Spinach Smoothie
Posted Jan 01, 2024
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This spinach smoothie recipe is a healthy and delicious way to enjoy your greens! Made with 5 ingredients in 5 minutes, it’s the perfect quick breakfast or snack.
I drink a smoothie every single morning – without fail. I even pack my Vitamix in my suitcase when we travel so I can fuel my body with healthy foods like this spinach smoothie, even when we’re on vacation!
There are tons of delicious smoothie recipes on my website, and this spinach smoothie is one of them. It’s light and refreshing and loaded with nutrition from frozen fruit and fresh spinach.
It takes less than 5 minutes to make with 5 ingredients. Plus this spinach smoothie recipe is completely customizable, add a variety of mix-ins to make it your own. Enjoy it alongside peanut butter oatmeal, cottage cheese pancakes, etc.
Spinach Smoothie: Ingredients & Substitutions
- Almond milk. use your favorite milk – whole milk, 2%, coconut milk, etc.
- Fresh spinach. Frozen spinach works well too, however make sure you use 2 cups of loosely packed frozen leaves.
- Frozen Banana. Adding frozen banana to smoothies is the best way to sweeten and impart a smooth texture. Using frozen banana instead of ice ensures the flavor isn’t watered down.
- Frozen fruit. you can choose any variety of fruit you would like. I prefer a tropical flair for our spinach smoothie. You can substitute apples, oranges, pears, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, etc. Use a total of 1 cup of fruit. If using fresh fruit (not frozen) freeze your fresh spinach so it is frozen.
How to Make a Spinach Smoothie
Let’s walk through how to make a spinach smoothie together, and don’t forget to watch the video.
Use a Vitamix
For the best smoothies I recommend using a Vitamix blender. Check out this Vitamix Buying Guide to learn why I chose Vitamix 10+ years ago and never looked back!
Add ingredients to blending container
Begin by adding all the ingredients in the order listed in the spinach smoothie recipe to the container of a Vitamix blender (or another high-powered blender).
Add the milk first, then the rest of the ingredients, for easy blending. Then add the honey on top of the frozen fruit so that it doesn’t get stuck to the bottom of the blending container.
Blend the Spinach Smoothie
Once the ingredients are in the blending container, secure the lid and blend until the mixture is smooth – starting on low speed and increasing to high. Use the tamper to press the ingredients to the blades (if using a Vitamix).
Then, blend on high speed for 50-60 seconds until mixture is smooth.
Spinach Smoothie Optional Mix-Ins
You can add some nutritional boosters to this spinach smoothie, here are some suggestions.
- Greens. Add kale, chard, etc. in place of some of the spinach, if desired.
- Protein powder. Adding a scoop of vanilla or chocolate protein powder is a great choice.
- Chia seeds. for some extra protein and fiber, add 1 tablespoon chia seeds and drink the smoothie immediately.
- Nut butter. some cashew butter or almond butter (or homemade vanilla almond butter) are great choices.
- Bee Pollen. I love putting this in my smoothies for flavor and nutrients.
Serve
Once you have finished blending, pour the spinach smoothie into 1 to 4 glasses (depending on who you’re sharing it with) and serve immediately.
Store/Freeze
You can store leftover spinach smoothie in a glass jar with a lid for up to 1 day in the refrigerator or 1 month in the freezer. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator.
Spinach Smoothie Recipe FAQS
Yes! I suggest organic spinach for the best results.
Yes, I have been drinking a spinach smoothie daily for over a decade now.
I suggest using organic almond milk, coconut milk or full-fat dairy for the best smoothies.
I use frozen fruit and vegetables to thicken my smoothies. You can also add ice if you’d like.
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Spinach Smoothie Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups almond milk
- 2 cups spinach (fresh or frozen)
- 1 banana frozen
- ½ cup pineapple frozen
- ½ cup mango frozen
- Optional add ins: protein powder bee pollen, collagen, etc.
Instructions
- Put ingredients into the container of a Vitamix blender in the order listed.
- Start blending on low speed and increase to high.
- Blend on high speed for 50-60 seconds until mixture is smooth.
- Pour into 1 to 4 glasses and enjoy.
Video
Notes
- Almond milk. use your favorite milk – whole milk, 2%, coconut milk, etc.
- Fresh spinach. Frozen spinach works well too, however make sure you use 2 cups of loosely packed frozen leaves.
- Frozen Banana. Adding frozen banana to smoothies is the best way to sweeten and impart a smooth texture. Using frozen banana instead of ice ensures the flavor isn’t watered down.
- Frozen fruit. you can choose any variety of fruit you would like. I prefer a tropical flair for our spinach smoothie. You can substitute apples, oranges, pears, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, etc. Use a total of 1 cup of fruit. If using fresh fruit (not frozen) freeze your fresh spinach so it is frozen.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I have been drinking a spinach smoothie every day now for 6 months. I can’t imagine how I got along without it. Mine is almost exactly like this one. I do spinach, non fat yogurt, frozen pineapple, frozen banana, nut butter, and pineapple juice, extra chia seeds (2 tablespoons) and if needed coconut water. I like to be able to drink it. Thank you so much for your inspiration to drink this everyday.
This is far and away the best green smoothie I’ve ever tried. Great flavors!
This has become a recent favorite. Today, I used 1c milk and about a 1/2 cup of frozen mango and pineapple (what I had on hand) and it was still very good. Thanks for a new way to eat greens!
how do you make the green smoothie to have less carbs? 54g is to high for me. Suggestions?
Most of the carbs come from the fruit (banana, mango, pineapple). One banana has bout 27g carbohydrates. Then the total of 1 cup of frozen fruit (mango and pineapple) has about 22 grams. You could make a less-sweet smoothie and replace some of the fruit with a scoop of vanilla protein powder.