Description
A bright and tangy smoothie packed with cranberries and spinach, perfect for busy mornings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup cranberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 packed cup baby spinach
- 1 small ripe banana, sliced and frozen
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt or dairy free yogurt
- 3/4 to 1 cup liquid (water, coconut water, or unsweetened almond milk)
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds or ground flax
- 1 to 2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup, to taste
- Optional: 1/2 cup frozen pineapple or apple
- Optional add in: 1 scoop plain or vanilla protein powder
- Ice cubes as needed
Instructions
- Add the liquid to the blender first.
- Layer in spinach, cranberries, banana, and yogurt.
- Add chia or flax and any optional fruit or protein powder.
- Blend on low, then turn up to high for 30 to 60 seconds until silky.
- Taste and adjust sweetness if necessary.
- Pour and enjoy right away.
Notes
If your blender struggles, let the fruit sit in the liquid for 2 minutes to soften. Use coconut yogurt and almond milk for a dairy-free version.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Smoothie
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 5mg