This spinach apple banana smoothie is a great drinkable breakfast for days you're not super hungry, or as a snack. It's packed with tart flavors like green apple and pineapple as well as ginger.
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How will this green apple smoothie make your life easier?
We all need a good and easy smoothie recipe in our back pocket. This spinach apple banana smoothie (with pineapple and ginger too) makes for a transportable light breakfast or snack. Packed with bold flavors and veggies, it's tasty any time of day.
This smoothie recipe makes one serving, so you won't be left with another serving if you're making breakfast for one.
Tossing nutrient dense spinach into this smoothie blends the flavors together and makes it extra tasty. It's not as filling as other smoothies, like Strawberry Banana PB Smoothie or Berry Smoothie with Granola, but is a great snack or light breakfast.
This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled for a crowd.
What makes this apple spinach smoothie recipe so good?
How do I make this green smoothie?
This spinach apple banana smoothie just takes 2 steps to make. Step 1: add all ingredients into a blender jar. Add liquid last.
Step 2: Pour into your glass and enjoy! See, so easy.
Substitutions/Tips
- Adjust the amount of ginger you add to your preferences.
- You can add a dollop of yogurt and/or milk to your spinach apple banana smoothie to make it more filling.
- I like adding apple juice or water to the smoothie for flavor, but you can also add milk, almond milk, soy milk, or your favorite milk alternative.
- You can substitute fresh spinach for frozen spinach. Just add ½ the amount of frozen spinach since it's more compact.
- Optional add-ins: Chia seeds, ground flax, and flax seeds? are all great additions to this smoothie.
FAQ
Instead of trying to make the 'healthiest' smoothie, I like to focus on adding 2-3 different food groups to my smoothies. Add some fruit, dairy, veggies, and seeds are great additions. This will help keep you satisfied with a tasty smoothie.
Smoothies with lots of fresh, water-filled produce can get frothy. Adding banana to this spinach apple banana smoothie helps prevent froth, so do seeds or fats. Also, drink your smoothie quickly, this will also prevent it from separating.
What can I make with leftover ingredients?
- Spinach: Thai Beef with Spinach and Fried Garlic, Grapefruit and Avocado Salad, Microwave Egg Bowl, or Arugula Basil Pesto
- Banana: Bananas Foster Pancakes, Overnight Oats with Yogurt, or Berry Oatmeal Cups.
- Pineapple: 15 Minute Chicken Stir Fry
- Apple: Apple Cucumber Salad, Apple Pie Overnight Oats, Holiday Kale Salad, or Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats.
Did you make this spinach apple banana smoothie? Leave me a comment & rating to share how it turned out!
Spinach Apple Banana Smoothie
Equipment
- blender
- Measuring Spoons
- Measuring Cups
Ingredients
- ½ whole Granny Smith apple cored, quartered
- ½ whole banana fresh or frozen
- ¾ cup frozen pineapple slices
- ⅓ cup fresh spinach leaves or frozen, see note below
- ½ teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 Tablespoon flax seeds
- 1 cup water or apple juice
Instructions
- Layer in apple quarters, frozen banana, frozen pineapple, spinach, grated ginger, flax seeds, and liquid. Blend until smooth.
- Pour into glass and enjoy immediately.
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Notes
- Adjust the amount of ginger you add to your preferences.
- Add a dollop of yogurt and/or milk to your spinach apple banana smoothie to make it more filling.
- Add apple juice or water to the smoothie for a fruitier flavor, but you can also add milk, almond milk, soy milk, or your favorite milk alternative.
- Substitute fresh spinach for frozen spinach. Just add ½ the amount of frozen spinach (about 3 Tablespoons).
- Optional add-ins: Chia seeds, ground flax, and flax seeds? are all great additions to this smoothie.
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Angela says
Looking to start my week off healthy and made this smoothie... it was so good! Love the zing from the ginger! This recipe is definitely a keeper!
Rebecca says
me too! the ginger is tasty in this smoothie
Suja md says
Absolutely delicious dish; thank you for this fantastic recipe! I will make it again!!
Rebecca says
awesome! great to hear
Claudia Lamascolo says
What was so great about this drink was you the flavors were fabulous and no one knew spinach was in it healthy and will make it again
Rebecca says
I love spinach as a smoothie add-in. It blends the other ingredient flavors together and doesn't taste too spinach-y when you add the right amount
Elizabeth says
This sounds fantastic! The perfect morning pick me up that isn't too heavy. I love that you don't need a juicer for it either!
Rebecca says
right?! Blenders are great, no juicers needed
Toni says
This is so perfect!! Delicious and really healthy! Thanks for the recipe!
Rebecca says
you're welcome!
Christina Verma says
Absolutely delicious breakfast! It’s perfect for mornings like today when you don’t have a lot of time and it perfectly suits the warmer mornings we are now having. Thanks for sharing
Rebecca says
yes! glad you liked it