Creamy Avocado Banana Green Smoothie
Easy Creamy Avocado Banana Green Smoothie — thick, filling, and naturally vegan with half a ripe avocado, frozen banana, fresh spinach, almond milk, lime, and honey blended until completely smooth and vibrant green. Ready in 3 minutes.
Equipment
- Blender (standard or high-powered)
- Tall glass or Mason jar
- Wide straw
Ingredients
Green Smoothie
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk added first to the blender
- 1.5 cups fresh baby spinach, loosely packed added directly on top of the liquid
- 0.5 ripe avocado, peeled and pitted yields gently when pressed — not overripe
- 1 frozen banana fully frozen solid, peeled
- 0.5 lime, juiced fresh only
- 1 tsp honey or maple syrup adjust to taste
- 0.25 tsp vanilla extract optional
Optional Add-Ins
- 1 tbsp hemp seeds or ground flaxseed optional, for omega-3s and protein
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder optional
Instructions
- Add almond milk to the blender first. Add baby spinach directly on top of the liquid.
- Add avocado, frozen banana, lime juice, honey, and vanilla extract. Add any optional extras.
- Blend on high for 60 seconds until completely smooth, thick, and uniformly green.
- Taste and adjust — more honey for sweetness, more lime for brightness, more almond milk to thin. Pour into a tall glass and serve immediately.
Notes
Add liquid first, then spinach on top of liquid. Use a fully frozen banana — not just cold, frozen solid. Use a properly ripe avocado — it should yield gently when pressed. The avocado flavor is very subtle; banana and lime are dominant. Blend on high for a full 60 seconds. Add lime juice to minimize oxidation if storing. Best consumed immediately — drink within 8 hours if refrigerated. Fill storage jar completely to top to minimize air contact and slow browning.