12 Favorite Green Smoothie Recipes

The BEST smoothie is a spinach smoothie that tastes sweet tart and fruity: nothing at all like spinach! Yes, this healthy and easy smoothie is so tasty, you’ll forget that you’re eating your greens. Make it one of two ways: with cashews for some protein, or with more fruit to keep it nut-free. Either way, it’s plant-based and packed with nutrients…as you’d expect a green drink would be!

Ingredients: Green apple, cashews, spinach, ice, maple syrup, lemon juice

Try this Green Detox Smoothie, chock full of all natural, fresh ingredients! This green puree is 100% fruits and vegetables: no weird powders or supplements (and no detox diets). It’s perfect for when you want to infuse your body with good-for-you ingredients: and bonus: it tastes amazing too. The burst of tangy, sweet tart flavor made us instant fans. 

A kale smoothie recipe sounds like it would be intensely bitter. This green smoothie is anything but! It’s full of fruity flavor from green apple, pineapple and banana. It tastes heavenly, yet at the same time you’re getting a big dose of nutrients from leafy greens. True story: this is the only way we get our 3 year old to eat greens. And he BEGS us for more kale smoothie.

Ingredients: Green apple, banana, kale, ice, frozen pineapple, lemon juice

Here’s a green smoothie that’s so full of irresistible flavor, you’ll forget that it’s good for you. Meet the perfect celery smoothie! It’s packed with sweet flavor from green apple and banana! And the way the celery melds with fresh ginger gives it an intriguing brightness. You won't be able to stop sipping!

Ingredients: Celery, green apple, banana, ginger, spinach, ice, lemon juice

This refreshing mint smoothie is a naturally sweet, high protein green shake that tastes like dessert! Make this healthy shamrock shake at home in just 5 minutes—the perfect green smoothie for a snack or healthy treat.

Want to eat more broccoli? Here’s an interesting way to use it: throw it into a smoothie! This magic broccoli smoothie makes nutritious vegetable taste sweet and creamy. You can barely even taste that it’s there! Now, there are lots of delicious ways to eat broccoli that we’ll cover below (our favorite way makes it taste like French fries). But if you want to throw it into a beautifully green smoothie as a healthy breakfast or snack: here’s your best bet!

Ingredients: Broccoli, Greek yogurt, banana, apple, pineapple

Want to eat more avocado, outside of loading up on guacamole? Try this avocado smoothie recipe! This green smoothie is sweet and tropical: banana and pineapple bring sweet, nuanced flavor to compliment the avocado perfectly. And the texture is so light and creamy from the avocado. Here’s how to make this beautifully bright green, plant-based smoothie!

Ingredients: Avocado, green apple, banana, spinach or kale, ice, frozen pineapple, lemon juice

Here's another favorite green smoothie: a kiwi smoothie! This green puree makes the most of the sweet tart flavor of this tropical fruit, combining it with mango and pineapple for pure fruity flavor! It has just a few ingredients: and we’ve customized it to what’s easy to have on hand.

Ingredients: Kiwi, Greek yogurt, banana, pineapple, spinach

Got zucchini? Here’s a fun way to use it: whiz it into a smoothie! This versatile vegetable loads fiber into any blended drink. This one comes out fruity and creamy, and you can make it two ways: green or chocolate! (The chocolate variation is our favorite, but who’s counting.) 

Ingredients: Zucchini, banana, spinach, milk, peanut butter, maple syrup, cinnamon, vanilla

Here’s a deliciously refreshing green smoothie for you, with an unexpected ingredient. This easy Cucumber Smoothie! Cucumber isn’t the most likely ingredient in a smoothie. But it adds an intriguing, spa-like flavor to the puree! This tasty ingredient is full of nutrients and water to make your smoothie taste even better. It’s perfectly creamy and a great way to load up on nutrients as a healthy snack or breakfast. 

Ingredients: Cucumber, banana, frozen pineapple, spinach, ice

Here's a way to make a green smoothie without leafy greens...try it with matcha powder! Matcha is green tea powder. Not only is green tea full of health benefits, it’s pretty darn tasty combined with coconut milk, tropical fruits, and vanilla. What results is a seriously refreshing, lightly sweet smoothie that is the perfect pick me up! (Or calm me down, if you’re looking for green tea benefits.)

Ingredients: Coconut milk, matcha, vanilla, maple syrup, coconut, frozen pineapple, banana, ice

Want an easy way to eat your fruits & veggies? Try this creamy, luscious avocado banana smoothie! It’s vibrant, green and the perfect way to get a big dose of nutrients. This one’s a spin on our Avocado Smoothie that’s even more banana-centric. It’s got tropical flavor and a beautifully light texture.

Ingredients: Ripe avocado, ripe bananas, baby spinach or kale, frozen pineapple, ice, lemon juice

Why not drink your green food? This glowing green smoothie recipe is the perfect immunity-boosting drink with a sweet tart flavor! It stars green apples, loads of spinach, and protein-packed nuts. The tangy is balanced with sweet, and it has a loose but creamy texture that’s easily drinkable and a vivid, glowing green color.

Ingredients: Green apple, maple, cashews, lemon juice, spinach