Pineapple gives this avocado smoothie a brighter fruit flavor, while cashew milk and whole cashews make the base creamy. Spinach adds leaves without needing banana. It suits someone who enjoys a thicker green drink with a clear tropical accent.
Healthy Smoothie Recipes
Pineapple Avocado Cashew Green Smoothie
Pineapple gives this avocado smoothie a brighter fruit flavor, while cashew milk and whole cashews make the base creamy.
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 unsweetened cashew milk
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 tablespoon raw cashews
- 0.5 avocado, peeled and stone removed
- 1 cup frozen pineapple chunks
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
Use ripe avocado and remove its stone before measuring. Add frozen pineapple after processing the milk and leaves. If cashews remain grainy, chop them finely or soften them separately before another batch.
Remove tough pineapple peel and the firmest core before measuring fresh flesh. For frozen fruit, separate the chunks so they reach the blades evenly. A fibrous pineapple can leave texture even after the softer ingredients have become smooth.
Choose avocado that mashes easily and measure only sound edible flesh. Firm pieces can remain lumpy after softer fruit has blended. When changing avocado quantity, adjust gradually because extra avocado changes the body more noticeably than the same volume of juicy fruit.
Ingredient health benefits
- Spinach contributes folate, needed for normal cell division.
- Pineapple adds dietary fiber, which supports normal bowel function.
Nutrition references: NIH: Folate; 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.
