May 28, 2013

Key Lime Smoothie

One of my favorite smoothies at Tropical Smoothie is the Blimey Limey. It has strawberries, limes, oranges, and pineapples. I love the tang of the limes in the drink. So when I found a recipe for a smoothie that used limes, I was had to try it out. Delicious!

After drinking it, I was super energized. In fact one of my students mentioned I was hyper. I don't know if it was from the smoothie or from the two cups of coffee I had that morning. (Didn't sleep well the night before.)

Key Lime Smoothie


Healthful Pursuit


Stars of the recipe:




  • 2 tbsp. key lime juice (about 4 limes) - I microwave mine for about 10 secs. to maximize the amount of juice.

  • 1 tsp. key lime zest

  • 1 c. unsweetened non-dairy milk

  • 1 ripe frozen banana

  • 1/4 tsp. pure vanilla extract (I omitted this because I used vanilla almond coconut milk.)

  • 1 tbsp. stevia

  • 1 tbsp. sunflower butter

  • 2 c. baby spinach

  • 4 ice cubes

  • crushed graham cracker pieces (optional)

  • Cool Whip or something similar (optional)


Steps:

  1. Place in your blender in the order of the ingredients listed, blend until smooth.

  2. Top with crushed graham crackers and Cool Whip, if desired.

  3. Enjoy!


This made 2 smoothies for me.

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Someone asked me what you could use instead of bananas.  I found this link for other ingredients you can use instead of bananas.

 

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