If you take a look at what's on the shelves at your local health food store or co-op, you'll notice that there's an entire section dedicated to kefir in the refrigerated section. It's sort of funny to think about how kefir was traditionally made - in animal skin bags traveling through the mountains. I like to wonder what the original kefir-drinking nomads would think about the kefir many Americans buy at the store - flavored with exotic fruits, spices, and all the different sweeteners such as honey, agave nectar, and maple syrup - in a convenient, brightly colored bottle. Instead of picking up a bottle myself, I like to look at the pretty bottles for flavor inspirations. Here are a few I've been making in my kitchen recently! Don't get too caught up in the measurements - simply throw the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. You can either add, substitute, or skip ingredients if you'd like. And then voila! You have a delicious kefir beverage just as good or better than what you'd find at the store. As a bonus, you'll pay much less when you do it yourself!
1 Serving Each
Golden Milk Smoothie- 1 cup kefir
- 1/2 banana
- 1/2 tsp. ground turmeric (or a chunk of fresh the size of your pinky nail)
- 1" fresh ginger, peeled
- 2 dashes cinnamon
- 1 dash black pepper
- 1 dash nutmeg
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 cup kefir
- 1-2 tsp. matcha powder
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 Tbs. honey, agave nectar, or maple syrup
- 1 cup kefir
- 1/2 ripe mango
- 1 tsp. ground cardamom
- Chopped pistachios (as a topping)
- 1 cup kefir
- 1/3 frozen banana
- 1/3 cup pineapple
- 1/2 avocado
- 1 dropper full CBD oil (optional)
- 1 tsp. spirulina (optional - for color)
- 1 tsp. ground ginger (or small piece fresh)
- 1 Tbs. lime juice
- 1 Tbs. honey
- 1 cup kefir
- 1/2 cup pineapple chunks
- 1 Tbs. lime juice
- 4-5 ice cubes
- 1 Tbs. honey
