Banana Carrot Smoothie

5 from 1 vote

This energizing banana carrot smoothie recipe is perfect to start your day just right. Filled with fruits and vegetables, but also healthy hemp seeds and spices, it makes for a creamy and thick smoothie that's naturally super sweet and flavorful.

Prep Time5

Cook Time0

Total Time5

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: breakfast bowl, Vegan

Servings:

Calories: 242kcal

Author: Jessica Laroche

Equipment

Blender

Ingredients

2 frozen bananas
1 cup carrots peeled and roughly chopped
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 cup plain dairy-free milk I used oat milk
1 tbsp hemp seeds
½ tsp cinnamon
⅛ tsp nutmeg

Instructions

To your blender, add all the ingredients and blend until very smooth. Taste and adjust the flavor. Add more fruits or vegan milk to make it thicker/thinner. Enjoy right away.

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Notes

Using a high-speed blender will give you better result as the carrot can be hard and fibrous. If you have a regular blender, then consider blanching them first or grate them to ease the blending.
This smoothie can be kept for up to 24 hours in the fridge.
Customize your smoothie:
- Add more protein: add a scoop of pea protein or dairy-free Greek yogurt. More hemp will also add more plant protein!
- Adjust the thickness: simply add more fruits for a thicker or more vegan milk for a thinner smoothie. Or, I like to add a handful of rolled oats to make it heartier and more filling, especially if I know that the next meal will be in a little while. Also, if you love smoothies that are extra cold, then adding a few ice cubes would help to cool it down on top of making it thicker.
- Adjust the sweetness: this smoothie is already quite sweet with the combination of carrots and bananas, but if you want it even sweeter, then add 1-2 pitted Medjool dates or a splash of maple syrup/agave nectar.
- Adjust the creaminess: the bananas and hemp seeds are mostly responsible for making this smoothie super creamy. To make it creamier without adding more bananas/hemp, then try including avocado or frozen mangoes. You can also buy and keep frozen avocado in your freezer to add to your smoothie to boost with more healthy fats.
- Spice it up: the cinnamon and nutmeg make this smoothie very much carrot cake-like, but feel free to use ginger (ground or fresh), cardamom, turmeric, vanilla extract or even pumpkin spice mix.
- Pack with more goodness: kale, berries, baby spinach and raw shredded beets would all be very nutritious additions to this recipe, although they would change the color and overall flavor
Nutrition: please note that the nutritional information is an estimate per serving provided for informational purposes only (calculated by software) and accuracy is not guaranteed. Consult with your healthcare provider or a registered dietitian if you need precise nutrition calculations for health reasons.

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