Our favorite green smoothie recipe! Spinach, pineapple, banana, grapes and kiwi. Kids love it! Slice and freeze your fruit ahead of time and keep in the freezer for quick smoothies! This post contains an affiliate link.
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This green smoothie recipe is so simple and SO good. A quick, easy, and delicious breakfast or lunch! My kids love how green it is---it tastes much better than it looks.
Favorite smoothie blender. This is a good one!
Favorite Green Smoothie Recipe
Green smoothies are made of a variety of fruits and veggies. The key is to keep the color scheme simple, otherwise you risk drinking a brown smoothie, haha. Stick to yellow and green produce.
Green Smoothie Ingredients
(these are what I use)
- spinach
- pineapple
- grapes
- kiwi
- banana
Other delicious fruits and vegetables to add:
(optional)
- mangoes
- leafy greens
- apples
- avocado
More add-ins:
(optional)
- oats
- milk
- almond milk
- green veggie powder
How To Freeze Fruit For Smoothies
I don't like adding ice to my smoothies unless I have to. Frozen fruit blends beautifully and adds a nice chill and frostiness to your smoothie. You can purchase frozen fruit to keep on hand, or freeze your own!
Slice fruit and place on baking sheets, lined with parchment paper. Freeze for a few hours then bag in ziploc freezer bags. By freezing your fruit this way, it won't stick to itself and you can easily grab a handful to add to your smoothie.
My kids like snacking on frozen fruit (especially grapes!)
How to Freeze Spinach for Smoothies
Did you know that you can freeze fresh spinach? It's super easy! Just place the entire bag of fresh spinach in the freezer, no need to separate it on a tray first. I keep my spinach in the refrigerator until the expiration date and then, if I have any left, I'll place it in the freezer. I like using fresh spinach best, but frozen works as well!
Do not use storebought frozen cooked spinach in smoothies.
How To Make a Green Smoothie
I love that my blender comes with 2 to-go cups. I simply unscrew the blender cap and add a to-go sip cap!
Step 1: Blend a large handful of spinach with 1 cup of water.
Tip: blend water and spinach first THEN add the fruit. This creates a smooth green base to add your fruit to. No spinach chunks---yay!
Step 2: Add ½ of a banana (fresh or frozen), 2-3 slices of frozen kiwi, ½ cup frozen pineapple, and 8-10 frozen grapes. We like adding mango too (½ cup) I just didn't have any on hand when I made the one pictured above.
Blend until smooth.
Green Smoothie Recipe
Favorite Green Smoothie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh spinach
- 1 cup water
- ½ banana fresh or frozen
- ½ cup pineapple chunks frozen
- 8-10 grapes
- 2-3 slices kiwi fresh or frozen
Instructions
- Blend water and spinach until smooth.
- Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.
Camille says
Your recipe ingredient list calls for fresh spinach, but your introduction says that frozen can also be used. I became very sick from adding frozen spinach to a smoothie resulting in much pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Please don’t advise using frozen spinach. Thank you.