30 Smoothie Freezer Packs (Budget-Friendly)

Smoothies are a delicious and easy way to have a nutritious breakfast QUICK. Today we’re giving you a guide on how to make 30 smoothie freezer packs, with 5 different smoothie recipes, using one shopping list, that’s budget-friendly and can be prepped in under an hour! They’re paleo, vegan and will keep you satisfied until lunch!

30 Budget-Friendly Smoothie Freezer Packs

Smoothie freezer packs are so popular right now! You can order them via subscription or purchase them by the pack at most stores. We’ve tried some, and enjoyed a few, but ultimately they are SO expensive. So today we’re bringing you the best of both worlds: a convenient and delicious breakfast smoothie that you can make-ahead to grab and go that WON’T break the bank.

Let’s break down the math:

One month’s worth of smoothie subscriptions can cost you about $240! Yes, there is definitely a convenience factor, but if you make your own, you control the ingredients and sweetness and it is SO much more affordable. Our 30 days worth of smoothie packs came in at a minuscule: $46.33!!! Or about $1.50 per smoothie! And we timed ourselves making the smoothie packs and can confidently say it should take you no more than 1 hour, or less, to put them all together.

We wanted to use one shopping list interchanging the ingredients as much as possible when putting together these recipes. We came up with 5 smoothies that are all their own flavor, while still using some of the same ingredients. We’ve made a SHOPPING LIST  that you can find below, as well as in the notes of the recipe.

It was also important that we kept the ingredients as common as possible so they’re easy to find. We’ve offered a few substitutions in the recipe for ingredients that are less common, like cacao nibs. And while we tend to like a sweeter smoothie, we know some people would prefer to keep it as low sugar as possible, so sweetness is optional for most (except the cacao ones, which we definitely feel that the bitterness needs to be countered). You can use maple syrup, honey, or stevia (use the amount suggested on your brand) to sweeten your smoothie.

 Tips to Make and Use Smoothie Packs

• Where should I shop? We recommend purchasing the fruit at a large box store that offers organic frozen fruits, like Costco or BJ’s, or a place like Trader’s Joes (this is where we purchased some of our ingredients). Amazon Fresh also has some great options for bulk fruit.
• How Do I Make Smoothie Freezer Packs? Simply place all the specified ingredients, except the milk, inside a plastic bag (or better yet, a reusable bag) and freeze until ready to use, up to one month.
• Can You Freeze a Smoothie for Later? We do not recommend blending the smoothie too far in advance. Smoothies are best consumed immediately.
• Have Some Leftover Smoothie? We pour any leftover smoothie into a popsicle mold and enjoy later as a frozen treat. Kids love this! Though frozen smoothie pops are best consumed within a few days of making.
• Items we love for smoothie packs:
  1. Reusable Silicone Bags
  2. High-Speed Blender
  3. Bag Opener (to fill your packs)
  4. Labels/Sharpies to label/date!

Want more make-ahead smoothie freezer packs? Check out the whole series here:

• Anti-Inflammatory Smoothie Freezer Pack
• Antioxidant Smoothie Freezer Pack
• Fiber Smoothie Freezer Pack
• Detox Smoothie Freezer Pack

Complete Shopping List (copy and paste to your phone’s notes/email to yourself):

• 72 ounces frozen mixed berries
• 42 ounces tropical mixed fruit (see note)
• 30 ounces frozen spinach
• 24 ounces frozen cauliflower
• 21 bananas
• 4 ounces Cocoa powder or Cacao nibs (we used a mix of both, but you can choose just one)
• 8 ounces honey or maple syrup (optional, but we like it with it)
• 6 oz mixed seeds of choice (pumpkin, sunflower, chia, flax)
• 4 ounces sliced almonds
• mint extract or fresh mint bunch

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30 Smoothie Freezer Packs (Budget-Friendly)

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• Author: Lexi
• Prep Time: 60 minutes
• Total Time: 60 minutes
• Yield: 30 1x

Ingredients

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For Tropical Smoothie (make 6 each):

• 1 cup (5 ounces) frozen tropical fruit mix
• 1/2 cup (2 ounces) frozen cauliflower
• 1/2 banana, sliced
• 1 tablespoon mixed seeds
• 1 tablespoon sweetener of choice (honey, maple syrup or other)
• For blending: 1-1/2 cups coconut milk

For Very Berry Smoothie (make 6 each):

• 1 cup (5 ounces) frozen mixed berries
• 1/2 banana, sliced
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
• 1 tablespoon sweetener of choice (honey, maple syrup or other)
• For blending: 1-1/2 cups almond milk

For Green Smoothie (make 6 each):

• 1 cup (5 ounces) frozen spinach
• 1/2 cup (2 ounces) frozen tropical fruit mix
• 1/2 banana, sliced
• 1/4 cup mixed seeds
• For blending: 1 cup almond milk

For Chocolate Mint (make 6 each):

• 1 banana, sliced
• 1 cup (5 ounces) frozen mixed berries
• 1 tablespoon cacao powder
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• Drop of mint extract or small handful of fresh mint
• For blending: 1 cup almond milk

For Chocolate Coconut (make 6 each):

• 1 banana, sliced
• 1/2 cup (2 ounces) frozen mixed berries
• 1/2 cup (2 ounces) frozen cauliflower florets
• 2 tablespoons cacao powder
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• For blending: 1 cup coconut milk

Instructions

To Make Smoothie Freezer Packs:

1. For each individual smoothie flavor place all components except for almond/coconut milk in plastic bag and flatten and press any air out of the bag. You can use a straw to suck the air out, just be careful not to do this if you’re using any cacao powder.
2. Repeat this recipe for a total of  6 smoothies per flavor. Place in the freezer until ready to use.

To Blend Smoothies:

1. Combine all ingredients, including specified milk, in a high speed blender.
2. Blend until creamy, adding additional almond milk if necessary.

Notes

If the tropical mixed fruit at your store has banana included skip it and instead get 16 ounces mango, 16 ounces pineapple and 16 ounces strawberry.

Freezer packs will last around one month. After significant period of time of longer than a month the bananas start to get brown. That’s when you’ll know it’s time to use them up!

Shopping List:

72 ounces frozen mixed berries

42 ounces tropical mixed fruit (see note)

30 ounces frozen spinach

24 ounces frozen cauliflower

21 bananas

4 ounces cocoa / cacao powder or cacao nibs (we used a mix of cacao powder and nibs, but feel free to pick one)

8 ounces honey or maple syrup (optional, but we like it with it)

6 oz mixed seeds of choice (pumpkin, sunflower, chia, flax, etc.)

4 ounces sliced almonds

mint extract or fresh mint bunch

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