I had no idea that there were people out there, who would search for banana-free smoothies until I started this summer smoothies series. Come to find out, a lot of people look for smoothies made without bananas as they (1) do not like the taste of bananas and (2) think that they take over the whole smoothie. As a banana lover, while I have no complaints with bananas dominating a glass of cold, creamy and sweet smoothie, I can understand the argument. Therefore, as a part of these series, I am going to make sure that there are ample amount of smoothie recipes made without bananas. This banana-free carrot smoothie recipe is the first of many to come.
How To Make This Recipe
As its name suggests, this smoothie has all the usual ingredients you would have in a carrot cake. Carrots, pineapples, nutmeg, pecans, cinnamon, raisins, and coconut are definitely in there. But I also added a cup of chopped romaine lettuce to make it a little more nutritious. As the lettuce is lighter in color, it doesn’t make the change the color of the smoothie that much. If you are trying to secretly incorporate green leafy vegetables to your kids’ diets, romaine lettuce is the way to go. If that is not a problem for you, try adding a cup of baby spinach in there. The color of the smoothie will not be as orange, but it will still taste very good. The process is no different than any other smoothie. Simply put all the ingredients into a blender and blend it for a few minutes or until it reaches the consistency you like.
A Word On The Sweetener For This Vegan Carrot Smoothie
As I mentioned earlier, I did not use bananas to sweeten this carrot smoothie. Instead, I used 1/4 cup of raisins and a cup of pineapples. I recommend giving it a taste as you blend and add in if you feel like it needs more sugar. If you don’t care about adding in bananas, you can easily turn this into a Carrot Banana Smoothie by substituting raisins with a frozen or ripened banana.
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