Green Smoothie With Avocado
Author Notes: A little avocado goes a long way in a smoothy, lending a pillowy, silky smooth texture that words can't really do justice to. Try it for yourself, and see if you don't get hooked! —Gena Hamshaw
Serves 1
- 1 banana, peeled and then frozen
- 1/2 cup frozen (or fresh) mango
- 1/2 small or medium avocado
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 1/4 cups almond milk (soy, oat, rice, or hemp milk are also fine)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Place all smoothie ingredients in your blender and blend till very smooth and creamy. Add a little more almond milk as needed, or a few ice cubes if you want it to be frostier!
- This recipe is a Community Pick!
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Topics: Breakfast
8 months ago Bec
Yum!! Skipping the fruit and adding coconut cream and cacao powder makes for a great high-fat breakfast. It's like an avocado chocolate thick shake :)
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10 months ago hilbil
What a great smoothie, how I love this recipe.
over 1 year ago Bec
Sounds great - this would be good after a workout! I find avocado takes smoothies to the next level. It's like a thickshake!
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about 2 years ago Danny
I've been making the same smoothie forever and burnt the whole family out on it. This was a great alternative that's easy to make and full of healthy ingredients. Thanks for inspiring me to get out of my smoothie rut!
over 2 years ago Rashidah
Delicious!!!
over 2 years ago QueenOfGreen
Drinking it for breakfast! Thanks for the smoothie!
almost 3 years ago Samantha Brill
I was wondering if instead of mango you could use unsweetened coconut milk?
about 3 years ago Debbie Erman
This was delicious. I am not a big banana fan (I think I burned out on them after years of that being my "breakfast"), so I put a beautiful, fresh mango in. It turned out wonderful, and I ate half of it early in the day and the other half later. I wasn't really all that hungry at dinner, so it's very filling and satisfying. My Vitamix turned those oats into such a silky beverage. THANK YOU!!!
about 2 years ago Irene
oats? i don't see oats listing in the ingredients...am i missing something?
about 3 years ago Maplesirrop
Fantastic! Thanks for the recipe Meryl.
about 3 years ago Meryl Seigel
Can you please list the total carbs in this and is it for 4 or for 1 person?
about 3 years ago Gena Hamshaw
It's for one person, Meryl. I'm not sure about the carbs -- you'd have to use a food tracking app to get that!
about 3 years ago Beelberts
Several things are listed twice, I am guessing this is an error?
about 3 years ago Gena Hamshaw
Yes, error. So sorry! It's fixed.
about 3 years ago tota
You have 1/2 avocado twice, does this mean use a whole or is this a mistake?
about 3 years ago Gena Hamshaw
It's a mistake -- fixed now!
about 3 years ago nexu
Does it serve 4 or does it serve 1?
about 3 years ago Gena Hamshaw
It serves 1, Nexu -- sorry for any confusion.