Splash hot water on frozen fruit before blending your smoothie

Before adding your other smoothie ingredients, hit the frozen fruit with a dash of boiling/or hot water. You’ll avoid a brain freeze, and be able to chug as fast as you like. This also makes it easier to blend in general. And it doesn’t make the end result warm or hot.

Sometimes I’ll do hot black coffee instead of water, which is delicious with the right flavor combo (berries + chocolate protein powder + coffee = very good)