Berry Beet Smoothie

Let’s not hide the facts – there is a whole can of beets in this smoothie!

You might be thinking “What is the girl who loves sugar, butter, and layered cakes doing with beets?!”

Time for honesty folks.. it’s all in the name of LOVE. Valentine’s Day is coming up and if you and your sweetie are the type of people who joined the local cross fit group and like to partake in meatless monday, this smoothie might be more of your style when it comes to Valentine’s Day.

Or if you’d rather give your kids something healthy for Valentine’s Day instead of some sugared love (aka – brownies, cheesecake, or cake) then we have the perfect smoothie recipe for you!

To achieve this fun layered effect, you’ll actually make 2 different smoothies and layer them in glasses. The whole recipe takes less than 10 minutes and I promise the hardest part is rinsing out your blender between making each smoothie.

The beet smoothie has canned beets, frozen berries (strawberries/raspberries/blueberries), one frozen banana, greek yogurt and your choice of liquid for blending. You could use water, milk, almond milk, orange juice, whatever you prefer as your liquid.

Of course the beet smoothie gets its intense deep coloring from the beets. But everyone is wondering – does it TASTE like beets?

The flavor of beets is present, but not too strong. You could always opt to add some honey or flavored yogurt instead of the vanilla yogurt to add additional sweetness.

The strawberry smoothie has frozen pineapple, one frozen banana, frozen strawberries, greek yogurt, and liquid for blending.

Using frozen ingredients definitely helps to create a thicker smoothie. But if your blender is not so great at chopping up frozen fruit, you might have to opt for fresh fruit, unless you like fruit chunks in your smoothie. If you’ve been dreaming about a new blender, put a blendtec blender on next year’s christmas list! We own one and it’s the most high powered blender ever. It can blend a golf club!!

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Berry Beet Smoothie

By: Beth

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 5 cups

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This two layer berry beet smoothie recipe is easy to make, full of fruit, and has a fun color!

Ingredients

Beet Smoothie

• ▢ 15 oz can whole beets
• ▢ 2 cups frozen strawberries/raspberries
• ▢ 1 frozen banana
• ▢ ½ cup plain or vanilla greek yogurt
• ▢ 1/4-1/2 cup liquid, milk, water, almond milk, orange juice

Strawberry Smoothie

• ▢ 1 frozen banana
• ▢ 1 cup frozen pineapple
• ▢ 1 cup frozen strawberries
• ▢ ½ cup plain or vanilla greek yogurt
• ▢ 1/4-1/2 cup liquid, milk, water, almond milk, orange juice

Instructions 

Beet Smoothie

• Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Add more liquid to help it blend if it's too thick.

Berry Smoothie

• Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Add more liquid to help it blend if it's too thick.

To assemble

• Layer the smoothies in glasses. If desired, blend the smoothie using a straw. Top each smoothie with a toothpick filled with leftover fruits.

Notes

I like to slice up bananas, put them in a plastic bag and store them in the freezer for smoothies!

Nutrition

Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 242mg | Potassium: 521mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 53g | Vitamin A: 112IU | Vitamin C: 52mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition Disclosure

All nutritional values are approximate and provided to the reader as a courtesy. Changing ingredients and/or quantities will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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