A broccoli smoothie makes eating this nutritious vegetable easy! Mixed with fruit and yoghurt, it makes a deliciously healthy snack.
Want to eat more broccoli? Here’s an interesting way to use it: throw it in a smoothie! The Magical broccoli smoothie gives a sweet and creamy nutritious vegetable taste. You hardly feel it! Well, there are many delicious ways to eat broccoli, which we’ll cover below (our favorite way makes it taste like french fries). But if you want to throw it in a nice green smoothie for a healthy breakfast or snack: Here’s your best bet!
Ingredients in a broccoli smoothie
This broccoli smoothie combines fruit and yogurt with the green florets to taste amazing! Our three year old picked it up quickly and immediately asked for more. There’s no trick to that, of course: this smoothie is made mostly of fruits like apples, bananas, and pineapples. (If you want to eat a lot of broccoli without the fruit, continue to the other ideas below). This is what this broccoli smoothie contains:
- Broccoli: Cut it up into little bouquets and throw them in!
- Apple: We like to use the green apple for its sweet and tart flavor and green color, but any apple will do.
- Banana: The banana is essential to get a creamy texture.
- Frozen pineapple: Frozen pineapple adds just the right frosty, sweet texture. You can substitute frozen mango if you like!
- greek yogurt: Greek yogurt is great for smoothies because it’s high in protein and also contains probiotics that help with digestion and gut health. (Try our other yogurt smoothies.)
Variations on a Broccoli Smoothie: Make it Greener, Frostier, and More!
Fancy a bright green smoothie? Or do you like it super cold and icy? Here are some variations of this broccoli smoothie:
- Spinach. Add 1 cup of spinach to make an even darker green smoothie!
- Ice. Add ½ to 1 cup of ice for a fluffier, frostier smoothie.
- Cinammon. Season with ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon.
- Berry. do you like berries You can use them too. Substitute frozen strawberries or blueberries for the pineapple: remember that this will change the color. This also makes it a bit more tart so you can adjust it by adding some maple syrup if needed.
Make it vegan: some tips
Do you like vegan smoothies? You can make this broccoli smoothie vegan by doing the following:
- Skip the Greek yogurt and use almond or oat milk instead of water. Start with ½ cup and increase as needed to get the right mix and texture. You can also add some ice to make it foamier.
- Add protein over nut butters if desired. Greek yogurt contains protein, so you can add a nut butter like cashew butter or almond butter.
5 more ways to make broccoli taste amazing
As we noted above, this broccoli smoothie is a great way to eat broccoli with a fruity flavor. But do you want to eat a large batch of broccoli and make it taste good? Here are our favorite ways:
feed broccoli
This green vegetable is one of the healthiest you can eat! This cruciferous vegetable belongs to a family of vegetables that includes cauliflower, collards, Brussels sprouts, and kale. Here’s what you need to know about broccoli nutrition:
- It is an excellent source of dietary fiber. 1 cup of raw broccoli contains 2.3 grams of fiber, or about 5-10% of your daily requirement. (Source)
- It is very rich in vitamin C. ½ cup contains 70% of your daily vitamin C intake! (Source)
- It’s relatively high in protein for a green vegetable. 1 cup contains 3 grams of protein. (source) This is a similar level to asparagus and potatoes.
This broccoli smoothie recipe is…
Vegetarian and gluten free. For plant-based, dairy-free and vegan products, see notes above.
The description
A broccoli smoothie makes eating this nutritious vegetable easy! Mixed with fruit and yoghurt, it makes a deliciously healthy snack.
- ½ cup Greek yogurt*
- ½ cup the water
- 1 cup small chopped broccoli florets
- 1 large green apple, chopped
- 1 banana (room temperature)
- 1 cup frozen pineapple pieces
- Put all the ingredients in the blender, adding the liquids first and breaking the banana into chunks. Mix until smooth. Consume immediately or store in the refrigerator in a sealed jar for up to 1 day.
Remarks
*You can omit the Greek yogurt for a vegan smoothie. If you want a creamy texture, use almond milk or oat milk instead of water, adding additional water to mix as needed.
- Category: drink
- Method: Mix
- Kitchen: smoothie
- Diet: vegetarian
Keywords: Broccoli smoothie
More smoothie recipes
Want more healthy smoothie recipes? There are so many to try:
- Greens and Vegetables: Cabbage, Celery, Carrot, Pumpkin, Avocado, Greens, Beet, or Spinach Smoothie You’ll forget you’re eating all those healthy ingredients. (Go to veggie smoothies.)
- Berry: Strawberry, Mixed Berry, Strawberry Blueberry, Fruit, Blueberry, Strawberry Banana, Strawberry Mango, or Blueberry Banana Smoothie Tart and bursting with sweet fruit flavors!
- Creamy: Smoothie with yoghurt, coffee, vanilla protein, chia seeds, chocolate, banana or peanut butter Creamy and full of flavor.
- Fruit: Banana, Peach, Apple, Acai Berry, Watermelon, Orange, Mango Pineapple, Mango Banana or Pineapple Smoothie Juicy and slightly sweet: perfectly refreshing. (Go to Fruit Smoothies.)
