Smoothies and Juices for Beginners

Here you go 4 easy juice and smoothie recipes! When you start experimenting with juices, a huge window of possibilities opens up before you. From making simple juices with assorted fruits to starting to make smoothies and lassis with yogurt and milk, experimenting with the pleasure of using all kinds of plant-based milks that provide you with a wide variety of nutrients and flavors, and playing with spices. The world of juices is endless!

Today we would like to invite you to step into this world with some juices and smoothies that are really easy to make, and with which we believe you can enjoy a lot, because they are very common flavors and that tend to be very popular wherever we take them.

To make the smoothies, you’ll only need a blender that’s capable of crushing ice. In this regard, all the blenders we have in the store will work for you, from our beloved Magimix blender to the KitchenAid.

For the juice, we make it very easy for you: with the extractor Juice Expert you don't even need to peel the fruit: cut it so it fits through the juicer chute, and that's it.

In any case, you can see all the blenders and juicers Here. Now, on to the important part: those juices and smoothies!

Banana and cashew or hazelnut smoothie

Utensil: a blender or a Nutribullet-type blender capable of crushing ice.

Ingredients (for 2 glasses)

• 20 g of unsalted roasted cashews (you can substitute them with hazelnuts)
• 1 banana
• 30 g of sugar (optional)
• 300 g of milk
• 6 ice cubes

Preparation

1. Put all the ingredients together in the blender jar and blend for about two minutes. Depending on the desired texture, you can increase or reduce the time. Also make use of the function Pulse Use the blender if you have one to quickly achieve a smooth texture.
2. Ready to serve!

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Orange and carrot juice

Tool: Extracteur de jus Magimix

Ingredients (for 2 glasses)

• ½ apple
• 2 oranges
• ½ carrot
• 1 cm of ginger
• (Optional) 75 ml of champagne

Preparation

With the Juice Expert juicer no need to peel the fruit or remove stems or seeds; everything that isn't juice will be caught in the filter.

So all you have to do is insert the cold-press attachment into the machine, cut all the ingredients into quarters, and feed them into the machine.

Notes:

• Could you put the juice in a blender with a little ice, to make a most refreshing slush-style juice.
• If you want to make a juice for an aperitif or to impress, you can add about 75 ml of champagne to turn it into a truly bold drink.

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Carob smoothie

Utensil: Blender capable of crushing ice.

Ingredients

• 500 ml of almond milk
• 4 tbsp of carob flour
• 2 cs of cocoa
• 1 cc of vanilla essence
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tbsp of honey or cane sugar
• 400 ml of water
• 5 ice cubes
• Optional: whipped cream ice cream for serving

Preparation

1. Place all the ingredients except the water and ice in the blender and blend for 90 seconds.
2. Agregar the 400 ml of water and the ice cubes and continue blending for 40 more seconds. Take advantage of the momentum of the option Press if you have one, to vigorously crush the ice.
3. Retire the blender jar and transfer it to a container, while straining it through a cotton fabric to gather the remaining flour.
4. Drink it immediately or keep it in the refrigerator for up to 8 hours.

Optionally, you can serve it with a scoop of cream or whipped cream on top. It makes for an ideal presentation, but most importantly, the bitter combination of carob and cocoa tastes fantastic with the sweetness of the cream.

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Cocoa and banana smoothie

Utensil: Blender Magimix

Ingredients

• 4 ripe bananas, peeled
• 2 cups of almond or soy milk
• 2 tbsp of cocoa powder
• 2 cc of maca powder
• 1 tbsp of brown butter or hazelnut butter
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cc ground cinnamon
• 1 ccc of vanilla extract

Preparation

1. Add all the ingredients to the Magimix blender and blend until you get a smooth shake.
2. Bottled airtight and chill for a couple of hours to enjoy it cold.

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You can find all the blenders and juicers in our store in the section Extractors and blender jugs.

Sometimes, people ask us what to look for in order to choose well. I think it's important to point out that all blender jugs the ones we have in the store are capable of crushing ice, and they have a Pulse function, which works really well when blending ice or nuts, and lets you achieve a finer texture in very little time. From here, I’d advise you to look at the jug size that interests you, whether it comes with extras or not (some come with cups so you can take your juice with you), and the design.

Cold-press juicer Juice Expert Magimix and Magimix jug blenders and KitchenAid