Raw orange smoothie recipe

2 medium bananas

2 medium oranges

1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice (or water for a less orangy-taste)

1 tablespoon fresh orange zest

1 tablespoon coconut oil

Directions

1. Get your orange zest off an orange before you peel it. The easiest way to get fresh orange zest is to simply use a clean orange peeler to shave a bit of orange peel off. Collect 1 tbsp's worth.

2. Peel your oranges well using a knife. Cut off most of the white rind so that you just have nice, glistening oranges with very little white rind left.

3. Add all ingredients to your high-speed blender.

4. Blend well.

5. Enjoy your raw orange smoothie!

The Rawtarian's Thoughts

Raw orange smoothie recipe - I was craving a creamy orange smoothie today for some reason. Not sure why! So I put my thinking cap on about what would make this smoothie burst with orange flavour - while at the same time being super smooth and creamy. And here's what I came up with!

It's very easy to make, and the consistency is super creamy and orangy. Note: This is best made with a high-speed blender since oranges can be difficult to get to a smooth consistency in a standard blender due to their fibrous consistency.

Rawtarian's silky green smoothie recipe

3 large bananas (peeled)

2 medium oranges (peeled - use a knife, cut generously around the edges to remove a lot of the white rind as well as the skin)

1 apple (chopped)

1 cup spinach

1/2 cup to 1 cup water

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 sprinkle cinnamon

1 tablespoon chia seeds

Directions


1. Add all ingredients to blender. Place soft ingredients like bananas in first, because that's what I was taught!

2. Blend in your high-speed blender until nicely smooth.

3. Empty your blender immediately. Pour green smoothie into cup(s) or a large mason jar for on-the-go.

4.  Add 1-2 cups of water into your blender immediately and blend again to aid in cleaning process. Take carafe to sink and finish rinsing/cleaning blender right away. I am not a good housekeeper but the one rule in my house is to NEVER let the Vitamix carafe sit uncleaned. NEVER! Why? Because then if I'm lazy later on and it's not clean then I won't use it, then I won't know what to make, and I'll just eat nuts for dinner because I'm too lazy to clean the blender.  NEVER store recipes in your blender for this reason. :)

This recipe makes quite a large green smoothie, it's a perfect breakfast for 1 person. This is my go-to breakfast. 

The Rawtarian's Thoughts

I have been a raw vegan for over two years. And for breakfast almost every single day I have a green smoothie. And I am still not sick of them yet, if you can believe that! I can make them super quickly, and I always keep the main ingredients on hand.

If you have any trust in me believe me when I tell you that in order to make a tasty green smoothie you absolutely must have a high-speed blender like a Vitamix or a Blendtec. Otherwise it'll be chunky and grainy and downright disgusting and you'll have to pinch your nose to get it down.

Raw cashew milk recipe

1 cup cashews

3 cups water

2 tablespoons agave nectar (or honey)

2 vanilla seeds (or 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract)

A tiny tiny tiny tiny splash of almond extract (optional)

1 teaspoon cinnamon

pinch sea salt

Directions

1. Blend the cashews and water in a high-speed blender. I use my VitaMix blender, which is the best blender in the world! Blend very well so that the liquid resembles a thin milk.

2. Add the remaining raw cashew milk recipe ingredients and blend again.

3. Drink this delicious raw cashew milk recipe and experience heavenly bliss! As mentioned above, your raw cashew milk can be drunk straight, or served as a milk substitute in cereals and other recipes.

PS: If you have any left over raw cashew milk from this recipe, try making raw chia seed pudding with your raw cashew milk recipe.

The Rawtarian's Thoughts

Raw cashew milk recipes do not come close to this sweet, almondy cinnamony raw cashew milk recipe.

Raw cashew milk can be used for many many purposes in your raw food lifestyle.

I tend to drink this cashew milk as a delicious sweet treat, perhaps as a dessert, or I serve it over home-made dry cereal or I even splash a 1/4 cup on top of a bowl of my raw oatmeal.

Raw lemonade smoothie

1 cup water

1 lemon (peeled but if it's organic use one tablespoon of lemon peel)

1 ripe banana

1/3 cup dates (medjool dates are my favourite. Remove the pits of course!)

1/2 stalk celery or a handful of parsley

Raw lemonade smoothie recipe inspired by Raw Rose

Directions

1. Throw all raw lemonade smoothie ingredients in blender and blend away until smooth!

Remember that you should always put the softest ingredients, such as bananas, in first. That way they're close to the blender's blade and make it easier to blend.

If you don't have a high-speed blender (such as a VitaMix) I might leave out the celery because celery is kind of stringy if not blended well. Also, if you don't have a high-speed blender make sure your dates are soft. If you have really hard dates, soak them in warmish water for half-an-hour or so.

The Rawtarian's Thoughts

Raw lemonade smoothies are refreshing during the summer. There's something very cooling about that tart, tangy taste.

The color of this raw lemonade smoothie doesn't look very lemony due to the dark-color of the dates, but the taste will be lemony-zingy!

I just love lemon-flavoured raw food recipes, like these raw lemon cookies.

Enjoy!

Raw strawberry milk recipe

2 cups of frozen strawberries

2 tablespoons of chia seeds

2 cups of water

3 tablespoons of agave nectar or honey

Raw strawberry milk recipe recipe from Sirova

 

Directions

1. Blend in a high-powered blender until very nice and smooth.

2. Drink immediately. Nice dessert!!

The Rawtarian's Thoughts

Oh ho hum, another smoothie recipe, right?  Wrong!

This raw strawberry milk recipe is divine. Trust me. The texture is wonderful. Sirova, the recipe's originator, compares the taste to standard strawberry milk--that thick, syrupy smooth sweetness. Yum! This recipe really does take me back to my childhood.

Warning:

Do not attempt unless you have a Vitamix, a Blendtec, or another high-powered blender! Chia seeds won't blend well in a regular blender.

Raw food eggnog recipe

5 ripe bananas

1 cup cold water

1 tablespoon agave nectar

1 tablespoon coconut oil or coconut butter

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon cloves

1/8 teaspoon allspice

1 pinch of sea salt

Directions

1. Blend until smooth.

2. Taste. Add more cinnamon, cloves or allspice to taste.

3. Consume immediately. If refrigerated, the texture will change and become more of a pudding, so consume this raw food eggnog recipe immediately.

The Rawtarian's Thoughts

This is my first raw Christmas.

One of the most important Christmas food traditions in my household is eggnog, so I knew I had to find a suitable SAD eggnog substitute.

Here is a wonderful raw food eggnog recipe.

Note: This recipe does NOT keep well! It should be consumed right away. If you refrigerate it, it becomes jelly-like or pudding-like, which still tastes fine, but is not eggnoggy.

Think of this as an instant eggnog recipe. It's very rich and festive. Enjoy!

Raw chocolate shake recipe

1 cup of water

2 medium ripe bananas

1/2 teaspoon raw cocoa powder

1/2 teaspoon agave nectar

Directions

1. Blend!

2. Adjust measurements to suit your taste.I like to go easy on the cocoa powder and then add more if necessary.

3. Enjoy this raw chocolate shake recipe!

The Rawtarian's Thoughts

Raw chocolate shake recipes have saved the day once again. Over the past few days I've had some sweet-tooth cravings, I'm not afraid to admit it. In order to quell the sweet tooth, I've been making more desserts than normal.

The following raw chocolate shake recipe is so simple but so divine. Served chilled in a tall cold glass, it's a true treat. I am drinking this shake as I type this!

This recipe is perfect for one person.