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A broccoli smoothie makes eating this nutritious vegetable as easy as pie! Blended with fruit and yogurt, it’s a deliciously healthy snack.
If you’re trying to eat more broccoli or just trying to eat healthy in general, smoothies are a great way to make that happen. This broccoli smoothie makes the nutritious vegetable taste sweet and creamy. You can barely taste it’s there!
I’ll be honest, though. My house is full of broccoli lovers who don’t need me sneaking veg in creative ways. But if you need a quick, healthy breakfast or snack, this broccoli smoothie is a tasty option.
What you’ll need
This broccoli smoothie combines fruit and yogurt with the green florets to make it taste amazing. My son sucked this down quickly and immediately demanded more.
Of course, there’s no real trick here. This smoothie is mostly comprised of fruit like apple, banana, and pineapple that make for a delicious treat. Here’s the short list:
- Broccoli: Chop it into small florets and throw it in.
- Apple: I like using green apples for their sweet-tart flavor and green color, but any apple will do.
- Banana: Banana is key to getting a creamy texture.
- Frozen pineapple: Frozen pineapple adds just the right frosty texture and sweetness. You can substitute frozen mango if desired!
- Greek yogurt: Greek yogurt is great for smoothies because of the added protein and probiotics that are helpful for digestion and gut health.
Broccoli smoothie variations
If you want a greener smoothie or something cold and icy, here are a few variations on this broccoli smoothie:
- Spinach: Add 1 cup baby spinach to make an even darker green smoothie.
- Ice: Add ½ to 1 cup ice for a fluffier, icier smoothie.
- Cinnamon: Spice it up with ¼ teaspoon cinnamon.
- Berries: Substitute frozen strawberries or blueberries for the pineapple. This will alter the color and make it slightly more tart, so you may want to adjust with a little maple syrup.
Make it dairy-free
Like vegan smoothies? You can make this broccoli smoothie vegan by doing the following:
- Omit the Greek yogurt and use almond or oat milk instead of water. Start with ½ cup and increase as necessary to get the right blend and texture. You also may want to add a little ice to make it frothier.
- If desired, add protein via nut butter. Greek yogurt packs on the protein, so you may want to add a nut butter like cashew butter or almond butter as a vegan replacement.
Broccoli nutrition
This green vegetable is one of the healthiest you can eat! Broccoli is a cruciferous vegetable that is part of a vegetable family that includes cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and kale. Here’s why to throw broccoli into smoothies:
- It’s a great source of fiber. A cup of raw broccoli has 2.3 grams of fiber, or about 5 to 10% of your daily need.
- It’s very high in Vitamin C. Just a ½ cup has 70% of your daily value of vitamin C.
- It’s relatively high in protein for a green vegetable. A cup has 3 grams of protein. That’s a similar level to asparagus and potatoes.
Dietary notes
This broccoli smoothie recipe is vegetarian and gluten-free. For plant-based, dairy-free, and vegan, see the notes above.
Magic Broccoli Smoothie
A broccoli smoothie makes eating this nutritious vegetable as easy as pie! Blended with fruit and yogurt, it’s a deliciously healthy snack.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 large or 2 small smoothies 1x
- Category: Drink
- Method: Blended
- Cuisine: Smoothie
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- ½ cup Greek yogurt*
- ½ cup water
- 1 cup chopped small broccoli florets
- 1 large green apple, chopped
- 1 banana (room temperature)
- 1 cup frozen pineapple chunks
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to the blender, adding the liquids first and breaking the banana into pieces.
- Blend until smooth.
- Eat immediately or store up to 1 day refrigerated in a covered jar.
Notes
*For a vegan smoothie, omit the Greek yogurt. If you’d like a creamy texture, use almond milk or oat milk instead of water, and add additional water as necessary to get it to blend.
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My husband has end stage kidney disease and needs to restrict his intake of potassium. We want to make smoothies and am wondering what we can use to replace the bananas.
You can simply leave out the banana here — consider replacing with another apple!
What a wonderful idea! Thank you.
delicious! I used 1 cup frozen riced broccoli and cauliflower. I have a jaw injury from car accident and can not chew and miss my daily dose of broccoli. now I can add it back into my diet! thank you!
This smoothie recipe is absolutely delicious!! I make with all the suggested ingredients and also add a small handful of baby spinach leaf. I buy fresh fruits and flash freeze them so that’s what I used which only tends to make the smoothie a little more “slushy”. Thank you for sharing!!
Both myself and hubby are turning over a new healthy leaf in life and we are very interested in your smoothie recipes
Let us know which ones you enjoy!
Sounds good, but if I may: almost all the iron will be lost because of the dairy.
Make it cruelty-free and healthier, and update the recipe to a plant-based yoghurt. Most have probiotics too, so there really is no reason for the dairy (and the smoothie will be cruelty-free, too).
Hi Sonja en Alex.
Me and my wife tried this smoothie.
Its very good and refreshing.Not to sweet. Thnx for the recipe
We will try many more.
Greeting from The Hague NL ✌️
I am not a fan of broccoli, but I wanted to try something healthy. I thought I was going to have to hold my nose to get this down. I was wrong. It actually tasted surprisingly delicious.
Can you use avocado instead of banana?
The flavor would be much less sweet.
I tried this but substituted the pineapple (didn’t have) for grapes.
Anyway, maybe I put a bit too much broccoli, in as the taste was ok, I made two glasses, drank one and put one in the fridge. Anyway, a few hours later, I’m still tasting the broccoli, not a fan of broccoli, but a fan of its benefits, I have a vitamix, so, there wasn’t any chucks or bits… but wow… a very strong aftertaste hours later. Maybe I really need to add in those pineapple chunks to get rid of that after taste. Maybe best to start off with half a cup of broccoli.
Looks 👍 will try these thank you 😊
GOD BLESS you both, I’ve waited for someone to come along and just teach me their processes on smoothies , THANK you both. I appreciate your website ! Again, GOD BLESS YOU BOTH! THANKS!
I hate broccoli, but absolutely love this smoothie prepared as recipe states. Now I can get my broccoli servings into my diet. Thank you.
Absolutely delicious! Nice fruity taste, bonus for added veggies and protein. I am always looking for delicious unprocessed food.
If broccoli is not your thing, spinach or kale is a great alternative.
For those that said it was gross, use the right ingredients in the right amounts and don’t use a crap blender.
All your smoothies look delicious, I’m having surgery on Thursday for my stomach or they have to close my esophagus up a little bit and close the opening of my stomach up a little bit and I’ll be on a liquid diet for 2 weeks but I can drink smoothies and then a soft food dyed for two more weeks so I’m looking for all recipes for all sorts of smoothies
Consistency of vomit and taste not far off. Admittedly i didn’t have pineapple, but used other ingredients. Far too thick and all I could feel is the seeded brocolli bits.
The pineapple is essential for the flavor.
I love smoothie but I need help to lost weigth