Strawberry, beet, and cacao create both fruity and chocolate flavors. Dates contribute sweetness, while spinach and coconut milk complete the base. The small beet portion adds another flavor layer without turning this into a predominantly earthy vegetable drink.
Healthy Smoothie Recipes
Strawberry Beet Cacao Smoothie
Strawberry, beet, and cacao create both fruity and chocolate flavors.
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 spinach
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut beverage
- 1 cup frozen strawberries
- 2 Medjool dates, pitted
- 2 tablespoon beet raw or cooked
- 1 tablespoon cacao powder
- 0.5 teaspoon pure 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
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
Cut beet into small pieces, or use plain cooked and cooled beet. Check every date for a stone. Begin with measured cacao so chocolate does not crowd out the strawberries.
Wash fresh strawberries before removing their tops, then measure the usable fruit. Plain frozen strawberries are convenient when fresh fruit is inconsistent. Avoid sweetened dessert berries, which change the balance and make it harder to compare one batch with another.
Use unsweetened cacao or cocoa rather than an instant chocolate-drink mix. The latter can contain sugar and other ingredients that alter the recipe. Break up large powder clumps before blending, then taste only after the powder is fully dispersed in the liquid.
Ingredient health benefits
- Strawberry provides vitamin C, used in normal collagen formation.
- Spinach provides vitamin K, needed for normal blood clotting.
Nutrition references: NIH: Vitamin C; NIH: Vitamin K. 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.
