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Cousin Kate’s 3 Best Egg-Free Ice Cream Recipes

It’s about time we shared one of our best-kept secrets with you! We are lucky to be connected in family ties to a very sweet catering business in Brooklyn, NY called Sweetcycle, which uses our bikes for their events and has shared with us their favorite egg-free recipes for bike-churned ice cream.  Egg-based custards can […]

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Rock the Bike’s – Bike Blended Events Menu

Whether you have an upcoming full-service event or if you are seeking inspiration for your rented or purchased bike, these are some of our favorite bike-blended smoothie options! If you don’t have fruit that is pre-frozen, and you decide to add ice, you will get the best results with small ice cubes placed on top […]

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Vegan Huckleberry from Little Panda Craft Ice Cream

Craig and Sha Myers are the brains behind Little Panda Craft Ice Cream, located in Missoula, Montana. So not only is Missoula home to the bicycle touring HQ of the nation but also, pedal-powered ice cream! The two combined are enough to make me consider relocating to the Big Sky State. Little Panda is no longer […]

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St. Patrick’s Day Green Smoothie Recipe

Many folks equate the color green with the March holiday St. Patrick’s Day. Some folks drink green beer, while other folks dye their rivers green, but your friendly folks over at Rock the Bike prefer green smoothies to celebrate. Now you too can celebrate “the Emerald Isle” with our St. Patrick’s Day Green Smoothie recipe, and enjoy […]

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Bike-It Ben’s No-Bake Energy Bars

Ben Sherratt aka Bike-It Ben from Sustrans at Brighton & Hove has developed a simple recipe for a quick and kid-friendly energy bar. He was so kind to share his recipe for the No-Bake Energy Bars (vegan!) he made with his Year 1 kids at St. Luke’s Solar School. They’re made using his Rock The […]

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The Anti-Flu Super Smoothie: Water is Life, Food is Medicine.

It’s officially the Fall season and winter is coming. We recently put on a smoothie booth for Kaiser Permanente‘s employee health and wellness fair in Tracy, California at the Eagal Lakes Resort. We were prepared to serve 400 smoothies from 10 AM to 3:00 PM. We set out from the San Francisco Bay Area at […]

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Protein Monkey: A Peanut Butter and Banana Smoothie Recipe

2 bananas, chopped and frozen 1 generous scoop PB 2 c coconut milk beverage, vanilla-flavored Makes 26 oz

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Basics of nutritious smoothies

We and our customers are starting to put a lot of smoothies out into the world, so we thought now would be a good time to collect the most important goals and information in one place. Key Nutrition Points: Antioxidants. They help your body repair its own cells and thus help you live longer. They […]

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Very Berry – Mixed Berry Smoothie Recipe

Ingredients:  Frozen Mixed Berries Frozen Strawberries Banana Yogurt (organic is best) Almond Milk/Soy Milk/etc. Prep It In Your Pitcher: 1. Peel your banana and place in the bottom of your blender pitcher. 2. Add 1/2 cup yogurt. 3. Scoop in 1 cup of frozen mixed berries and 1/3 cup of frozen strawberries. 4. Scoop in some ice. 5. Top off with milk […]

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Sunset on the Farm – Strawberry Mango Smoothie Recipe

Ingredients:  Frozen Mangoes Frozen Strawberries Banana Yogurt (organic is best) Orange Juice Prep It In Your Pitcher: 1. Peel your banana and place in the bottom of your blender pitcher. 2. Add 1/2 cup yogurt. 3. Scoop in 1 cup of frozen mango and 2/3 cup of frozen strawberries. 4. Scoop in some ice. 5. Top off with Orange Juice — […]

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Flax and Spinach Power Smoothie

  This recipe comes from Jessa Hokayam of e2 events in Virginia. They whipped it up recently for a Bon Secours event, and it’s quickly becoming an e2 staple! For 120 -5oz servings: 3 cups flax 3 cups almonds 2 pounds blueberries 4.5 pounds strawberries 9 pounds bananas 50 oz (25 cups) spinach 6 quarts water […]

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Bike Blended Apple Cider

What You Need: – 8-10 lbs. fresh apples  (big-flavored, tangy, juicy varieties encouraged. We like Honeycrisp!) – water – two High Performance pitchers – 2 bowls or Cambros, 1 for apple pulp and one for juice. – electric kettle or access to stove and pot – cheesecloth, or paint straining sack – cutting board / knife – cinnamon […]

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Blueberry Beach Cruiser Smoothie Recipe

This simple 4-ingredient recipe is perfect for busy events! Ingredients: Frozen Blueberries 1 Banana Yogurt (organic is best) Vanilla Soy Milk (organic is best) Prep It In Your Pitcher: 1. Peel your banana and place in the bottom of your blender pitcher. 2. Add 1 cup yogurt. 3. Scoop in 3 cups of frozen blueberries. 4. Pour in 2 cups vanilla […]

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Hummus Recipe

Foost, our Australian partners, have been using the Fender Blender Pro (High Performance) at all their events. A recent event they participated in promoted Melbourne city workers to get active during their lunch break, and to eat more colorful veggies. To stick with the theme of the event they whipped up some hummus and then […]

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Shopping List for 100 Smoothie Servings in 2 hours

You’ve got an event for 100 people and you want to bike blend smoothies. Here’s what to buy for 2 flavors for 100 people (serving size 6-8 oz): 2 Almond Milk (plain, 64-oz) – $5.50 1 Plain Yogurt (64-oz) – $5.99 1 Orange Juice (1 gal ) – $6.39 ~30 bananas (~10 lbs) – $9.57 2 […]

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Raspberry Sorbet with Pink Champagne Recipe

Above: Executive Chef Ned Bell serves bike blended Raspberry Sorbet w/ Pink Champagne to hungry guests. From the Chef: This is an incredibly easy recipe! We make all our own Sorbets here at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver, but you should just buy some excellent raspberry or strawberry sorbet from Bella Gelateria… In the bottom […]

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Moberi’s ‘Ferngully’ Smoothie Recipe

Here’s something our friends over at Moberi have been making lately. This smoothie is filling, but a bright energy booster to help through the busy holidays and winter season! Fill your pitcher with:1 Handful of Greens (mostly Kale and Collards)1 Cup Unsweetened Coconut Milk1 TBS Coconut Oil1/2 Cup Frozen Pineapple 1/2 Fresh Banana1 TBS Almond […]

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Recipe: Nut Butter from a Bike Blender

Nut butter is packed with protein and can be a healthier alternative to smoothies. Ingredients: At least 4 ounces of your raw nut of choice (cashew, almond, pecan, etc.) If you desire roasted nut butter put a layer of nuts on a baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 12 to 15 minutes. Stir once […]

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Pumpkin Pie Smoothie Recipe

We served Pumpkin Pie Smoothies at Berkeley Sunday Streets. This is a great seasonal treat for the fall and requires very little cooler space at an event. In your pitcher add: 1 banana 1 cup pumpkin puree 1 cup vanilla yogurt 2 tbsp honey 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice Top with 1 cup ice and […]

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Spring Harvest Smoothie Recipe

Jones Valley Teaching Farm shared this refreshing, seasonal smoothie recipe: Harvest spinach and strawberries, if available- figs, blackberries, raspberries and mulberries This makes one blender full- about 10 sample cups. ¾  cup spinach ½  cup strawberries ½  cup other berries and figs ¾  cup OJ ½ cup low fat vanilla yogurt ½ banana Mix all […]

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