Cooked sweet potato gives mango, spinach, and almond milk a soft, substantial body. Cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla provide seasonal flavor without a separate sweetener. Mango supplies a fruit note that distinguishes this from a plain sweet-potato-and-milk blend.
Healthy Smoothie Recipes
Sweet Potato Mango Cinnamon Green Smoothie
Cooked sweet potato gives mango, spinach, and almond milk a soft, substantial body.
Prep: 5 minutesServings: 1
Base recipe: 1 serving; the full base batch
Vegan
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Measured ingredient amounts adjust with servings. “To taste” amounts and directions stay as written.
Ingredients
- 1 cup plain cooked sweet potato, cooled and diced
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 2 tablespoon water
- 0.5 cup frozen mango chunks
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 0.5 teaspoon vanilla bean powder or vanilla extract
Directions
- Put the measured liquid in the blender with the prepared leafy greens. Secure the lid and process until the leaves are finely dispersed, stopping the machine before scraping down the sides if needed.
- Add the remaining edible ingredients, including the measured fruit, nuts, seeds, or spices listed for this recipe. Blend until evenly combined. Use the machine instructions to choose a suitable speed, and stop before checking texture or scraping the jug.
- Taste a small spoonful after blending. If the mixture is too thick to pour, add cold water one tablespoon at a time and blend briefly again. Divide the base batch into 1 serving and enjoy promptly.
Notes
Contains tree nuts. Prepared ingredients are required; additional cooking, cooling, freezing, brewing, or soaking time is excluded from the active prep estimate. Serving volume and nutrition totals are not measured.
Adapted from Jen Hansard at Simple Green Smoothies.
Tips and ingredient notes
Cook sweet potato until tender and cool completely. Use plain seasoning and remove tough skin if needed. Measure nutmeg carefully because its small listed portion gives a noticeable flavor to the finished smoothie.
Measure mango after removing skin and the flat central stone. Frozen pieces give a more repeatable portion than estimating a whole fruit. Break apart any pieces stuck together before blending, especially when other ingredients are frozen too.
Wash loose spinach well and drain it before measuring. Blend leaves with the listed liquid before adding dense frozen ingredients. This helps prevent intact leaves from collecting above the blades, particularly in a smaller or less powerful blender.
Ingredient health benefits
- Sweet potato contributes carotenoids that the body can convert into vitamin A.
- Mango adds dietary fiber, which supports normal bowel function.
Nutrition references: NHS: Vitamin A; NHS: Dietary fiber. These are ingredient contributions; nutrition per serving has not been calculated.
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Recipe adapted from Jen Hansard at Simple Green Smoothies. Article text and directions written for Healthy Smoothie Recipes. Supplement omissions and preparation changes mean source nutrition totals do not apply.
