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Here’s how to make the best mango smoothie—it’s got the perfect sweet flavor and creamy texture! We dare you not to take another sip.
No, we’re not using hyperbole. This really is the perfect mango smoothie. In fact, it tastes more like mango ice cream than a healthy drink! This bright yellow puree has the best sweet flavor and the creamiest icy texture.
This recipe has become a bit of a legend in our household. We adore our sweet strawberry banana smoothie and rich vanilla protein smoothie, but the mango smoothie—this one is the ultimate treat.
Why it’s the best mango smoothie
Some mango smoothies are just good: but this one is great. What makes it so special?
- It’s got pure, sweet flavor. It’s perfectly mango-forward.
- It’s got a silky smooth, creamy texture. Just the right thickness for sipping!
- It’s full of healthy ingredients. There’s no added sweetener: just fruit.
- It’s easily plant based. It calls for just ½ cup of milk, which can be non-dairy milk of your choosing!
Ingredients in this mango smoothie
This healthy mango smoothie has only a handful of ingredients and is mostly fruit! Here’s what you’ll need:
- Frozen mango: Frozen mango is easy to find at your local grocery and store until you’re ready to blend. You also can use fresh mango if you have it on hand, but use a frozen banana to maintain the frosty texture.
- Banana: The banana helps with texture and to accentuate the sweetness.
- Water and milk: You can use any type of dairy or non-dairy milk.
- Ice: Ice makes the perfect frothy texture.
- Fresh lemon juice: Lemon juice is the key to brightening the flavors: it’s like the salt of sweet foods!
Love mangos? Try all our mango recipes, like mango salad, mango salsa, mango sorbet and more.
Dairy free swaps
You can make this mango smoothie plant-based or vegan by using your favorite non-dairy milk instead of dairy milk:
- Oat milk: The flavor is sweet and it has a nice creamy texture.
- Almond milk: It’s a little closer to water in its texture, but popular and easy to find.
- Coconut milk: Coconut milk is very thick and adds a coconut flavor (it would be delicious here!).
- Soy milk: This type of milk has a nice sweet flavor and thick texture.
Smoothie storage
Smoothies are best eaten immediately, but this mango smoothie actually lasts 1 to 2 days refrigerated. Store it in a sealed container or a mason jar with the lid on. It may separate, which is natural: just shake it up and you’re good to go! It’s nice to make this smoothie in advance so you can have breakfast or a snack on demand.
Mix ins and variations
This mango smoothie is perfect as is (in our minds, at least!). But if you want to add a little pizzazz: here are some options!
- Stir in Greek yogurt. Add ¼ to ½ cup Greek yogurt in place of the milk, which adds a protein boost (you may need a splash more water to get it to blend).
- Add cashew butter. Another way to add plant-based protein is nut butter; the cashew flavor compliments the mango well.
- Swap in frozen pineapple or peaches. Swap out 1 cup of the frozen mango for frozen fruit of another variety.
- Throw in coconut. Throw in a handful of coconut (or toasted coconut) for a more tropical vibe.
- Go big on banana. Go with two bananas or opt for a mango banana smoothie instead.
Dietary notes
This mango smoothie recipe is vegetarian and gluten-free. For vegan, plant-based and dairy-free, use non-dairy milk.
Perfect Mango Smoothie
Here’s how to make the best mango smoothie: it’s got the perfect sweet flavor and creamy texture! We dare you not to take another sip.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 smoothies 1x
- Category: Drink
- Method: Blended
- Cuisine: Smoothie
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
- 3 cups frozen mango (or fresh)
- 1/2 banana (room temperature, broken into chunks)
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup milk (or non-dairy milk like oat milk or almond milk)*
- 5 ice cubes
- 1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a blender, adding the liquids first, except for 2 cups frozen mango. Blend until smooth.
- Add the 2 cups frozen mango and blend again until smooth, adding a splash of additional water or milk to get it to blend if necessary.
Notes
*To amp the protein, use ¼ to ½ cup Greek yogurt instead of milk. If necessary, add a few more splashes of water until the smoothie blends.
More smoothie recipes
Love whipping up smoothie recipes? Here are a few more of our favorites:
- Try fruit smoothies like a grape smoothie, banana smoothie, apple smoothie, mango smoothie, or peach smoothie.
- Go for berries with our popular strawberry smoothie or raspberry smoothie.
- Mix up a creamy kefir smoothie, almond milk smoothie, peanut butter banana smoothie, coconut milk smoothie, or yogurt smoothie.
- Get your veggies with a carrot smoothie, celery smoothie, avocado smoothie, green smoothie, beet smoothie, or broccoli smoothie.
yum! Best smoothie ever!
So Good! I’m not a huge fan of smoothies, but this one was delicious and only took 5 minutes to make.
I made a half recipe and this is the best smoothie I’ve ever had, amazing
So glad you enjoyed!
Great smoothie! thx
Wow, the lemon juice makes a difference!
I’m really tired and frustrated by how all these smoothie recipes fail to mention that you need a high grade blender to make these recipes. I tried your recipe, put the milk and water in first (liquids first rule) and yet nothing moved in the blender. Had to keep taking crap out until is blended. Very annoying. That kind of info is important and it’s really upsetting that you would leave it out. 1 star for not mentioning that sorry.
Hi there! We’ve adjusted the steps a bit to account for less powerful blenders — start with less frozen fruit, then add more and a bit more liquid as necessary to get it to blend depending on your blender. A high powered blender isn’t needed for this recipe, but we would recommend using a high quality blender if you’re making smoothies regularly.
Tried it, very yummy 😋
Thanks for the recipe.
Would tofu work instead of yogurt for protein? I’m trying to get more non animal protein.
Thanks
You could definitely use a silken tofu! You may need to adjust sweetness a bit.
My granddaughter has been asking me to make a mango smoothie with fresh mango. We searched online for a recipe that was easy and one that I had all the ingredients for. We came across your recipe where you could use fresh mango and at the end add frozen mango. Very easy and delicious. The frozen mango made it really creamy and now I have a very happy granddaughter. Thank you so much for making her day. I will use this recipe in the future using different variations.
Aww! Love to hear this. Thank you for making!
THANK YOU SO SO SO SO muchhhhhhhhhhhhh