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Almonds are my go-to snack since they provide a quick boost of healthy fats, protein and fiber. I often take them on long runs, into the Grand Canyon, and you can probably find some floating around my purse in case of an emergency. This almond smoothie recipe was a no-brainer.
Almonds and almond milk combined with bananas and strawberries quickly become a filling and delicious breakfast.
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How to Make an Almond Smoothie
Get ready for the world’s healthiest fast food—a smoothie. In one easy step, you’ve got a meal that is filling, full of great nutrients and tastes delicious.
- Blend all ingredients until smooth.
- Pour into your favorite glass and enjoy!
Make sure at least one of your fruits is frozen to produce a refreshingly cool smoothie. And if you just can’t handle a smoothie without leafy greens then toss ’em in!
Easy Recipe Swaps
Swap in one serving of your favorite homemade protein powder for chia seeds. The cinnamon honestly makes this smoothie next level. Omit it if cinnamon isn’t your thing. While this is called an almond smoothie, there is no judgment if you use a different plant milk. Cashew milk or oat milk would work great!
If the natural sugar is a bit too much for you then swap out 1/2 of the banana for 1/4 cup frozen cauliflower. Swap the 2 tbsps of almonds for the nut or seed of your choice.
Choosing the Right Milk
You can either buy or make almond milk, and both are great options!
Store-bought almond milk: There are so many brands to choose from when buying almond milk. I love the variety and accessibility of plant-based milk today! Yet ALWAYS read the labels (even of your favorite brand!) to make sure companies aren’t trying to slip weird ingredients into your milk.
Every year Simple Green Smoothies searches all the grocery stores in the Tampa Bay area for new and improved brands of almond milk, then we test them and rate. We do all the research for you!
Homemade almond milk: I love making my own plant milk. It’s easy and I know exactly what goes into it. If you’ve never tried to make your own before, then try it! You might never go back to the store-bought stuff again.
You can swap almond milk into any healthy smoothie recipe you want for a creamier, nutty result.
Benefits of Almonds
Almonds are a pretty impressive nut. One ounce of almonds holds 3.5 grams of fiber, 6 grams of protein and 14 grams of fat as well as large amounts of the recommended daily value of vitamin E, manganese and magnesium.
They also contain large amounts of antioxidants, which our bodies use to fight inflammation and cancer.
Because almonds are high in fat, protein and fiber, they can help lower blood sugar. Grab a handful for your next snack and soak in the benefits.
I use both almonds and almond milk in my almond smoothie recipe to increase all the goodness going into my body.
Almond Smoothie FAQs
Yes! Adding in raw almonds, almond milk, or almond meal to your next smoothie will give you fiber and a healthy fat boost.
Only if you don’t like almond milk. It’s a delicious, plant-based option that easily blends with a variety of fruits and veggies. Almond milk adds in good nutrients as well as works as a natural thickener.
They can be! If you’ve got a high-powered blender, then you can add pretty much any raw nut to a smoothie and enjoy its benefits. If your blender isn’t Vitamix-grade, then soak the nuts for four hours before blending to soften.
Using Almonds in Smoothies
Check out these great smoothie recipes that use almonds or almond milk:
- Almond Butter Smoothie
- Meal Replacement Smoothie
- Sweet Potato Smoothie
- Chocolate Banana Smoothie
- Chocolate Protein Shake
- Strawberry Banana Smoothie
- Blueberry Spinach Smoothie
- Maple Smoothie Bowl
- Almond Milk Smoothie
Give this epic smoothie a try and let me know how it turns out by leaving a rating + review! I love a new smoothie recipe, don’t you?
Epic Almond Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond milk
- 2 tbsp raw almonds
- 1 banana
- ½ cup strawberries frozen
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon ground
- 1 tsp maple syrup or honey
- 1 serving homemade protein powder optional
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients until smooth.
- Pour into your favorite glass and enjoy!
Notes
- Make sure to use a frozen fruit for a refreshingly cold smoothie
- Add even more protein with 1 tbsp of chia seeds or 1 serving of homemade protein powder.
- For less natural sugar, swap 1/2 banana with 1/4 cup frozen cauliflower
This was nice; nothing too special: light in texture, light in flavour, light in colour. I’m not a milkshake person, but I’m guessing this probably tastes like a light strawberry milkshake.
Not an exciting smoothie with exotic fruits, vegetables, and other flavorings…But this smoothie is perfect! I’ll have to see how this smoothie rates in terms of staying power as a meal replacement, but I’m hopeful. Next time I make this I’ll swap out some banana with cauliflower as suggested.
This one was a hit with the whole family, the kids loved it!
Challenge Day 5 Epic Almond: Not that epic for me, I’m afraid. Could not taste the strawberries at all, and I don’t think I will make this often.
Delicious! I did add the honey.
By far, my favorite smoothie yet! Creamy, satisfying and filling. Will definitely be making this one over and over!
nice taste and smooth. I did not use the syrup or honey, strawberries are enough sweetness.
The almonds & cinnamon add a nice flavor! I really enjoyed this one!
Very different for me. I think I would prefer less cinnamon. However, it’s quite good.
I made as written, no protein powder, only 3 frozen strawberries and no sweetener except fresh banana. I found it a little “flat” and thin but liked the cinnamon. I’ll try it again with frozen banana, more strawberries and protein powder.
I found this one to be a little bland/flat too. Also did not use frozen banana. I feel that frozen fruit makes less flavorful smoothies. Used frozen berries.
Love cinnamon and maple in here, used mixed berries instead of strawberries and half the cinnamon cuz I find that flavor to be strong at half tsp.
Epic Almond: Very good. I usually don’t make smoothies without some sort of greens in them … so this tasted almost like a dessert smoothie to me. Interesting. The cinnamon was a nice touch.
This was good, I definitely will try honey instead of the syrup, I ran out of cold almond milk so I had to use room temperature and only a quarter of my strawberries were frozen, maybe if my banana was frozen as well I would have liked it more. I will give it another try later on. However the lemon smoothie trumps them all so far.
This one is epic for real, I am quite full after this one. It’s kind of a milk-shake
Surprising combination of ingredients, but very yummy.
It was easy to make and very delicious!
Very filling, great for breakfast
They only adjustment I made was using half a banana and no maple syrup- It was still a delicious smoothie!
Strawberry and cinnamon made this smoothie surprisingly good.
The smoothie was very good. I normally do not think of cinnamon with strawberries as much.
To be honest I didn’t have high expectations, as I thought it (the Epic Almond Smoothie) would be bland. Once again to our surprise, we all really enjoyed it! My husband said it reminded him of coffee cake and my sons loved the cinnamon. Satisfying too!!
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DELICIOUS smoothie! I favorite so far. The cinnamon and almonds are just…Epic! Haha, wish I would have thought of that!