Do you love the idea of packing greens into your smoothie but dislike the taste? Then you need to try this Vegan Green Smoothie! It's stuffed full of healthy ingredients, including spinach, but is creamy, sweet & delicious!
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If you've been looking for a healthy Vegan Green Smoothie that actually tastes delicious, then you are in the right place!
Yep, this is actually a green smoothie that is sweet, thick, creamy, and tastes really good. It's such a great way to start your day!
Make it as written and serve in a glass, or reduce the milk a little so it blends up extra thick, then serve as a smoothie bowl with delicious toppings like vegan granola, chopped fruit, nuts, seeds, date caramel, chocolate shavings/chips, drizzles of nut/seed butter, shredded coconut, etc.
Mel x
Ingredients
Here is what you need at a glance, along with some ingredient notes & substitution ideas:
- Banana - For the best green smoothie, your bananas should be frozen. Bananas thicken the smoothie and make it really creamy. They also add sweetness and help hide the spinach flavour.
- Spinach - The green part of our smoothie. Its soft leaves blend easily, add loads of nutrition, and make your smoothie a really pretty green colour!
- Nut/seed butter - For healthy fats and protein. My preference is natural peanut butter because the flavour is the strongest and helps hide the spinach flavour better. Use a seed butter like sunflower seed butter, tahini, or pumpkin seed butter if you need your smoothie to be nut-free.
- Dairy-free milk- Any variety is fine, although it's best to use unsweetened unless you like your smoothies on the sweeter side. I like to use homemade cashew milk or oat milk.
- Salt - So important for enhancing flavour, even in smoothies! Just a small pinch is needed.
- Chia seeds & flaxseed - These are optional but recommended for some extra plant-powered nutrition.
- Maple syrup - Or a medjool date. Only necessary if you want to bump up the natural sweetness of the banana. You might not need this is your banana is a super ripe one.
Frozen Banana Tip
I buy extra bananas every week, let some go spotty, then break them up into 2 or 3 pieces, freeze on a lined baking tray, then once they are hard, I throw them in a container or freezer bag. They are fine in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Optional Smoothie Additions
Make this vegan spinach smoothie your own by trying out these variations:
- Make it more filling by adding a handful of rolled, old-fashioned, or quick oats.
- Make it chocolaty with a tablespoon of cocoa powder.
- Make it even more creamy by adding a dollop of vegan yogurt when blending.
- Add a hint of citrus with a squeeze of lemon or lime juice
- Up the healthy fats with some fresh ripe avocado, raw nuts like walnuts, cashews or pecans or some hemp hearts.
- Make it fruity with some fresh or frozen mango, pineapple, or berries.
- Up the protein with a scoop of your favourite vegan protein powder or by adding some tofu like we do in my high protein tofu smoothie.
Bear in mind that most of these additions will thicken the smoothie, so an extra drop of dairy-free milk will probably be necessary.
Recipe
Vegan Green Smoothie
Author:Ingredients
- 1 medium or large frozen banana
- 2 tablespoons nut or seed butter (I like peanut butter best in this because it hides the spinach flavour better)
- 1 packed cup (1 very large handful) fresh spinach
- 1 cup (240 mls) dairy-free milk
- 1 small pinch fine sea salt , not table salt
Optional
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup , or 1 medjool date
- 1 tablespoon flax seeds
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
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INSTRUCTIONS
- Add all of the smoothie ingredients to a blender.
- Blend until smooth and creamy. Add a little more milk if you prefer a thinner consistency.
- If you aren't sure whether you will need the extra sweetness from the maple syrup/medjool date, make it without first, taste, then add if required, making sure to give the blender a quick blend to incorporate it.
NOTES
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Recipe FAQs
Yes, that's fine. Use your favourites or whatever you have in the fridge. Just bear in mind that the smoothie will probably end up tasting more "green". Spinach, when raw, has a pretty mild flavour and isn't as noticeable as other greens like kale, for instance. Also, when using tougher leaves like kale, the need for a high-powered blender is even more important.
Yes, that should be fine as long as you have a high-powered blender. Using nut butter does create a richer, smoother, creamier smoothie than raw nuts, though.
Absolutely! Swap the banana for 1 cup of frozen pineapple. It’ll give the smoothie a delicious tropical flavour and thicken it, too.
Marie says
My holistic nutritionist suggested I try this recipe and I’m hooked! It’s packed with thick, creamy, flavourful goodness and has become my go to smoothie.
Melanie McDonald says
So pleased you're enjoying it Marie!
Natalie says
Mel this green smoothie is fabulous! Such a good and simple blend. I'd never tried adding PB to my smoothies until now. Great idea!