Carrot Smoothie

This carrot smoothie is silky smooth and full of fruity flavor! This healthy veggie is perfect paired with apple, orange, and mango.

Want to eat more carrots? Here’s a tasty way to get a healthy dose of them: this Perfect Carrot Smoothie! This vibrant puree is full of irresistible fruity flavor: it pairs this orange veggie with orange, apple, and mango. Make your daily dose of fruits and veggies sippable! This one was a big winner over here, and we especially love how the citrus of the orange accents the sweetness of the carrot. Move over, carrot juice: this carrot smoothie is the new best way to make carrots drinkable.

Ingredients in this carrot smoothie

This carrot smoothie needs just a handful of ingredients. They’re all foods we typically stock in our pantry. (Hopefully they are in yours!) Of course, you can throw in some add-ins to take it over the top. Here’s what you’ll need for the base carrot smoothie:

• Carrots: Of course! We like to use large carrots (not baby), but either work.
• Apple: Apple adds texture and sweetness, and blends perfectly with carrots.
• Banana: No freezing necessary! All you need is a room temperature banana: it adds great texture.
• Frozen pineapple or mango: This one needs to be frozen to get the right texture! It’s easy to find bags of these in the frozen section of your grocery store.
• Orange juice: Here’s the flavor maker! Using citrus juice brings out just right right brightness and flavor in the ingredients.
• Ice: Ice makes a fluffy texture that’s deliciously satisfying.

Add protein to this carrot smoothie

Want to add a bit more protein to make this carrot smoothie a satisfying breakfast or post-workout snack? This carrot smoothie is a vegan smoothie: there are a few options for dairy and plant-based protein adders. Here are a few suggestions:

• Add Greek yogurt: Greek yogurt is loaded with protein (it’s also got probiotics for a healthy gut). Add ¼ to ½ cup of Greek yogurt to this smoothie, and use a little less orange juice (start with ¼ cup).
• Add cashew butter or almond butter. A cashew flavor or almond flavor goes well with raspberries. Use about 1 tablespoon, 2 for a stronger flavor. This addition also dulls the flavor a bit.

Variations and add-ins!

Here are a few ways to take this carrot smoothie over the top! The first one in particular is a favorite:

• Ginger Carrot Smoothie. Add ½ teaspoon grated ginger to the mix! It adds a spicy brightness and pairs well with carrots. If you don’t have fresh, try ¼ teaspoon ground ginger.
• Coconut Carrot Smoothie. Make it creamy by replacing half the orange juice with coconut milk.
• Carrot Mango Smoothie. Double the mango for more of a mango flair.
• Carrot Cake Smoothie. Add ¼ teaspoon cinnamon and ½ teaspoon vanilla for a carrot cake vibe. Top with chopped pecans or walnuts.

Carrots nutrition

Lastly: why blend carrots into smoothies? They’re loaded with good stuff! Here are some of the top nutrition benefits (source):

• Low in calories, high in fiber: One cup of chopped carrots has only 52 calories and 3.6 grams of fiber. (source)
• Packed with Vitamin A (beta carotene): This veggie has 428% of your daily vitamin A in 1 cup! It’s present as beta-carotene, an antioxidant that could help in cancer prevention. Your body converts beta carotene into Vitamin A.
• High in Vitamins C, K and potassium: They’re also are high in these vitamins.
• Potential benefits include lower blood cholesterol, weight loss, and eye health. Read more here.

This carrot smoothie recipe is…

Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free and gluten-free.

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More smoothie recipes

Want more healthy smoothie recipes? There are so many to try:

• Greens & veggies: Kale, Celery, Pumpkin, Avocado, Green, Beet or Spinach Smoothie You’ll forget you’re eating all those healthy ingredients.
• Berries: Strawberry, Strawberry Blueberry, Mixed Berry, Fruit, Blueberry, Strawberry Banana, Strawberry Mango, or Blueberry Banana Smoothie Tart and full of sweet fruity flavor!
• Creamy: Yogurt, Vanilla Protein, Chia Seed, Chocolate Banana or Peanut Butter Smoothie Lusciously creamy and packed with flavor.
• Fruits: Banana, Peach, Apple, Acai Berry, Watermelon, Orange, Mango Pineapple, Mango Banana or Pineapple Smoothie Juicy and lightly sweet: perfectly refreshing. (Go to Fruit Smoothies.)