We can’t drink mulled wine and spiked eggnog for breakfast every day this holiday season. Enter my frozen cherry and passion fruit oat koji milk water-based smoothie. Pumpkin seeds and bee pollen add a delightful crunch, and it features some familiar ingredients from my corner that you can probably guess: Sakara Super Metabolism Protein powder and Agent Nateur marine collagen powder. This one is sweet and tart with a satisfying crunch thanks to the garnish. A smoothie bound to be a repeat offender in your smoothie rotation! I’m not sure if you can add booze to this one because of the supplements, so ask you health care provider or save the adult beverages for happy hour. Or tomorrow, if you want to switch back to that eggnog or mulled wine in your coffee cup.
Does this look like my photo and recipe could be in a magazine? Do the photos make you want to drink this?
Cherries Passion Smoothie
1 cup Pitaya Foods frozen passion fruit cubes
1 1/2 cups of frozen Whole Foods frozen cherries
1/4 cup Koatji Barista Oat + Koji Milk
2 tablespoons of local honey
1 scoop Sakara Super Fiber powder
1 scoop collagen powder from Agent Nateur
1 scoop of Sakara Super Metabolism chocolate powder
Add all ingredients into the blender except pumpkin seeds and bee pollen. Liquids first. Blend until smooth. Add pumpkin seeds and bee pollen.
Bar Chef Notes: Rim glass honey and cayenne powder (optional) I tried it both ways. Here is a test example of the two side by side. I will use the cayenne honey later this week with a drink recipe. I thought it worth mention.
I started testing smoothies and thought they couldn’t be that good. I didn’t even set up for the photos, but they turned out so dang delicious. Tossing ingredients into a blender and crossing my fingers sometimes works. Why did it happen like that? It just did. Lucky us. Stay cool.
Pourquoi?
Ingredients
1 cup pomegranate juice
2 1/2 cup frozen pineapples
1 single serve package of Blue Majik spirilina on-the-go singles powdered superfood extract (equals a tablespoon ish)
2 tablespoon of ground of flaxseed
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cayenne (less spice to taste if you don’t care for it)
2 oz sweet passion syrup (1:1 passion pure and rich simple syrup)
1 tablespoon ish of bee pollen (I use a local to California)
Method
Add all ingredients into blender except bee pollen and blend until smooth.
Glass: bucket glass
Garnish: bee pollen
Bar Chef Notes: bee pollen is packed with antioxidants nutrient rich energy boosting goodness.
Where to buy the goods? Bucket glass and stuffs? Blonde Behind the Bucket Storefront. I may receive commissions from eligible purchases. Thank you!
I am addicted to Sakara products! I also have one or two smoothies a day. Sometimes, or most of the time, I don’t have time to sit down for a meal, so that’s when the smoothie comes in. This one is made with tiny blueberries from Maine, matcha, dragon fruit, and cocoa nibs for crunch and antioxidants, just because they are simply good. Other goodness is included as the recipe shows. You’re gonna love it!
Plaid Napkin Smoothie
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups of little blueberries (Wyman’s of Maine my choice)
1 Pitaya Foods frozen dragon fruit packet
1 scoop of Agent Nateur holi (mane) marine collagen powder
1/4 teaspoon Hikari ceremonial matcha powder
1 tablespoon Ceylon ground cinnamon powder
1 scoop Sakara chocolate metabolism protein powder
1-2 tablespoons honey (both great depening on desired sweetness)
1 cup of water (1/2-3/4 if you like thicker)
1/2 frozen banana
Professional pour of cocoa nibs for the drink and garnish
Method
Add all ingredients to blending machine except some of cocoa nibs for the garnish. Blend all ingredients until smooth. Pour into bucket glasses. Top with coca nibs.
Glass: Bucket glass
Garnish: Cocoa nibs
Bar Chef Notes: Making smoothies at home is less expensive, even with the cost of some protein powders. Once you have the ingredients, you can create delicious smoothies just like that.
Where to buy the goods? Protein powders, blending machines, collagen powders and bucket glasses and stuffs? Blonde Behind the Bucket Storefront of course. I may receive commissions from eligible purchases. Thank you.
This morning’s smoothie is too good not to share. You’ll only find iPhone photos, though. Six months ago, I took on an overnight baking job in another luxury hotel from 2 am to 10:30 am after my regular luxury hotel bartending job, which is why you didn’t see many recipes here for a minute. Sixteen to seventeen-hour days didn’t leave much time. Then, it started raining in my bathroom during that time, and I had a hole in my ceiling for two months. Once they fixed that and I started to get organized, first the bathroom and then proudly began decanting my food into clear airtight labeled containers, then, it started raining in my kitchen. More leaking from the apartment above. I was already decluttering my closet by then and things were messy, and then I quit working overnight. I like making drinks and wine better. Now, with a few days off and a little more time, here we are, but I am swamped playing catch-up resulting in iPhone photos for this post.
This smoothie is fully loaded and tastes so good. It does contain sea moss, so if you can’t have sea moss gel because of any medical conditions, leave it out. You’ll still get all the goodness. Speaking of goodness!The sumac-rolled glass, though. The first time I ever had sumac in my memory was many years ago. A lady arrived with cheese bread topped with sumac. I ate way more cheese at the time, and I am glad I did. The sumac always stayed in my memory. As soon as I returned home, I found it at a local Middle Eastern market, and the love affair began. This morning, as I sipped my smoothie out of the Cuisinart cylinder with no intention at all of having a rimmed garnished juice glass photoshoot, I kept thinking something was missing. The sumac!! Sumac honey and some dried hibiscus leaves.
Sakara Metabolism is great for reducing bloating and keeping you feeling full. Turmeric is an anti-inflammatory and is better activated with black pepper. Cayenne adds a bit of spice and heat for heart health. Cinnamon helps maintain blood sugar levels and tastes so darn good. It’s cinnamon! What’s not to love? Water is hydrating and obviously not as caloric as a plant or cow milk, and the berries are mood-boosting with antioxidants galore. Ghee oils those joints, and collagen powder works its magic as listed in its name – for skin, hair, and nails. And my sea moss, sourced from St. Lucia, is conveniently available at my local Erewhon market. It is jam-packed with vitamins and minerals that support digestion and overall well-being. I notice a difference in my well-being when I don’t use it. I soak it for a few hours after rinsing, blend it, and have a gel stored in my refrigerator for four weeks.
Good day to you all and happy blending!You are going to love it! Sweet tart earth in a glass. Despite all the ingredients, it’s super easy! Cheers!
Smoothie
Ingredients
2 cups of frozen mixed berries (blackberries strawberries blueberries raspberries)
1 Sambazon Frozen Açaà packet
6-8 hibiscus tea ice cubes
1 scoop of SAKARA chocolate metabolism protein powder
1 scoop Agent Nateur holi (mane) hair, skin, nails marine collagen powder
1 cup of water (If you prefer a looser consistency adjust according berries to water ratio)
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon of turmeric
1/4 teaspoon of black pepper
1/4 teaspoon sumac (garnish)
1/4 teaspoon matcha powder
1 1/2 tablespoons honey (reserve some for the glass rim)
1 teaspoon of ghee
2 tablespoons of sea moss gel (I make my own following the manufacturer’s instructions or use the one you pre-purchased)
Dried hibiscus flowers
Method
For the hibiscus tea cubes
Steep dried hibiscus flowers in hot water, add honey to taste, cool, and freeze until ready to use. Ice tea cubes are always a good idea.
Prepare two saucers, one for the honey and one for the sumac. Dip the rim of the glass into the honey, then into the sumac sauce to create a flavored rim glass. Set it aside.
Add water to a blending machine cylinder, followed by all other ingredients. Blend until smooth, then pour into the rimmed glass and enjoy! It’s so good! You’re going to love the tart pepper with a slightly sweet finish.
Glass: bucket juice glass
Garnish: honey rolled sumac a few crushed dried petals optional of course
Smoothie
Where to buy the goods? You know glasses, blending machines, sumac, protein powders and other stuffs? Blonde Behind the Bucket Storefront, of course.
*I may receive commissions from eligible purchases. Thank you so much .
Life is but a bowl of cherries – or in this case, a cherry smoothie. If I didn’t know any better, I would swear this was a milkshake, but not sickly sweet. Surprise! It doesn’t have any milk at all. It’s so easy that you’ll definitely want to add this to your smoothie rotation. You’re going to love it!
All Cherries and a Little Bit of Chocolate Smoothie
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups frozen black cherries and about 8-10 for the topping (Whole Goods Market/Amazon Fresh)
1 tablespoon of Navitas cocoa nibs
1 scoop of Sakara Metabolism Super Powder
1 scoop of holi (mane) Agent Nateur & Dr. Will Cole marine collagen powder
1 teaspoon of Ceylon ground cinnamon
2 dashes of cayenne pepper
1 cup of water
Method
Add all ingredients to a blending machine and blend until smooth. Pour into a bucket glass.
Glass: Bucket glass
Garnish: Cocoa nibs and frozen cherries
Originally, I had these nibs, but they seemed so boring, so I plopped a bunch of frozen cherries in..Isn’t it beautiful! Delicious and you are gonna love it!
Where I get the glasses blenders and other supplies? Blonde Behind the Bucket Storefront, of course. Please know I may earn commission from eligible purchases.
