Don’t look at me with those sad-clown eyes (wait… is that a thing?). ย It can’t be all Peach Cobbler Cinnamon Rollsย around here. ย That’s unrealistic (though delicious) and downright daunting (though delicious).
When the day’s diet turns a bit too indulgent, I reach for a blender and try to coax whatever fresh ingredients I have into a healthy smoothie. ย It’s not rocket science… it’s mostly just fruit and almond milk. ย You know the old song and dance.
If you take away any little gem of inspiration from this smoothie concoction, please let it be the Green Tea Ice Cubes. ย Though so so simple, these little blocks kinda thrill me. ย All the antioxidants and good vibes of green tea, frozen into a smoothie friendly cube and ready for blending. ย It’s a clever way to add more nutrients to our smoothie meal! ย I’m into it.
My favorite smoothie boosters include:
โข ย Chia seeds for their omega powers
โข ย Maca powder for energy
โข ย Aloha Green Juice Powder for a major boost of green and minerals
โข ย Raw Meal Protein Powderย for a vegan, gluten, and dairy free protein bang
โข ย Big handfuls of kale, cucumber chunks, and not bacon. ย Whatever you do, don’t add bacon.
Into the blender we go with raspberries (fresh or frozen), almond milk, pomegranate juice (bitterness to balance the sweet), green tea ice cubes, and chia seeds.
The results are sweet pink simplicity. ย It’s refreshing. ย It’s summer. ย I know… it’s not cinnamon rolls. ย Let’s be reasonable people who eat reasonable things from time to time.
Note: ย For the Green Tea Ice Cubes I brewed a Yerba Mate Green Tea Blend and froze them into cubes.
Raspberry and Pomegranate Smoothie with Green Tea Ice Cubes
- Prep Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 0 hours
- Total Time: 0 hours
- Yield: two small smoothies 1x
Ingredients
- 1 heaping cup frozen raspberries
- 1/3 cup pomegranate juice
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 4 green tea ice cubes
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Divide between two glasses and enjoy immediately.
36 Responses
Juice, milk, AND tea? That seems a little questionable but I’m game to try anything… Though I guess it wouldn’t seem so questionable if the juice were whole pomegranate kernels. Hm…
I love when I have all of the ingredients on hand for one of your recipes! Just made this smoothie and it is yum!
Love the idea of green tea ice cubes. This is making me want to whip up a smoothie right now!
Can you substitute strawberries for raspberries? Or what other fruit would you recommend?
You can totally swap out the raspberries for strawberries! Blueberries would also work nicely!
Genius!
sounds like the perfect summer smoothie!
Great smoothie!!!
Love the combination and this looks so refreshing
I love the green tea ice cubes. I am so into this smoothie.
I love anything with green tea! X
OH OH the benefits of green tea cubes would be great if they would be added to booze too, just for taste reasons. Such a delicious way to get those anti oxidants in you.
Wait, so I should add bacon or I shouldn’t? I’m so confused. I’m going to add the bacon, and if it’s bad, I’ll be back to complain about it.
;)
xo
Omg yum! Love these creative ice cubes :)
This is my kind of smoothie! So delicious!
This needs to be my breakfast tomorrow!
YUM! I love green tea, this would be right up my alley! What a healthy and refreshing recipe. Thanks, Joy!
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Yum! So many good things in one drink.
Sometimes I’m really upset that I’m not a ‘drinks’ person. Give me a cocktail anyday or even a smoothie but when it comes down to tea, coffee, iced tea, mocha – anything Starbucks related and I’m not interested. But when I see how amazing they look and sound, I feel like I’m missing out!
you’re in the cocktail game! it’s all good!
This looks fantastic!
GREEN TEA ICE CUBE!!!! PURE GENIUS!!!!
My mind is blown by those green tea ice cubes!! I love green tea anything, and they would be delicious to add not just to smoothies, but to iced teas as well. Delicious!
Cat
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you’re totally right!
Always yummy!
I’m not normally a green tea person, but the ice cube idea is so clever that I just might try it!
This looks so delicious! Raspberries and green tea are the best. Gotta try it sometime!
This sounds delicious and I love the addition of green tea ice cubes, but now all I can think about is what it would taste like with bacon…
xoxo
Taylor
Yummmm… Need to make some flavored ice cubes, cause they always sound so good.
Our favorite smoothie mix ins are cacao, maca, and avocado. Yes please. Chia seeds always get stuck in my teeth sadly. Lame.
Green tea ice cubes?! Blowing my mind.
Yes! I started using tea ice cubes this year to pump up the flavor of my smoothies with no extra calories. I love it. Lemon and mint flavored tea work great too. And Chia tea ice cubes! Thanks Joy!
chai tea iced cubes sound great!
Did you make the cubes with brewed green tea or matcha powder?
great question! i just used brewed green tea!
I’m obsessed with a raspberry-mint smoothie I made recently. Raspberries are so good right now! Can’t wait to try your recipe.
sounds delish!