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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.
I used 1 stalk celery n 1 apple..
Been take take 4 some time now n loving it
Hi! Awesome job! This one is great right?!
This sounds so yummy but I cannot find fresh fennel in my grocery store. Could I somehow substitute fennel seeds? Thanks
Hi there Mandy, I’m sorry that you’re not having luck finding fennel. I’ve had that experience before – maybe looking at a different store if possible, because it really is a delicious ingredient. Yet, it’s not totally necessary for this recipe, so don’t stress!
Hi there Mandy, I’m sorry that you’re not having luck finding fennel. I’ve had that experience before – maybe looking at a different store if possible, because it really is a delicious ingredient. Yet, it’s not totally necessary for this recipe, so don’t stress! I wouldn’t, however, recommend using fennel seeds as a substitute as I think it would affect the flavor and texture.
This is a great recipe! The flavours blended together feel confusing for my brain – but in a good way!
The only thing I didn’t enjoy was the texture. It feels a bit foamy for my tastes. But i don’t imagine that’s something crushed ice can’t remedy.
I’m having my first one now and I agree… what a great idea… crushed ice!
This is a great smoothie. The favors all go so well together!
The flavors in this one definitely compliment one another, Carol!
I’d like to add the plant based protein to this smoothie and not include the fennel. I’ll try it tomorrow.
Truth be told, I wasn’t thinking I’d be a fennel fan either, Melinda. Yet I totally love it in smoothies. Might be worth the adventure! Let us know if you give it a blend!
Greetings.
I did the 7 day smoothie challenge. All are very good but definitely high in sugar.
So, thank you for this low carb recipe. I tried it without the fennel because I don’t like licorice and added a serving of your homemade protein powder. It was good and sipped on it throughout the day.
However, do you have a suggestion for replacing the fennel? If not, I’ll just leave it out.
Thank you.
Love this question, Deborah! I hear ya about the fennel, as I wasn’t a fan at first either. However, we’d totally encourage you to give it a blend and see. It’s amazing how green smoothies have a way of disguising those ingredients that are so good for us, yet we wouldn’t eat otherwise. If fennel still isn’t your groove, then see if your blender can handle celery, caraway or anise seed as a substitute. The seeds will be strong in flavor, so go easy at first. Also, be sure to check out our Low Sugar Fruits for Smoothies! We think you’ll find it really helpful. Happy blending! 🙂
Hi, what is substitute for fennel ?
Hi Elle- you could add extra celery.
Celery in a smoothie?! Man, you guys are always keepin it fresh at SGS! LOL. Can’t wait to try!
It’s so good! Def give it a try and let us know what you think!
Thank you for this low carb/ low sugar smoothie recipe. SO good!
You’re welcome, Kim!
Talk about a fiber party! This smoothie was THICK. I wasn’t sure i would like it so I added some more water and then tasted it. Pretty good!
Glad you loved it, Dani!
I love recipes that go big on greens – this is one of them! LOVE!
Me too, Amanda!
Ok so this thirst quenching yummylicious smoothie takes longer than 5 minutes to prepare but it’s soooo worth it!! You didn’t specify if the celery, apple or ginger needed to be minced/chopped up but I did anyways. I literally could not stop drinking this smoothie, it was gone within 5 minutes! I definitely feel a burst of energy and serotonin kicking in. Thanks so much for the delicious recipe!!!
Hey Heather! So glad you loved this smoothie! It is sooo delicious. Depending on the type of blender you have, you really only have to cut your fruits + veggies into large chunks and your blender will do the rest. Keep on rawkin!
Hi! I’m not 100% sure how much a stalk of celery is. Is it just one “stick”.
Hey Oli! You are correct, it’s just one “stick.” The group of stalks (or sticks) is a bunch. You don’t need to put an entire bunch in! Happy blending! 🙂
Good morning,
I would like if you can answer my questions.
Can celery be frozen when in season? Does celery loose all or any nutritional benefits when frozen?
Thank you very much.
Angie
Hey Angie! You can def freeze celery if you have a lot and don’t want it to go bad. In general, freezing helps retain the nutrient content of fruits and vegetables. However, some nutrients begin to break down when frozen produce is stored for more than a year. 🙂
This smoothie needs to go into my regular rotation. Antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, *and* alkalizing?! You are speaking my language!!
Kale yeah!! 😀
I like celery, so this smoothie sounds right up my alley. I never understood the “juicing celery” because it takes away the fiber— the best part! So blending the celery into the smoothie is def the way to go. Thank you for the weekly smoothie recipes to keep me inspired.
We think blending is always the way to go! 😀