Description
A refreshing and creamy smoothie made with mandarins and banana, perfect for busy mornings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 to 4 small mandarins, peeled and segmented (seedless if possible)
- 1 ripe banana, preferably frozen
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt or coconut yogurt
- 3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk or your favorite milk
- 1 tablespoon rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup, to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Zest of half an orange or mandarin
- A small pinch of sea salt
- Handful of ice (if the banana isn’t frozen)
Instructions
- Peeled mandarin segments and check for any seeds. Zest half an orange or one mandarin.
- Add liquids first: pour in milk, then yogurt. Follow with banana, oats, honey, vanilla, zest, and the mandarin segments.
- Blend on high until creamy and smooth, 30 to 60 seconds.
- Taste and adjust sweetness or thickness as needed.
- Pour into a chilled glass and sip right away.
Notes
For variations, try adding protein powder, chia seeds, or spinach for extra nutrition. Keep a bag of peeled mandarin segments in the freezer for convenience.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 5mg