Mint Green Smoothie Recipe (with Step by Step Photos)
Mint Green Smoothie is a healthy refreshing mint flavored drink that is a good option to serve in breakfast. This smoothie recipe has only 5 ingredients, Mint, Banana, Spinach, milk and Greek yogurt. Frozen banana is used in this smoothie to thicken and naturally sweetened it while spinach gives it a nice green color.
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Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Serves: 1 large or 2 small serving
| Ingredients: |
| 10-12 small Mint Leaves (or 5-6 large) |
| 1 cup baby Spinach (or roughly chopped spinach leaves) |
| 1 ripe Banana (fresh or frozen), sliced |
| 1/2 cup unsweetened Almond Milk (or Coconut Milk or any milk) or Orange Juice |
| 1/4 cup Greek Yogurt (or plain yogurt) |
Directions:
Take all the ingredients to make the smoothie.- Add 1 cup baby spinach, 1 frozen banana, 10-12 small mint leaves (or 5-6 large), 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk (or coconut milk or any milk) or orange juice and 1/4 cup greek yogurt (or plain yogurt) to the blender jar.
- Blend until smooth and creamy. If you like sweet smoothie, add 1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup along with other ingredients. Green Mint Smoothie is ready. Pour it into two small serving glasses and garnish with fresh mint leaves.
Tips and Variations:
- If you like sweet smoothie, add 1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup or 1 date.
- Adjust the amount of mint leaves according to how strong you like the mint flavor. Don’t add too many mint leaves to the smoothie.
- Add orange juice instead of milk or add 1-2 teaspoons fresh lime juice for variation.
- Add 2 tablespoons chocolate chips to the prepared smoothie and blend it again for a few seconds to make Chocolate Mint Smoohtie.
Taste: Mild Sweet
Serving Ideas: Serve this green mint smoothie in the morning for breakfast.