Try our FREE 7 Day Superfood Smoothie Challenge!APPLE PIE SMOOTHIE SHAKE RECIPE The yumminess of apple pie in a vegan smoothie that tastes like a milkshake? Yes, please!If you're a fan of good old American apple pie, then this smoothie recipe by Liliana from Rawganic Vegan will surely be on your top ten list of faves.Naturally sweetened, you get all the fiber and other healthy benefits from the fruit, spices, and cashews, all while thinking you're indulging in a guilty treat! Even better...it's dairy-free!This shake is so easy … [Read more...]
Hangover Helper Smoothie from The Blender Girl Smoothies Book
Try our FREE Green Smoothie Challenge! HANGOVER SMOOTHIE RECIPE With another festive weekend right around the corner, we are looking out for you with this hangover smoothie recipe! Alcohol, though fun, can cause stomach irritation, drops in blood sugar, dilation of blood vessels (that's your headache), and we're just guessing that you probably don't sleep that well – or that much – when you're too busy dancing! This easy fruit smoothie recipe from The Blender Girl's Smoothies cookbook (featuring 100 gluten-free, vegan and paleo recipes) gets … [Read more...]
Healthy, Easy Carrot & Apple Soup
Try our FREE Green Smoothie Challenge!HEALTHY CARROT & APPLE SOUP RECIPE This sweet and easy carrot apple soup recipe is perfect for any time of the year, it's warming and comforting and everything we love in a soup.This soup will make your kitchen smell AMAZING and it's vegan and vegetarian-friendly! Everyone you share it with will guarantee to love it! If you're looking for low-calorie soups, this easy carrot soup recipe only uses minimal healthy ingredients and makes four hearty servings.The way it is prepared really brings … [Read more...]
C Punch Vitamin C Green Smoothie
Enter to win our latest Blender Giveaway! C PUNCH VITAMIN C GREEN SMOOTHIE RECIPE Named C Punch for its vitamin C boost, this green smoothie is the remedy for those days when you’re feeling just a bit off. Starting to get a sniffle, a bit of a headache? C Punch will knock the lights out of that germy thing you may be carrying. This easy fruit punch recipe will show you how to make punch with no added sugar and a super high dose of vitamin C. Get tropical smoothie flavors without the tropical smoothie prices! Not only is the tropical smoothie … [Read more...]
Vegan Oil-Free Chocolate Zucchini Muffins by Oh She Glows
Try our FREE Juice Detox! VEGAN OIL-FREE CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI WALNUT MUFFINS Lightly sweet and oil-free, these chocolate muffins are hiding a healthy green vegetable! Don’t worry, you can’t taste the zucchini, but it does a fantastic job of adding moisture so we can do without any added oil. What’s that? A vegan, refined sugar–free, and oil-free chocolate zucchini muffin recipe that tastes great? Yes, it’s true. Miracles do happen! You'll see for yourself when you discover 100 amazing vegan recipes from the new Oh She Glows cookbook! We adapted … [Read more...]
Mango Raspberry Dream Smoothie
Try our FREE Juice Detox! MANGO RASPBERRY DREAM SMOOTHIE RECIPE This is a two layer refreshing and easy to make mango raspberry fruit smoothie! This smoothie uses only four ingredients that you just might have on hand right now to toss into your Blendtec or Vitamix. Blend to make two layers for a fun layered smoothie, or if you're in a hurry blend all together for a fresh treat that just might remind you of Hawaii. Great for banana lovers looking for a fruity smoothie packed with potassium. Hang on to Summer a little longer with this delicious … [Read more...]
Top 6 VEGA Plant-Based Products We LOVE & WHY!
We LOVE companies that share our passion for nutrition and healthy lifestyle, especially when they've created great-tasting, high-quality products that we can use in our smoothies and other delicious recipes made in our high-powered Blendtec or Vitamix blenders! VEGA has quickly become one of our favorites here at Blender Babes! Congrats to our Vega Giveaway Winners Holly D, Brian S, Ellen C, Bob, KCEmpowering the World to Thrive Since the beginning, VEGA has made it their number one priority to create products made exclusively from … [Read more...]
Shake Up Your Daily Routine with The Blender Bottle
Smoothie and Protein Shaker Bottle Yes, there's such a thing as on-the-go smoothies! The Blender Bottle makes it sooooo easy to blend and go, it's NOT just a protein shaker bottle. Back in 2004, the Blender Bottle Classicrevolutionized the industry with it's patented Blender Ball wire whisk, and they've done it again! The Blender Bottle ProStak allows you to take your smoothies on-the-go AND store your vitamin supplements and/or protein powders! Of course as a protein shake bottle, just mix in liquids such as filtered water, coconut water, … [Read more...]
Top Alkaline Foods From A to Z
Why is your pH level important? If you've ever experienced health issues with your digestive, circulatory, respiratory, skeletal, integumentary, nervous, excretory, muscular, reproductive or immune systems, your pH level might be the culprit. PH level is a measure of hydrogen ion concentration in the body, measured on a scale ranging from 1 to 14, 7 being considered neutral. The body's optimal pH level is slightly alkaline at 7.30-7.45; a reading less than 7 is considered acidic and greater than 7 is basic or alkaline. An acidic pH is … [Read more...]
Smashed Chickpea and Avocado Sandwich Spread or Filling
Try our FREE Green Smoothie Challenge! SMASHED CHICKPEA AND AVOCADO SANDWICH SPREAD OR FILLING RECIPE Wow, talk about easy and delicious! The chickpea and avocado sandwich filling recipe has the consistency of a classic egg salad, minus the processed condiments. Hooray! It's made with a ripe avocado (nature's mayonnaise, as we like to call it), so you know it's full of heart-healthy fats instead of refined oils. Couple that with the soft bite of fiber-rich chickpeas and you can kiss the other recipes goodbye. Alone, the sandwich filling makes … [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...]
Vegan Cake Batter Ice Cream Recipe
Get Healthy with Free Stuff from Blender Babes!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 … [Read more...]
Kimberly Snyder’s Asparagus and Leek Soup – Two Ways
Enter our latest Blender Giveaway!KIMBERLY SNYDER'S ASPARAGUS AND LEEK SOUP This asparagus and leek soup by Kimberly Snyder is healthy and easy to make - which are the type of soup recipes we LOVE!As you may or may not know, asparagus is a nutrient dense, cancer fighting powerhouse!Aside from blanching and roasting these beautiful shoots, half the fun is finding clever ways to incorporate them into your heart healthy diet.This is a popular Kimberly Snyder recipe from her Beauty Detox book, using nutritious asparagus and … [Read more...]
How to Make Your Own Coconut Butter
Enter our latest Blender Giveaway! HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN COCONUT BUTTER - RECIPE & INSTRUCTIONS This can be a tricky recipe - especially considering it has very few ingredients! It took us several tests to feel confident about posting it, but your Blendtec or Vitamix is definitely up to the task. We've included some useful tips and tricks to unveiling the magic of coconut butter in the recipe below. Once you've mastered this coconut butter, feel free to try any number of add-ins, boosts, and flavor options - honey pecan, chocolate … [Read more...]
Skinny Cilantro Lime Dressing
Try our FREE Green Smoothie Challenge! SKINNY CILANTRO LIME DRESSING RECIPE We just can't find enough ways to use this sweet and tangy "skinny" cilantro lime dressing. Our simple recipe is like none other: it is the perfect addition to a salad, tastes great as a marinade, you may even mistake it for one of our juices! Made the easy way in a high powered blender such as a Vitamix or Blendtec, this vegan recipe cuts your waistline AND the time it takes to make a delicious homemade dressing recipe! Not only is this low cholesterol recipe tasty, … [Read more...]
Not-tella Chocolate Hazelnut Spread
Try our FREE Green Smoothie Challenge!NOT-TELLA CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT SPREAD This is an easy, no-nonsense, vegan chocolate hazelnut spread. It is nutty, chocolaty, and not (full of crud - pardon the language) like the famed chocolate hazelnut spread that many people buy at the grocery store. It's okay if that's YOU - Blender Babe Tarashaun LOVES Nutella but after looking closely at the ingredients - she asked me to help make a healthy alternative. Just take a look at the ingredients below (ugh!) and the FIRST, and therefore most by weight, is … [Read more...]
How To Make Kimberly Snyder’s Probiotic & Enzyme Salad (aka Raw Sauerkraut)
Enter our latest Blender Giveaway! HOW TO MAKE PROBIOTIC & ENZYME SALAD - aka RAW SAUERKRAUT If the thought of sauerkraut only brings to mind the thought of canned condiments on hot dogs, it is high time you tried making your own! Sauerkraut is not only a delicious way to use your cabbage, the laundry list of heath benefits leave no wonder why fermented foods have been a staple of the human diet for thousands of years. I first learned about the health benefits of raw sauerkraut after reading Kimberly Snyder's Beauty Detox Solution and … [Read more...]
Coconut Mango and Lime Kale Green Smoothie
Enter our latest Blender Giveaway! COCONUT MANGO AND LIME KALE GREEN SMOOTHIE RECIPE This is a great way to get some extra kale in your diet! Of course, if you prefer other greens (or just have them lying around), feel free to exchange the kale for what you've got. If you're out of coconut milk (or just prefer a different milk substitute), that could certainly be switched up as well. The mango, lime, banana and kale combine in your Blendtec or Vitamix blender to make a sweet and tangy green smoothie that even kids will love! Let us know what … [Read more...]
Vegan Gluten Free Banana Chai Muffins
Check out our latest Blender Giveaway! VEGAN & GLUTEN FREE BANANA CHAI MUFFINS If you thought your heart healthy diet would have you kissing baked goods goodbye, think again! These gluten-free muffins are also vegan, and not only full of flavor but highly nutritious. Topped with fresh strawberries or banana and your favorite nut butter, they make a perfect breakfast or healthy afternoon snack, yet drizzled with maple syrup or stuffed with chocolate nibs, they become a delicious, fiber-filled treat (NOTE: the staff at the Blender Babes … [Read more...]
Southwest Roasted Pumpkin Soup
Enter our latest Blender Giveaway! SOUTHWEST ROASTED PUMPKIN SOUP One of my favorite Fall and Winter flavors is that of pumpkin, yet so many of us limit ourselves to an indulgent pumpkin pie. Why not branch out to your savory side with this soup, which stars the caramelized goodness of roasted pumpkin and spicy Southwestern spices that will warm you up all year round! Using a good power blender, this pureed soup has a perfect holiday feel without the hours of prep. It's great by itself as a soup, or you could skip the gravy and pour it on top … [Read more...]
RAWsome Marinara Sauce Recipe
Try our FREE Juice Detox! RAWSOME MARINARA SAUCE RECIPE There is nothing more guilt-free than a raw, fat-free, (optionally) oil-free, dairy-free recipe like this amazing raw marinara sauce recipe. You can put it on pizza, pour over some roasted (or raw) cauliflower, or enjoy over spiralized vegetables or gluten-free pasta! Every member of the family can make something they will love with this simple five-minute recipe. Use your Vitamix or Blendtec blender to whip this up in under five minutes and customize with whatever herbs or seasonings you … [Read more...]