In 2013, I came up with this avocado banana smoothie as a way to boost my healthy fat intake. It remains a favorite to this day because it is thick and creamy, and just plain delicious. This smoothie is packed with healthy fats to curb your appetite as well as nourish your skin. If you like creamy smoothies, this should be your next blend!
Avocado banana smoothie benefits
I'll just come right out and admit that I adore avocados (looooong before they were trending on IG). I'm a California girl living in Florida. Avocados are a major part of my diet. Guacamole is my love language, and I'm not afraid to shout about it. But avocados are good for other things besides chip dip.
Avocados are more than just a pretty face...
Did you know avocados contain more potassium than bananas? Crazy, right? Potassium is essential for heart health. A diet rich in avocados may also help lower bad cholesterol and triglyceride levels due to heart-healthy monounsaturated fat.
1 serving of avocado contains 7 grams of fiber, which is an important part of any healthy diet. By getting enough fiber, we make sure our digestive tract can stay healthy. It even acts like a little scrub brush to keep things humming along. The combination of healthy fats and fiber also helps keep you feeling full for longer after eating. So get ready for a delicious + nutritious avocado banana smoothie!
A balanced banana smoothie
I know many people either love or hate bananas... there seems to be no middle ground when it comes to this fruit. Yet they shine in this smoothie, adding just enough sweetness to balance out the avocado. They also contain antioxidants and folate, which keeps us healthy and energized.
Avocado banana smoothie swaps
If bananas just aren't your cup of fruit, then swap them out for another ½ cup of mango, or ½ cup of peaches. You can use any variety of avocado you can find, just know that if you go big, you may need ¼ of that avocado instead of half. If you're all out of spinach, any leafy green can be swapped.
How To Store Avocados
I know you feel me on this one. You buy a bag of unripe avocados and it seems like they never ripen, until BAM! they ripen all at once. It's more than you can eat at once. What to do? Avocados are a fruit that freezes exceptionally well, probably due to the healthy fats. (When frozen, they make a tasty avocado banana smoothie like the one below)
Freeze the avocados on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, then transfer to freezer-proof bags or other airtight containers. The frozen avocados will keep up to six months or more in a deep freezer, or several months in a regular freezer.
Once avocados have ripened sufficiently, they can also be placed directly in the fridge where they will stay good for a few days longer. Unripe avocados can also be refrigerated and brought out to the counter to ripen at room temperature. While room temp avocados can be used in this avocado banana smoothie, I think frozen ones add a little bit extra to this blend.
How to make a creamy smoothie
I don't like to blend our green smoothies with dairy products. Yet while I prefer not to, it's totally fine to do what fits your lifestyle best.
That being said, there are plenty of ways to make a smoothie creamy using fruit + veggies. If a too-liquid smoothie has caused a #smoothiefail in the past, then have any of these options on hand to add to your next blend:
- Avocado - so much creaminess from avos, not to mention healthy fats; avocados also thicken smoothies, as well as turn your smoothie into a meal replacement.
- Mango - mango blends up really creamy and thick, so you don't need much - even a quarter or half cup will cream that smoothie up.
- Banana - this one is kind of a no-brainer, but I'm adding it to the list anyway. This avocado banana smoothie just wouldn't be the same without the banana!
- Coconut milk - swap the liquid base in your smoothie with a little coconut milk; the high (healthy) fat content adds loads of creaminess.
- Nuts, seeds, and butters - nuts and seeds, especially cashews and hemp hearts, whether blended whole or as a "butter" will add mega creaminess and also a boost of protein and vitamin E.
- Protein powder - add a plant-based protein powder to thicken your smoothie and make it extra creamy.
- MCT oil - the medium-chain fatty acids in refined coconut oil are great for a fast energy boost, but adding 1-2 tablespoons makes a smoothie really creamy too.
Avocado Banana Smoothie
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- 1 cup spinach
- 1 cup water
- ½ avocado
- ½ cup mango (frozen)
- ½ banana
- 1 Protein Smoothie Boost (optional)
Instructions
- Blend spinach and water together until smooth.
- Add remaining ingredients and blend again.
Notes
- Use at least one frozen fruit to make the smoothie cold or serve over ice.
Teresa
This was a very refreshing smoothie. It definitely wasn’t a sweet as other smoothies but still good.
Te
This smoothie was creamy but not as smooth as I would have liked. Maybe it was the way I blended it. I used part water and part ice cubes so I wouldn’t have to pour it over ice. It was very satisfying and kept me going until lunchtime.
Susan V
This is simply the most delicious smoothie ever! It satisfies that urge for something creamy while being healthy. Yum!
Mary
It was a good smoothie, but a bit on the unsweetened side. Over all very healthy!
Heather
Yummy! Creamy & good combination. Next time I’ll use hemp milk instead of water
Loretta
Love the taste.
cath nicolette
It was good
Richard Pryor
I liked the flavor however it was way too thick, i did end up adding a little honey which helped and more water
Kris
I'm not a huge banana fan, so this was just ok for me. But, it was a good way to get some spinach and avocado in. The ingredient proportions were great; a nice, smooth and creamy smoothie.
Helene
The mango-banana-advocado makes a smoothe and tasty smoothie. Onolicious!
Linda Cerilli
Paul C.
Day 1 - Chalky taste. Liked the banana. Added water.
Lynn
Wonderfully creamy texture. Very thick. Very strange taste reminds me of grass. Husband thought the flavors did not go together. I like all of these healthy ingredients, just not together.
Lisa Ross
It was ok. I like more summer fruit. Tomorrow I will make two with watermelon and strawberries.
Isabel
Super delicious!!!! Avocado in a smoothie smooth and yummy!!! Will definitely drink this smoothie from now on. Thank you so much!!!
Grace
Some of my fav ingredients!
Good mix of sweet and creamy. I like my smoothies a bit thinner so I rinse the blender container, after pouring recipe into jars, then top up with the water rinse.
Simple Green Smoothies
You didn't let any part of this smoothie go to waste! You rawk, Grace!
Jenn
Super creamy, loved it! Found frozen avocado bag at grocery store which made it very convenient too.
Staucia Kosoff
Creamy and delicious! Love the subtle sweetness of the banana and the healthy fat from the avocado to help keep you full longer.
Erin F
Good, not great. Needs more flavour.
Wendy Pegues
I Liked Today's Avocado Banana Smoothie, Nice And Creamy And Not To Sweet. I Will Make This Smoothie Again 🙂
Liz
I love that it’s so healthy. But the taste was just ok. I love all the ingredients, but putting them together didn’t ring my chimes.
Sandy W
This smoothie was good, but not outstanding.
Stefanie
I love how easy this smoothie is to make and it tastes great. It doesn't have too much flavor, but I like that it isn't too sweet. It has a great texture and a good way to get the day started.
Gayle
A nice healthy start and it gave me energy, but not my favorite flavor. Still pretty good, but I wonder if I should add cocoa powder next time?
Patty
The avocado banana smoothie is pretty good. It was not what I anticipated, as smoothies tend to be sweet, but it is good.
jasmine
I love this avocado banana smoothie so much! It has natural sweetness from bananas and frozen mango, and the super green from spinach and avocado makes the smoothie complete with fiber, iron, and healthy fat. An excellent meal replacement!
Vanessa Sherlock
Day 1 smoothie challenge made as evening snack. Super creamy and yummy. I added vanilla protein powder I have. Would probably do less avocado next time though.
Candace
This is tasty but too thick for me. I added more water. Not overly sweet. A nice change up. Recommend!
April
I enjoyed this smoothie as I was wrapping up the night. It was so smooth, creamy and refreshing. I definitely will be making this again in the near future.
Marie Powers
Great texture and great taste! Day started off crazy so had it for somewhat of an evening snack. It hit the spot!
Vanessa
Thick and creamy but tend to enjoy a bit sweeter of a smoothie. Will try it with a full banana next time 🙂
Taylor
Great taste! Very flavorful and tastyy
Taylor
Great taste! Very flavorful
Mary McDowell
Simple and easy, tasty.
Liz
Very good smoothie. Love the flavor and how the avocado makes it so creamy.
Debby Rose
My good friend recommended this challenge. I enjoyed Day 1 smoothie. Was clean & refreshing. Perfect for summer. I would do a little less spinach next time.
Kimberly Hassur
Yummy!! Rich, thick and creamy. I added some unflavored collagen peptides and a half a scoop of vanilla protein mix. Great recipe to start off the challenge.
Mary
Great smoothie. I usually have these ingredients on hand in my freezer most of the time. I bought the frozen avocados.
Shawn Shafer
I loved the creamy texture and it was nice and filling, but the taste was rather bland. I feel like if the mango was replaced with orange it would be more flavorful. I did add flax, chia seeds and hemp hearts for protein. For a brighter flavor I added a touch of lemon and lime juice...that helped a bit!
Mayra
Love it!! I made mine with coconut water and it was delicious! I wanted to try avocado on smoothies before but wasn’t sure about it. I was missing out! It’s one of my faves now. Enjoy!
Jackie Reynolds
I was a little leary about the avocado. My husband made a smoothie with avocado and I couldn't swallow it. It was a texture thing because I love avocado. This smoothie did not disappoint! It was delicious! There was a slight sweetness from the banana and mango. It was smooth and not real thick! A great Day One!
Toni
I was a little hesitant about this first smoothie, I am not a fan of avocados in my smoothies, but I must say I really enjoyed it. The avocado made it very creamy and the banana and mango gave it a nice sweetness. Two thumbs up for day 1 smoothie.
Tina
Off to a great start. Loved the green smoothie!!
Jill
I like the way avocado blended into a smoothie makes them so smooth and creamy. I added Orgain Superfoods vanilla protein powder to mine and it added extra sweetness and flavor.
Doris
Very good and smooth- even though I had no avocado!
Shelly
This smoothie had more flavor than I thought it would. I like it and prepped more for another day. I added protein to mine and it kept it's flavor.
Denise
Great combo of flavors! I can not have bananas so I substituted it with dates. I also can not have spinach so I used a mixed greens powder.
Tammy
So creamy and awesome !! Very filling, I very much enjoyed the flavour and texture
Dev
I love how the ingredients complemented one another. I also felt like it had just the right amount of thickness. I'm just sorry I didn't get the chance to start my day off with this smoothie to enjoy the benefits throughout the day.
Wendy
I really enjoyed the taste of this smoothie, I usually never put avocado, but I will going forward I really liked the creamy texture and with the added protein it's really filling for a meal replacement
Sue
I loved the Avocado Banana Smoothie! I will keep this recipe & use it again and again.
Melissa
Delicious! Blending spinach with water first is a game changer!
Ann Budrean
Avocado Banana Smoothie was ok. I added a bit more spinach and simple Green Protein Powder. I thought this smoothie would be sweeter than it was. Oh well - I still like smoothies!
Kelley
Very good! I think that I may add a little lemon juice in the future.
JOHN MAYAR
Banana and avocado are great base ingredients individually. When both are combined in this recipe with spinach ----makes a great tasty and nutritional smoothie.
Roxzan Sukola
I could have used a bit sweeter mango - other than that I give it 5 stars.
Tanya
It was goood, but I think I agree with some commenters...it need more mango. It was super thick. Def had to add more water to get it moving. Not sure if this was because it was super thick.
Krista
It had a more sweeter taste than I thought it would. Balanced taste and you couldn’t tell it had spinach. I enjoyed it and will make it more often.
Kathie Smith
Great way to add some fruits and vegetables to my diet. Nice and smooth and VERY green! It didn't have a lot of flavor. I almost used the whole banana and wish that I had, maybe more mango, too.
Kathleen Dillon
Excellent! This smoothie is creamy and tasty. I was worried that it would taste too “green”, but the banana gave it the perfect flavor!
Jack Julius
Yummm! I am a smoothie/blender junkie! Love my vita-mix! This Avocado Banana Smoothie was great! I made just a few minor adjustments… I know that anytime I blend banana and avocado together it creates a little bit of a thickness that makes it hard to pour… Adding a little extra liquid helps. I’ll keep it thick sometimes and make it into a smoothie bowl. And if I want to thin it out, I pour it into the glass and added a touch more of some coconut water and stir until blended. Don’t need to re-blend and add more air into it. This smoothie was great and using a Vitamix blender helps keep it nice and smooth. It could even be a smoothie bowl topped with some granola and fresh fruit. I added a couple scoops of plant-based protein. No weird aftertaste… I did add a little extra spinach and mango, Cuz I love it!
Simple Green Smoothies
Amazing review, Jack! Couldn't agree more - this would be an incredible smoothie bowl!
ER
Loved the flavors in this smoothie!
Mary Jo Roberts
The avocado banana smoothie was perfect...I used frozen avocado which made it nice and thick and cold!
Val Deutsch
This avocado banana smoothie and e creamy, delicious and very filling. Had this with protein as a meal replacement before my next fasting time. Super smoothie!!
Stephanie
My son got an Avocado that was as hard as a rock so I had to use a little bit of Wholly Avocado that I had. Walmart has no nice greens so he got frozen Kale. All things considered, it didn't turn out bad.
Wendy Lewis
I love the creaminess of the smoothie and tropical flavor. I added the protein boost powder which helped to keep me full longer.
Susan
My husband and I enjoyed this recipe but my kids did not. We liked that it wasn't very sweet and I liked that I got to use up my very ripe avocado.
Teresa Hurley
We liked it but have question about measuring spinach. Do you press the leaves down to measure the cup? I think I put too much spinach in as could not taste mango and my banana was small. Will try it again as taste not bad at all and was refreshing after working outside.
Pauline Fraser
Very tasty!! Love it!
Larissa
This smoothie is nice and thick and creamy. I would add a whole banana next time just to get it a touch sweeter because this one isn't very sweet, but still very yummy.
Laura Jankowski
Avocado and Banana smoothie was sweet but not too sweet. I was thinker then I thought it would be. I did add coconut water and drank it down. I love avocados and bananas, and. I did. think it would turn brownish, but it stayed green. Though I didn't give it much chance to turn brown it was so good it didn't last long. I will keep that recipe in my smoothie recipe files.
Stephanie Rodriguez
My banana was not sweet yet!
It's so creamy though. I'll definitely try this one again.
LaNae Kirkham
Loved it. I froze mine ahead of time and just added apple juice instead of water. It was so simple.
Maureen Kajzer
This is a very thick, tasty smoothie. If you don't care much for really sweet smoothies, this one will be your new best friend!
Barbara Stearns
This is a really smooth smoothy!!! I think it is the queen of the green smoothies. The banana flavor, on mine, overpowered the mango.
Sunny
Great flavor. Satisfied my hunger with healthy nutrition.
Guro
Delicious and filling!
Christa Smith
Love this! It's very refreshing and energizing! I did add a bit more mango (about 3/4 cup frozen) and about 1/2 cup orange juice. Still kept the 1 cup water, and used a frozen half banana. Oh and I threw in a Tbsp of chia seeds. It's creamy in texture with a tang. I will definitely make this one again!
Anne Hauer
Not so good; either you use the banana, or the avocado for creaminess. I like to eat my avocado plain anyway!
Christine Hill
Although thick and creamy, I found this to be just ok in flavor. Maybe my ratios were off, as I had to add more water. Possibly weight measurements would fix this…I expected a punch of flavor but was left underwhelmed.
Debey
I made the smoothie at 11:00 this morning. Shared a sip with my husband and son. Hubby said it needs to be sweeter. Son said the texture was weird, AND it needs to be sweeter. I was okay with the texture. I get why it wasn't sweeter -- meant to be healthy!! By 2:00 my stomach was growling. So next time I would add the protein powder that was suggested if it's meant to be lunch!! I'm looking forward to trying tomorrow's smoothie!!
Donna
What a yummy first recipe for the 10 day challenge. Even though I’ve never been a mango fan, I enjoyed every bit of this smoothie!
Diane
I didn’t care for this one. I typically don’t like avocado in smoothies, but I have it a try anyway.
Kimberly Layton
I did it just like the recipe said, And it was very good. I think next time I would use a little less banana and more mango
Val
Delicious! Love how creamy a smoothie with avocado is! I think I might throw a bit of mint in this next time!
Lorraine Kerz
Excellent blend of smoothness & flavor. The avocado adds creaminess without overpowering the taste. Perfect way to start the day
Gerald Lacy
I enjoyed this smoothie. A added bonus is the healthy ingredients!
This reminded me of the going green recipe that is in the vitamix recipe book; However this was good, but not as flavorful as going green!
Allison Schalck
I doubled this recipe for My 18 year old daughter and myself, we both really liked it. I agree with the other reviewers that we thought a little more mango would have been nice. Or next time I will ripen a mango for more sweetness and freeze it myself. Also, I think I could have used a more ripe banana for a little more sweetness as well. The smoothie was still VERY smooth and thick with only half of the avocado called for (I doubled recipe but only had half an avocado).
Matthew Thomas
This is a good recipe but I like the idea of adding orange juice and using a few ice cubes to make it more like a smoothie.
Carolyn Rathje
Wow! The first smoothie (Avocado Banana smoothie) was great! Cream, sweet and I couldn't tell the Avocado was there (I thought it would change the flavor). Can't wait to see what's next!
kelli Harmor
Delicious!! I also added pj apple.
Char
Very simple recipe, but needs to be a tad sweeter. I would add a little more fruit. Otherwise I really liked this recipe.
Susan
Creamy and delicious! Add it to my favorites
KB
I use orange juice instead of water for a bit of citrus accent. Very creamy.
KB
Good smoothie. I use orange juice instead of water for a bit of citrus accent.
Noreen
I’m not one to like bananas in my smoothie but I actually enjoyed this one. I love bananas by themselves but not generally with anything else.
Judy
The Avocado and Banana smoothie was delicious. My sister does not really like avocado but she said the smoothie was delicious too. Great way to start the day.
Cla
Better than I thought!! I was hesitant about the avacado in a smoothie….. SOLD!! So smooth and creamy. I used it as a late snack. I may try it as a meal replacement next.
Michelle Calvillo
I thought it was good!
Gerald
A tasty way to drink some green veggies. I will add it to my rotation.
Lisa F
Not bad. I used a handful of spinach+spring mix (because straight raw spinach is difficult on the liver) and I would add more mango. I don't measure, I just eyeball. I think mine would have been better with a more ripe banana! Learn a little every day! Overall though ... pretty good. OH and I added some flaxseed...
Sharon Tully
Good taste after som refrigeration
Ellen
If you like thick and creamy, this smoothie is for you. Flavors are fantastic. I took a star off because the avocado makes it too thick for my liking.
Talia
It was surprisingly good. Next time I’ll add more frozen mango.
Kari M
I really like this one
Diane
I used chard instead of spinach (from the garden) and it was quite nice. Never used mango before!
Darcy
Not enough veggies. So, I added zucchini and riced cauliflower.
Leo
First time putting avocado in a smoothie...and I do love avocado and guacamole so the taste is not an issue. It really made this smoothie smooth lol but also used a Vitamix which helps. I like the subtle not too sweet but no grassy taste either. It's just right. I got a new smoothie in the mix
..thank you!
Kas
Loved this smoothie! Perhaps the best "green" recipe I have ever had!
Simple Green Smoothies
Way to add more plants, Darcy!!
Janice
Wow!!! You talk about smooth!!! Love the flavors and I can taste the mango, yummy!!!!!!
A great start to a great smoothie challenge!!!!