Make Ahead Smoothie Cubes
This is one of the easiest ways to make your mornings simpler and keep your freezer stocked and ready at all times for quick smoothies. Making smoothie cubes as ice cubes is a game changer for making smoothies quickly and saving time in the morning!
Servings 1
Ingredients
Healthy Chocolate Smoothie Cubes
- 4 cups coconut milk (or milk of choice)
- 1/2 cup chia seeds
- 1/2 cup dates
- 1 cup hemp hearts (seeds)
- 4 tablespoons cocoa or cacao powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place 2 cups milk and chia seeds in a bowl and stir well. Let sit for 10-15 minutes.Pour chia gel into a blender jar. Add the other ingredients. Puree until smooth. Add a little more liquid, if needed, for easier blending. The mixture will be very thick with a pudding-like texture.Transfer the mixture to two standard, 16-well ice cube trays. It’s okay if the mixture overflows the wells a bit, as long as it doesn’t go over the sides of the trays themselves.Place trays in freezer and freeze overnight, or until completely solid. Pop the cubes out of the trays and place in an airtight, freezer-safe container. Store in freezer for up to 2 months.To use, add 1 cup liquid and 2 cups your choice of leafy greens to a blender, add 4 chocolate smoothie cubes. Blend until smooth. If not sweet enough, add part of or one whole ripe banana, or a little honey or maple syrup, to taste.
Notes
Cubes of Every Flavor
Here are some more ideas and flavours designed to be frozen in an ice cube tray, then stored in the freezer until you are ready for a plant powered boost. I usually keep 2 or 3 different kinds of smoothie cubes on hand, so that I don’t need to rush around finding ingredients at a moment’s notice.
Ingredient ideas for smoothie cubes
+ Nuts ~ blended up
+ Fruit ~ fresh or frozen
+ Veggies ~ fresh or frozen
+ Plant-based or whey protein powder
+ Peanut butter powder
+ Prebiotic fiber blend
+ Superfoods of your choice: hemp and chia seeds, beet powder, green or red powder, collagen, seaweed products, gelatin and so on all sit perfectly in an ice cube ready to be unleashed into your super healthy smoothie.
Keep it simple: add all of your normal smoothie ingredients to a blender with as little water as possible to form a paste, then freeze into cubes and save for later!
This way you will have all your favorite smoothie goodies in one spot and come a busy morning, only have to add these cubes + liquid to your blender in order to have a tasty, healthy, and nourishing breakfast.
