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Cake for breakfast? Yes, please! Our carrot cake-inspired twist on a healthy smoothie for breakfast is exactly what the new year ordered. It’s vibrant, chock-full of California-grown fruit and vegetables, and is really delicious too!
What ingredients are in this healthy smoothie for breakfast?
This healthy smoothie is high on nutrition and low in refined sugar – which is what we all need in the morning right?! Let me break down the ingredient list for you.
This smoothie tastes like a drinkable slice of carrot cake!
- Carrot
- Banana
- Pineapple
- Whole milk or almond milk
- Whole milk yogurt
- Prune puree
- Cinnamon
- Ginger
- Nutmeg
- Pecans
- Unsweetened shredded coconut
I’m pretty sure if you added all of those ingredients into a mixing bowl and then added ingredients like flour, oil, and a few eggs, you’d have a pretty decent rendition of carrot cake. Happy sipping!
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Carrot Cake Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped fresh carrot
- 1 frozen banana sliced into 4 or 5 smaller pieces
- 1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks
- 2/3 cup whole milk or almond milk
- 1/2 cup whole milk yogurt
- 2 tablespoons prune puree
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- pinch freshly grated nutmeg
To garnish, optional
- shredded carrot
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped toasted pecans or walnuts
- 1 teaspoon shredded coconut
Instructions
- Combine all of the ingredients in the blender in the order listed, except for the optional garnishes.
- Blend for 30-60 seconds until smooth. If the smoothie is too thick, add more milk or almond milk 1/4 cup at a time and blend again until the desired consistency is achieved.
- Garnish if desired with shredded carrot, coconut, and chopped nuts.