I really love the unique flavor of today’s smoothie combination. It’s a bit unexpected, but I hope you trust me on this one. The one thing I have to admit is that it was a bit of a fail on my two-tone idea. The green layer just disappeared into the pink layer. I am going to try to rework this one when I have some more time and will update the recipe if I can figure out the layering trick! But if you are just looking for a morning smoothie, who cares what is looks like? right?
Are you a big smoothie drinker? I think I always get into phases, where I have them all the time and then not at all. In the morning I typically just have a yogurt instead of making myself a smoothie. (too much too clean up in the morning)
Berry Citrus Green Almond Smoothie
a two in one dairy free smoothie
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup blood orange juice
- 1 cup frozen strawberries
- 1 cup frozen cherries
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 tbsp almond butter
- 1/2 cup almond yogurt
- 2 ice cubes
- 2 tbsp almond milk
Instructions
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Blend the first three ingredients in a blender or food processor.
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Pour into a jar and set aside.
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Rinse out the blender/food processor.
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Add the last 5 ingredients to a blender/food processor and blend until smooth. If you need to thin out the smoothie, add more milk.
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Pour the thicker color smoothie on the bottom of two glasses. Add the thinner colored smoothie on top.
One note on the almond milk yogurt! I found silk almond milk yogurt at Harris Teeter. I definitely recommend checking the nutrition facts, I saw quite a few with a lot of sugar!
Substitutions:
Smoothie pretty much allow for endless possibilities. I typically keep every type of frozen fruit in my freezer for smoothies (and maybe late night fruit crisp cravings). There are plenty of ways to sub this smoothie for a very similar taste!
- Berries : I think any berry works well in this smoothie swap the strawberries and cherries, for any combination of berries, raspberries, blueberries, mixed berries etc.
- Spinach: If you have been reading my blog all month, than you know you can swap in Kale for spinach if you have some on hand.
- Almond yogurt and milk: If you aren’t looking for a dairy-free smoothie replace almond yogurt and milk with greek yogurt and skim milk.
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