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Ready to shake up your smoothie game? This apple celery smoothie is like a splash of sunshine in a glass! You’ll love the way the crisp apple, fresh celery, and a hint of fennel come together—it’s super refreshing, with a little natural sweetness and the kind of bold, lively flavor that wakes up your taste buds.
The best part? It’s light and hydrating, not heavy or too sweet, so you feel energized and ready to take on your day. Plus, all those fruits and greens quietly support your digestion and hydration, making the kind of treat you’ll crave again and again.
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Why You’ll Love it
- The unique combination of crisp apple, cool celery, and aromatic fennel creates a refreshing, lightly sweet flavor with a hint of natural licorice, making every sip energizing and exciting.
- The texture is light, smooth, and hydrating—thanks to water and spinach—so it feels clean and invigorating, never heavy or creamy.
- This smoothie delivers gentle health benefits with fiber, vitamin C, and antioxidants, supporting digestion and later energy, all while keeping sugar levels low.
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Apple Celery Smoothie Ingredients
This refreshing blend uses simple ingredients that each play a role in flavor, texture, or balance. Here’s why they matter—and a few tips to make prep even easier:
- Spinach: Adds a mild, earthy base without taking over the flavor. Grab a fresh bag of baby spinach for the softest blend, and don’t bother removing the stems—they disappear once blended.
- Fennel bulb: Brings a light, sweet, herbal note that makes this smoothie taste extra fresh. Look for a firm white bulb with bright green fronds. Slice off the tough base and use the tender inner layers for the smoothest texture.
- Celery: Adds clean, crisp flavor and lots of natural hydration. Choose firm stalks without any browning, and chop them into smaller pieces so they blend more easily.
- Green apple:Adds tart sweetness and bright flavor without making the smoothie too sugary. Leave the peel on for more fiber and toss in slices or chunks—no need for perfection since the blender does the hard work.
- Ginger root: Adds a warm, zesty kick that wakes up the whole smoothie. A little goes a long way, so start with a small knob. Tip: there’s no need to peel ginger if you’re blending it—just scrub it well.
- Lemon: Brightens the flavors and helps balance the greens. Use fresh lemon juice for the cleanest taste, and add a little zest if you want even more citrus pop.
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How to Make a Celery Smoothie
I find the best-tasting green smoothies are blended in two steps. While you could dump all the ingredients into the blender and hope for the best, blending them in two batches produces the smoothest result without any chunks.
- Start by blending the spinach, water and lemon together. You’ll know it’s done when it looks like juice. Feel free to stop and scrape down the sides of the blender as needed.
- Add the remaining ingredients and blend again until smooth. Depending on the type of blender you have, grating the ginger and dicing the apple and fennel might help you get a smoother result.
Blending Tip
This smoothie is less creamy than others since it is full of watery ingredients. If you want a creamier smoothie, add 1/2 banana or 1/4 avocado. You can also use unsweetened coconut milk instead of water for a creamier finish.
Low Glycemic Benefits
This apple celery smoothie uses low glycemic (low sugar) produce like spinach, fennel, celery, green apple, ginger, and lemon—all with a glycemic index below 55. These ingredients help maintain steady blood sugar, making the smoothie a great choice for an afternoon pick-me-up or a refreshing evening treat. You get vibrant flavor and health benefits, without worrying about sugar spikes.
More Celery Smoothies
If you’re looking for more smoothies with celery, check out the recipes below.
Apple Celery Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup spinach fresh
- 1 cup water
- ¼ fennel bulb cored and roughly chopped*
- 1 stalk celery
- 1 green apple cored
- 1 teaspoon fresh gingerroot peeled
- 1 lemon peeled
- 2 tablespoon chia seeds
Instructions
- Blend spinach, water and lemon together until juice-like consistency is reached.
- Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.
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Notes
- Only use the white part of the fennel bulb. The green stalk and sprigs may be used as a garnish.
- Keep as much white pith on the lemon as you can for more nutrients.
- Use at least one frozen ingredient for a refreshingly cool smoothie.
- Swap the spinach for the leafy greens of your choice.
- Add one serving of homemade protein powder to provide 16 more grams of protein, turning this smoothie into a meal replacement.
Nutrition
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Leave a review for a chance to win signed copies of my cookbooks!Common Questions
They can be! I like smoothies over juices since they don’t eliminate the fiber, which your body craves and needs to process the natural sugar in these beverages. My celery smoothie recipe is loaded with vitamin C, potassium, fiber and vitamin A to give you a great jump-start to your day.
My smoothie is super flavorful with the fennel and fresh ginger in it. It tastes refreshing and will help wake you up in the best way.
Focus on whole food ingredients that are lower in natural sugar and high in fiber. You can make a variety of healthy smoothies with healthy ingredients that all taste different! There is no one right way to make one. I like this celery smoothie since it has a variety of fruits and vegetables along with fresh ginger for a whole host of healthy benefits.
So refreshing added carrots
I bet carrots were a great addition to this one, Alroy!
Can any of these ingredients be put into a juicer instead of a blender
Hi Donna! You could definitely try to put it in a juicer yet it would come out more like juice than a smoothie.
Its very refreshing
Hey Lee! You are right! This one is super refreshing, perfect for summer!
I am truly impressed by the information that I’m reading regarding making healthier smoothies. I can’t wait to try the homemade protein powder. I do have a question? Is there any way to add flavor to the homemade protein powder, like cocoa powder? I ask because my brother and I are currently finishing up a 2pk protein powder set that I purchased online, and he loves the caramel flavor. Or is it just a matter of what I add to the smoothie itself and not so much flavoring the protein powder, I hope this question makes sense
Hi Diasheka! Thanks so much for the kind feedback! You are correct, it’s more of a matter of the smoothie itself than the protein powder. I wouldn’t recommend drinking it on it’s own with water, but mixed in a smoothie you can’t taste it at all!
I like the hydration aspect of this recipe but I HATE licorice so the fennel is a no for me personally…not sure what to replace it with though…cucumber maybe? Would love some input.
Hi HJ! I know fennel is definitely not everyone’s favorite. You could definitely try cucumber or even leave the fennel out and add in a little more celery!