Around my house, everybody loves a good smoothie. We like to sneak in vegetables when we can, especially when no one can taste them!
Spinach makes the whole smoothie green, but is 100% tasteless.
This got me thinking about the shamrock shake that everyone looks forward to this time of year. Couldn’t I just use spinach instead of green food dye?
And wouldn’t I be mom of the year for sneaking in another serving of vegetables?
I started tinkering with the smoothie basics; vanilla protein powder, almond milk and banana. I’ve discovered that the best smoothies have a slightly sweetened almond milk and the banana must be frozen.
A frozen banana turns into an ice cream-like texture when it’s blended. (Which is a great substitute for the heavy cream and ice cream in a traditional shamrock shake.) I cut my very ripe bananas into chunks and store them in my freezer, so I’m always ready to make a smoothie.
Healthy Shamrock Shake Recipe:
1 frozen banana (cut into pieces before freezing)
1 cup vanilla almond milk
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1 cup spinach
3 drops (or to taste) peppermint extract
Whipped cream and sprinkles
Directions:
Add all ingredients (except whipped cream and sprinkles) to a Vitamix, Blendtec or very high powered blender. Blend on high for one minute or all the spinach is emulsified.
Top each glass with whipped cream and sprinkles (if you wanna get really crazy).
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