Enter to win our latest Blender Giveaway! EASY BAKED FLAN RECIPE Want to put some "wow" in your Cinco de Mayo celebration? Stir up the excitement with this wonderful easy flan recipe. It's creamy, silky, and decadent...yet it's oh-so-easy to make!! Silkier and more delicate than traditional custard, flan is Mexican comfort food at it's best! Easy to make, it will amaze you how many people are impressed when you bring it as dish to share. The gooey sweetness of the amber caramel dresses up this light custard nicely, so it's ready to woo any … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2014
Creamy Irish Potato Soup Recipe
Enter to win our latest Blender Giveaway! CREAMY IRISH POTATO SOUP RECIPE Easy to make recipe here as these very basic ingredients are available in your local grocery store. This is a traditional creamy Irish potato soup recipe that is perfect on a cold day. With its creamy and smooth, subtle flavors warming your tummy, this delicious, healthy, and very simple soup recipe will have you making it time and time again. For a garlicky variation, try adding 4 cloves of garlic to sauté at the beginning. Soups are easy to create in your Vitamix or … [Read more...]
Vegan Cake Batter Green Protein Smoothie
Try our FREE Green Smoothie Challenge! CAKE BATTER GREEN PROTEIN SMOOTHIE RECIPE When we tested this, our pickiest tester had already tried three not-so-tasty green smoothies. She didn't even want to TRY another one... but when we put a little sip of this in front of her, she tasted it and demanded a whole glass! That's when you know you've stumbled on something GREAT. This Vanilla Cake Batter Green Smoothie is not only protein-packed and a vibrant, bright green, but it's super kid-friendly, too. (That's secret code language for "Tastes … [Read more...]
Blender Babes Favorite 40 Natural & Organic Products Companies of 2014
2014 Natural & Organic Products Health Expo Blender Babes' Natural & Organic Products Company Favorites. We met these AMAZING companies at the 2014 Natural Products Health Expo, and we wanted to share our Top 40 FAVORITES with you!Top 40 Natural and Organic Products Why We Love Them: Good for your body and the planet, Vega is the clean, plant-based choice to fuel your healthy, active lifestyle—without compromise. Made from natural, whole food ingredients, Vega is a convenient, all-in-one supplement.Stand Out … [Read more...]
How to Make Your Own Chia Squeeze Drink!
Try our FREE Juice Detox! HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN WATERMELON LIME CHIA DRINK Chia seeds are all the rage right now, and we're totally on board with this trend. Chia seeds are a great way for vegans and vegetarians to get high-quality Omegas, protein, and fiber, and they can be hidden in anything (see: whole wheat chia seed pancakes, these smoothies, this energy gel). Since I discovered their versatility thanks to the founder of Mamma Chia, Janie Hoffman and her new book CHIA VITALITY, chia drinks have made their way into being a part of my … [Read more...]
A Delicious Cranberry Juice Recipe & Treatment for UTI
Try our FREE Juice Detox!A DELICIOUS CRANBERRY JUICE RECIPE & TREATMENT FOR UTI With a dose of fresh cranberries and a banana, this is a great smoothie for helping women prevent and treat urinary tract infections.Cranberries have been proven to lower the risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs), and this recipe simply combines unadulterated cranberries with a banana, for sweetness, and water.Simple green smoothies are great for digestion and elimination, but this juicy smoothie is specially formulated to benefit the urinary … [Read more...]
Vegan Cake Batter Ice Cream Recipe
ENTER our latest Blender Giveaway! VEGAN CAKE BATTER ICE CREAM RECIPE I eat banana ice cream as often as possible, which is to say, almost every day! You can do a million variations of it (we've done Chocolate Cherry before and have more coming soon!), but this vegan cake batter ice cream recipe is my new favorite. It's the closest we mortals can get to having our cake and eating it too! It's super healthy with no cream and is low fat, smells just like cake batter, and really satisfies my sweet tooth. The tiny amount of butter extract or … [Read more...]
Skinny Low Fat Buffalo Chicken Dip or Sauce
Try our FREE Juice Detox! SKINNY LOW FAT BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP OR SAUCE RECIPE Oh the healthy humanity! The high calorie insanity that is "Normal" Buffalo Chicken dip recipe (55 calories and 2 grams of fat - PER TABLESPOON!!) has been Blender Babes healthified - and it's PERFECT for your next gathering! Don't you worry your waistline over it one more minute, we present to you the new norm. This recipe for buffalo chicken dip is made easy (as usual!) using a high speed blender, like a Vitamix or Blendtec. The Buffalo sauce has the perfect kick, … [Read more...]
Emergency Chocolate Blender Cupcakes
Enter our latest Blender Giveaway!EMERGENCY BLENDER CUPCAKES RECIPE These chocolatey little blender treats land somewhere between cupcakes and muffins in the spectrum of baked delights!Conveniently, you can just toss everything in the blender and not dirty up any bowls, which we LOVE! :) You're likely to have all of the ingredients on hand, too, which is great for when you're busy and just need to bust out a batch of yummy breakfasts for the week!This is the perfect chocolate cupcake recipe for when you have to bring the snacks for … [Read more...]
Deliciously Boozy Brandy Alexander Recipe with Ice Cream
Try our FREE Superfood Smoothie Challenge!BRANDY ALEXANDER COCKTAIL RECIPE WITH ICE CREAM What better way to pamper yourself than with a delicious boozy milkshake?!This creamy Brandy Alexander recipe with ice cream will surely hit your sweet spot and make you feel (almost) like a kid again.Using your favorite brandy, chocolate ice cream and chocolate milk you'll be giddy with delight as you sip this cool grownup version of everyone's favorite sweet treat.Blend up a batch for your next get-together or enjoy for … [Read more...]
3 Reasons Why Our Superfood Smoothie Challenge is Right For You
WHY DO BLENDER BABES' SUPERFOOD SMOOTHIE CHALLENGE?? It's EASY. It's DELICIOUS. It's FREE! Do you wake up every day with every intention of living the healthiest, best life possible, and then quickly are slammed with the fact that you don't have time OR energy to start running 5 miles every day, doing yoga, or overhaul your diet? Are you finding it hard to keep up with work, kids, and, well, LIFE? Life can be a LOT these days, and that's even if you're already trying to eat healthy. Facts are, you probably are NOT getting every single … [Read more...]
Bobbi Brown’s Chocolate Coconut Kale Shake
Try our FREE Green Smoothie Challenge! BOBBI BROWN'S CHOCOLATE COCONUT KALE SHAKE RECIPE This is guiltless chocolate awesomeness if we've ever tasted it, all wrapped up into a chocolate coconut kale shake! Adapted from a favorite by makeup artist Bobbi Brown, this fabulous smoothie is a thick, rich, decadent chocolate milkshake that also happens to be packed with nutrition. This chocolate coconut kale shake is technically a green smoothie, so add it to the daily lineup! A Blendtec or Vitamix blender will make that kale into chocolate creamy … [Read more...]
Vegan Vanilla Lime Green Smoothie
Try our FREE Green Smoothie Challenge! VEGAN VANILLA LIME GREEN SMOOTHIE Green, probiotic, and delicious! This recipe tastes like sunshine and looks a meadow, look at that, it's spring in a smoothie! Made with sweet honey and tart lime, you may even think this protein packed smoothie is a dessert recipe! Add to that the fact that it is made in a snap with a Vitamix or Blendtec blender, it's perfect for an on-the-go breakfast smoothie. Of course you can also make this in a regular blender. Once your tongue returns to it's resting place in your … [Read more...]