This easy zucchini smoothie is sweet, creamy and packed with fiber! Naturally sweetened with banana, satisfying peanut butter and cinnamon spice, it’s a delicious way to fit some hidden veggies into your day. All you need to make it are 5 minutes and 5 ingredients!
1tablespoonpeanut butteror any other type of nut or seed butter
pinchof cinnamon
Optional add-in’s
1tablespoonof rolled oatsfor extra fiber & creaminess!
1-2scoopsvanilla protein powderor ½ cup Greek Yogurt
Instructions
Add all of your ingredients to a blender.
Cover and blend until smooth. Sweeten to taste with honey if you like.
Notes
Optional add-in’s and boosters:
For added protein: 1-2 scoops of vanilla protein powder or ½ cup of Greek yogurt
For a healthy fat & fiber boost: 1 tablespoon chia seeds or ground flax seed, ¼ of an avocado
For a green smoothie: 1-2 cups of baby spinach or baby kale
For a sweeter smoothie: 1 tablespoon of honey, maple syrup, or agave (or a few liquid stevia drops).Nutrition information was calculated using almond milk and peanut butter, and without the optional add-ins listed above.For a nut free smoothie: This smoothie is already naturally dairy free, gluten free, vegan, refined sugar free and paleo but for a nut free version simply swap in any other milk in place of the almond milk (like oat milk or regular milk) AND use sunflower seed butter in place of peanut butterFor a thinner smoothie, add more milk.If using fresh banana and fresh zucchini, you may want to add ice for better texture.For more ingredient swaps, modifications, variations and storage tips (like how to turn this into a smoothie bowl!) - see the full blog post above.