you need to add is the freezer pack + milk of choice + protein and/or healthy fats. That’s it!
So instead of spending 10-15 minutes every single morning trying to decide, find, clean, trim, slice and prepare a smoothie, prepare them ahead of time to save yourself the time and stress. Plus – it’s a little extra time to sleep in when morning comes. And we can all agree that with some mornings, those extra 10-15 minutes count!
VERSATILITY – ADD WHAT YOU WANT!
An amazing thing about smoothies is that you can add as little or as much of an ingredient as you prefer.
- Not a fan of bananas? Swap out for the fruit of your choosing.
- Don’t care for peanut butter (shun!)? Swap it out for almond butter, cashew butter or the nut butter of your choosing. Great way to add protein to any smoothie!
- Don’t forget to add chia seeds and/or flax meal for healthy fats. An avocado works, too!
- Worried about the spinach or kale? You won’t even taste it! The only thing it is likely to do is turn the smoothie a strange color.
- No to clementines? Try pineapple chunks.
- Don’t forget to add your favorite yogurt! Prefer something more filling? Add a scoop of protein powder.
MAKE AHEAD FREEZER SMOOTHIE PACKS – TWO WAYS
- Triple Berry Green Smoothie:
This one is a favorite of mine, as I am always reaching for berries in my fridge. I am more likely to buy blueberries and strawberries over any other kind fo fruit. Or sliced banana goes into my yogurts as well. Not that I dislike mangos, pineapples, and such. The latter are just more difficult to cut, slice, core, etc. Berries you can grab and go! Let’s be real here, ok? HA! 😀
These freezer packs require:
- Fresh baby spinach
- Raw kale, stems removed
- Peanut butter
- Blueberries
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
- Optional: 1/2 tbsp chia seeds & 1/2 tbsp ground flax seed/meal
2. Tropical Green Smoothie:
My husband and I love this one when we are stuck in Michigan and wanting to feel like we are lounging in a beach chair, soaking up the sun with our feet in the sand and a cold beverage in our hands! I think my husband loves this one the best because it contains mango. I have never known someone to love mango as much as he does! He loves to add it to vanilla yogurt, as it makes him feel as though he is eating a creamsicle. HA.
These freezer packs require:
- Fresh baby spinach
- Fresh kale, stems removed
- 1 large banana, or 2 medium
- Almond butter
- Clementines
- Mango
- Optional: 3-6 tbsp shredded coconut
HOW TO MAKE THESE FREEZER PACKS
- Divide the ingredients listed for each recipe (found in the recipe card below) into 6 separate freezer-safe bags. Seal each bag and place into the freezer right away.
- When ready to blend, dump the contents of the bag into a blender.
- Add in 1/2 – 1 cup of liquid (water, cashew milk, almond milk, unsweetened coconut milk, juice of choice, etc.).
- Add in avocado, yogurt, etc. If preferred. Use ice – if preferred.
- Blend away until no chunks remain.
- Can be stored in the freezer for 1 month.
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Make Ahead Freezer Smoothie Packs - Two Ways
Ingredients:
Triple Berry Green Smoothie: (use the fruit below or fruit of your choice)
- 3 cups raw baby spinach
- 3 cups raw kale, (stems removed)
- 6 tbsp peanut butter
- 1 cup strawberries, (sliced)
- 1 cup raspberries
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 1/2 tbsp chia seeds, (optional)
- 1 1/2 tbsp ground flax seed, (optional)
Tropical Green Smoothie: (use the fruit below or fruit of your choice)
- 3 cups raw baby spinach
- 3 cups raw kale, (stems removed)
- 6 tbsp almond butter
- 1 large banana, (sliced)
- 3 clementines, (or 1 cup pineapple chunks)
- 1 whole mango, (cubed - approximately 1 cup)
- 6 tbsp shredded coconut, (optional)
Optional Add-ins When Ready To Blend:
- 1/2-1 cup milk of choice or juice of choice
- 1/4-1/2 cup plain greek yogurt, (or yogurt of choice)
Instructions:
Triple Berry Green Smoothie:
- Open three freezer-safe bags.To each bag add:1 cup raw baby spinach1 cup raw kale2 tbsp peanut butter1/3 cup strawberries1/3 cup raspberries1/3 cup blueberries1/2 tbsp chia seeds1/2 tbsp ground flax meal
Tropical Green Smoothie:
- Open three freezer-safe bags.
To each bag add:
1 cup raw baby spinach1 cup raw kale2 tbsp almond butter1/3 banana, sliced1 clementine (or 1/3 cup pineapple)1/3 of a mango - in chunks (approx. 1/3 cup)2 tbsp shredded coconut - Seal each bag and store in the freezer right away.
- When ready to blend, dump the contents of one bag into a blender.
- Add in 1/2 - 1 cup of liquid (water, cashew milk, almond milk, unsweetened coconut milk, juice of choice, etc.).
- Add in 1/4 cup avocado or 1/4-1/2 cup yogurt, etc. If preferred.
- Blend away until no chunks remain.
- Can be stored in the freezer for 1 month.
Notes:
- When blending, you can swap the greek yogurt for protein powder of choice.
- You can save more time by freezing the yogurt into an ice tray and then adding it to each bag.
- If you like a thicker smoothie, use less liquid. If you prefer a thinner smoothie, add more liquid.
- Nutrition label below is for the Triple Berry Smoothie pack only. Use an app such as My Fitness Pal to calculate each smoothie with any add-ins!
Just made these up this weekend! They were so easy to make up now my freezer is stocked! So far I’ve tried the berry smoothie, whcih was delicious, but looking forward to the tropical one too.
I will say that it make way more than I could drink myself – my partner and I actually ended up having half each. I might also reduce the amount of peanut butter or change to a different nut butter with a milder flavour as that was quite dominating.
I’m so glad you enjoyed them! Yes, if the PB is too much, you can always decrease the amount of substitute a milder nut butter in place of it for protein. Such as almond or cashew butter. Or you could even use protein powder! 🙂