Strawberry Banana Almond Milk Smoothie

Strawberry Banana Almond Milk Smoothie

A strawberry banana smoothie made with almond milk! Nutrient packed with flax seeds, almonds, greens (kale), and beets (optional) to fuel your next adventure. This smoothie is loaded with goodness and quite the treat! I recommend using a high power blender if possible.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Servings: medium smoothies

Author: Danika Vanderpyl

Equipment

blender

Ingredients

2 fresh bananas
3 large dates (I use medjool dates)
¼ cup almonds (or nut butter if you don't have a high power blender)
½ tablespoon flaxseeds
1 large leaf kale (or 1 cup leafy greens)
2 cups almond milk
3 cups frozen strawberries
⅓ cup beets cooked optional* I buy frozen cooked sliced beets

Instructions

If there are pits in your dates, remove them. Place the bananas, dates, almonds, and flaxseeds into the blender. Add the kale and almond milk on top.
Then place the beets (if using) and frozen strawberries in the blender container. Secure lid and blend until everything is smooth and there are no frozen chunks of strawberries.
Pour into glasses and enjoy!

Notes

To read more about how I choose the ingredients for this smoothie, or for step by step photos scroll up into the blog post.

*Beets are optional but make the smoothie a bright pink color and increase the nutrition of this smoothie. For this smoothie I use pre-cooked and sliced beets in the frozen vegetable section of the grocery store (Presidents Choice brand).

If you do not have a high power blender, there are a few things I would do to improve the texture of your smoothie. First soak the dates for 5-10 minutes in hot water before adding them to the blender. You can use ground flaxseeds instead of whole flax. Lastly, use nut butter instead of almonds.

For another nutrient smoothie, make this beet kale blend!

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