Smoothies
Crimson Berry Crusher
Crimson Berry Crusher puts strawberries and raspberries front and center, with orange and mango juices bringing a little sunshine to the mix. The strawberries keep it sweet, the raspberries add some bite, and vanilla protein smooths out the finish. It’s a bright, high-protein berry smoothie that’s easy to blend for breakfast or an afternoon break. Big fruit flavor, a short ingredient list, and a very good use for those frozen berries.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Makes
- 1 servings
- Prep Time
- 5 mins
- Total Time
- 5 mins
Equipment
- 1 Blender
Ingredients
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Ingredients
Instructions
4 fl oz orange juice, 4 fl oz mango juice
½ cup frozen raspberries, 1 cup frozen strawberries, 44 g vanilla protein powder
Notes
Nutrition estimates use the listed amounts and the site’s reference ingredients. Your protein powder and juice selections may change the values.
Nutrition
Per servingEstimates for one serving. Changing the recipe yield scales the ingredients and keeps these per-serving amounts the same.
- Calories
- 377 kcal
- Carbohydrates
- 55.3 g
- Protein
- 32.3 g
- Fat
- 4 g
- Saturated Fat
- 2.58 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 0.21 g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 0.53 g
- Trans Fat
- 0 g
- Cholesterol
- 105 mg
- Sodium
- 205 mg
- Potassium
- 792 mg
- Fiber
- 6.6 g
- Sugar
- 37.3 g
- Added Sugar
- 10.5 g
- Vitamin A
- 48 mcg RAE
- Vitamin C
- 231.02 mg
- Vitamin D
- 25 mcg
- Calcium
- 196 mg
- Iron
- 2.12 mg
Estimated ingredient cost
$3.96 per serving · $3.96 for this batch
Estimated US grocery prices for the amounts used, including purchase waste and discarded marinade. Your store, brands, and package sizes may cost differently. Buying full packages can cost more. Price sources and methodology.
Ingredient costs and assumptions
Quantities without exact weights use the nutrition library’s portion estimates. Purchase yields are estimates. Separate citrus ingredients are costed independently; reusing the same fruit for juice and zest can lower your cost. Labor, utilities, and delivery are excluded.
- orange juice: $0.30
124 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 fl oz = 31 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value 100% Pasteurized Orange Juice, No Pulp, 52 fl oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- mango juice: $0.23
120 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
8 fl oz = 240 g; These three product labels define 8 fl oz as 240 mL. Approximate 1 g/mL only for internal mass normalization. Paired with label values per 240 g, one authored 8-fl-oz serving reproduces the label. Not a measured package density. Owner-approved branded drink formulation; prior dated price observations retained.
Walmart: Simply Mango Juice Drink · Price checked 2026-10-02
- frozen raspberries: $0.81
70 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup (unthawed) = 140 g; temperature=unthawed Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Whole Red Raspberries, 12 oz (Frozen) · Price checked 2026-09-21
- frozen strawberries: $0.94
149 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup (unthawed) = 149 g; temperature=unthawed Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Whole Strawberries, 16 oz (Frozen) · Price checked 2026-09-21
- vanilla protein powder: $1.67
44 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
Authored ingredient weight. Selected vanilla whey formula; historical price observations retained.
Walmart: Body Fortress Super Advanced Whey Protein Powder - Vanilla · Price checked 2026-10-02
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Macro breakdown
- Protein32.3g34%
- Carbs55.3g57%
- Fat4g9%
Per serving · Share of calories from macros
Calculated using 4 calories per gram of protein and carbs, and 9 for fat. Rounding and fiber can affect the listed calorie total.Triple B's Meal Prep Notes
Strawberries and raspberries make a good team in this protein smoothie. Strawberries provide most of the frozen fruit and a sweeter base, while the raspberries bring the sharper berry flavor. Orange and mango juices keep the drink from leaning entirely in one direction. You get a mixed berry smoothie with a little tropical sweetness in the background and plenty of flavor for such a quick breakfast.
For prep, measure the two frozen berries into the same bag or container and keep the juices ready in the fridge. The recipe uses more strawberries than raspberries, so preserve that balance when making several portions. A store-bought mixed berry blend can be a convenient variation, but its mix may include blueberries or blackberries and will change the finished flavor. Individual bags let you keep this strawberry-raspberry version consistent.
Raspberry seeds are part of the deal here. Give the smoothie a thorough blend, then check the texture before serving; how smooth it becomes depends partly on your blender. Add the liquid first so the fruit and protein powder have something to move through. If you need to loosen the mixture, add water a little at a time. The juices and vanilla powder already bring sweetness, so taste the finished drink before adding anything extra.
This is an easy one to pair with other berry smoothie recipes when you’re stocking up for the week. You can use the same strawberries in several combinations and let a different juice or second fruit change the flavor. Browse the vanilla protein smoothies for more ideas, then use the Meaningful Macros Method to turn a few good breakfast options into an actual plan.
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