The Recipe: Green Breakfast Smoothie

Hi guys!

Today I'm back with a recipe for one of my favourite things to have for breakfast; a smoothie. But not just any smoothie, a super healthy green smoothie. I tend to just grab anything that's in my fridge and it usually tastes pretty good, but this combination tasted extra good and it's super healthy, so I thought I'd share the recipe with you.

For this smoothie you will need:

Spinach

A banana

Some cherry tomatoes

Grapes (purple or green)

Blueberries

Celery

Half a lemon 

Half on apple

A splash of water

Chop up your celery, banana, apple and tomatoes and throw them in your blender/ Nutribullet (whatever your using to whizz up your smoothie). Then chuck in your grapes and blueberries. Grab a handful of spinach (or more or less, depending on what your prefer.) Then pour in the juice of half a lemon and add a splash of water. If you like you can also throw in some ice at this point for an extra cold smoothie. Blend everything together until it reaches the consistency you like, but bear in mind green smoothies tend to be on the thicker side. Pour into a glass and enjoy your breakfast! 

Blogust Day 9- Vanilla Cupcakes

I'm back with another recipe for you all! Today I'm letting you in on my recipe for vanilla cupcakes. These are a great base if you want to get fancy with your cake decorating, or if you just wake up craving cupcakes, like I often do!

The recipe is really simple and very very quick to do. It makes 12 cupcakes.

You will need:

110g butter softened at room temperature

100g caster sugar

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 tsp vanilla extract

100g plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

1-2 tbsp milk

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 180C and line a muffin tin with 12 paper cases.

Step 2

Cream the butter and sugar till pale. Gradually add the eggs. Stir in the vanilla extract.

Step 3

Add the baking powder to the flour then gently fold in to the mixture.

Step 4

Bake for 10-15 minutes. Insert a skewer or cocktail stick- if this comes out clean your cupcakes are ready.

Step 5

Set aside to cool for around 15 minutes.

Step 6

Decorate as desired.

And there you have it! Like I said these are super simple and quick to make. Send me pictures if you use the recipe! Also, let me know if you'd like to see more recipes from me.