Avocado Smoothie is a thick, creamy, and healthy weight loss drink filled with nutritional benefits. It is made with Avocado, banana, pineapple, spinach, and almond milk. The recipe I have shared here shows you how to make Avocado Smoothie with easy step-by-step instructions for you to try and enjoy at home.
I have also shared a detailed video of this recipe to show the making process visually clear. This Avocado Smoothie is one of the best vegan-friendly drinks to start your day or as a healthy snack to refresh on hot summer days.
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What is Avocado Smoothie?
Avocado Smoothie is a healthy, thick, and ultra-creamy drink made with fresh fruits and greens. The Avocado is usually blended with banana, spinach, pineapple, and milk of your choice. Especially using coconut milk, almond milk as the base liquid not only makes the drink vegan but also delivers a decadent flavor and taste.
Even though the ingredients added here for this recipe are superfoods filled with a lot of health benefits, you can always feel free to customize them. For instance, if you are looking for a low-carb keto-friendly smoothie then make sure to add keto-friendly milk and skip the banana and pineapple from the recipe.
This Avocado Smoothie is one of the best drinks when you are on a weight loss or healthy weight gain management. And it can be served as a breakfast, smoothie, smoothie bowl, or a quick pre or post-workout drink.
Ingredients
The ingredients you will need to make this Avocado Smoothie is basic fruits and greens. Let's check out what are they below.
- Avocado - Healthy fruit with a lot of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and healthy fats. You can either add fresh or frozen avocado that's handy for you
- Pineapple - Gives the tropical flavor and taste to your smoothie
- Banana - Makes the smoothie creamy and also filled with health benefits
- Spinach - I have used spinach here, you can also add kale, cucumber, celery for other variations
- Almond Milk - Makes the drink vegan friendly but feel free to use your favorite milk of your choice
How to make Avocado Smoothie?
The recipe I have shared here is a healthy Avocado Smoothie made with banana, spinach, pineapple, and almond milk. It is a perfect vegan-friendly refreshing smoothie that can be easily customized to individual preferences. I have also added tips to make it into a low-carb keto-friendly smoothie in the tips section below.
Following are the high-level instructions to make this drink but for detailed step-by-step instructions with photos and video, please check out the recipe card below.
- Grab the Fruits - Cut avocado into half and scoop half of the fruit and reserve it for later use. Take a medium-size banana and chop it into small pieces
- Add in the ingredients - Now in a blender jar, add the avocado, banana, pineapple, spinach, and almond milk
- Blend - Close the lid and blend the ingredients until everything turns smooth on a blender
- Serve - Open the lid and pour the creamy Avocado Smoothie into a serving glass. Now the healthy drink is ready for you to taste and enjoy. Serve this Avocado Smoothie for breakfast, afternoon pick me up, before or after a workout
Tips
- For best flavor - Adding pineapple or mango tones down the taste of green spinach and helps to deliver a tropical flavor and taste
- Almond milk - Using non-dairy milk like almond milk, coconut milk, oat milk, or similar others makes the perfect vegan-friendly drink
- For thickness - Banana and avocado used here give the ultra-thick and creamy smoothie
- Other fruits and veggies - You can also use berries like strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, apple, cucumber, kale, and other greens for different tastes and flavor
- Add in some healthy fats - Even though Avocado is already loaded with healthy fats, you can also add peanut or almond butter
- Protein powder - You can also add your favorite protein powder that suits your health goal
- Sweetener - I haven't added any sweetener here, but you can feel free to use maple syrup, stevia, or similar other sweeteners of your choice
- Avocado Smoothie bowl - Add in your favorite toppings like nuts, granola, peanut or almond butter, and enjoy it as a breakfast smoothie bowl
- Chocolate Avocado Smoothie - Add 2 tsp of cocoa powder or chocolate protein powder to enjoy the chocolate version of this drink
- Keto-friendly - Avocado is a low-carb fruit and you can skip the banana and use keto-friendly milk to make a low-carb smoothie. Also, swap the pineapple with strawberry or other berries of your choice
Benefits
Avocados naturally consist of healthy fats, minerals, and other essential nutrients. According to Healthline, Avocados are,
- They are rich in nutrients like magnesium, B6, vitamin C, vitamin E, and folate
- Provide nutrients that help to boost your immune system
- B6 in Avocados helps to decrease the inflammation
- Fiber helps to maintain a good digestive system that's good for gut health
- May reduce heart risk
- Helps in weight loss and healthy weight gain
Calories
This Avocado Smoothie shared here contains 187 calories per serving and it is an estimation by the nutrition calculator. The calorie count may change if you change or alter any of the ingredients. You could also find the detailed nutritional information in the recipe card below.
Storage Suggestions
This smoothie stays fresh for up to a day in the refrigerator but makes sure to store it in a closed mason jar or container.
Serving Suggestions
Serve this healthy drink as a wholesome breakfast smoothie, a quick pick-me-up at the noon, after, or before a workout.
Related Recipes
You could also find similar drinks below and more at Smoothie Recipes and Healthy Drinks Recipes
- Kale Smoothie
- Spinach Smoothie
- Green Smoothie
- Strawberry Smoothie
- Strawberry Banana Smoothie
- Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
- Greek Yogurt Smoothie
- Protein Smoothie
- Banana Smoothie
- Oatmeal Smoothie
- Mango Smoothie
- Pineapple Smoothie
- Mango Lassi
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Avocado Smoothie Recipe video
I have also shared a detailed video of this Avocado Smoothie Recipe below that I hope will help you to make a healthy drink at home. And you could also find this recipe in a story format.
📖 Recipe
Avocado Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 Banana
- ½ Avocado
- ½ cup Pineapple
- ¼ cup Spinach
- 1 cup Almond Milk, or oat milk
Instructions
To make Avocado Smoothie
- Cut avocado into half and scoop half of the fruit and reserve it for later use
- Take a medium-size banana and chop it into small pieces
- Now in a blender jar, add the avocado, banana, pineapple, spinach, and almond milk
- Close the lid and blend the ingredients until everything turns smooth on a blender
- Open the lid and pour the creamy Avocado Smoothie into a serving glass. Now the healthy drink is ready for you to taste and enjoy
To Serve
- Serve this Avocado Smoothie for breakfast, afternoon pick me up, before or after a workout
Video
Notes
- For Best Flavor - Adding pineapple or mango tones down the taste of green spinach and helps to deliver a tropical flavor and taste
- Almond Milk - Using non-dairy milk like almond milk, coconut milk, oat milk, or similar others makes the perfect vegan-friendly drink
- For thickness - Banana and avocado used here give the ultra-thick and creamy smoothie
- Other fruits and veggies - You can also use berries like strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, apple, cucumber, kale, and other greens for different tastes and flavor
- Sweetener - I haven't added any sweetener here, but you can feel free to use maple syrup, stevia, or similar other sweeteners of your choice
- Keto-friendly - Avocado is a low-carb fruit and you can skip the banana and use keto-friendly milk to make a low-carb smoothie especially when you are in weight loss management
Nutrition
FAQ
Avocado Smoothie is a healthy, thick, and ultra-creamy drink made with fresh fruits and greens. Usually, Avocado is blended with banana, spinach, pineapple, and milk of your choice. Especially using coconut milk, almond milk as the base liquid not only makes the drink vegan but also delivers a decadent flavor and taste.
Yes, Avocado has naturally healthy fats, fiber, vitamins, and minerals that help in healthy weight gain or weight loss, reduce heart risk, and maintain a good digestive system.
You can add mango, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, kiwi, and similar other fruits to make this drink.
Yes, you can use frozen Avocado for this smoothie.
This Avocado Smoothie shared here contains 187 calories per serving and it is an estimation by the nutrition calculator. The calorie count may change if you change or alter any of the ingredients. You could also find detailed nutritional information in the recipe card above.
I hope you enjoyed the recipe that I have shared here and I would love to hear from you about how it turned out for you. Please let me know.
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Enjoy!
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