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Blending berries and spinach together created a delicious smoothie that’s high antioxidants and low in sugar. Frozen berries are easy to find at the grocery store, affordable and work great in this Spinach Berry Smoothie.
If you’re new to blending spinach and berries in a smoothie, this recipe is perfect for you. The combination of blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries is delicious AND hides the spinach nicely. Your smoothie will look purple-ish and taste like a berry smoothie, yet you can smile wide knowing you snuck a whole cup of spinach in here, too!
Ingredients You’ll Need
You only need four ingredients and a high-speed blender to make this creamy spinach berry smoothie:
- Spinach: Spinach is loaded with fiber and nutrients to help my body process the natural sugar in fruit, as well as get in an extra veggie. If you don’t have spinach, you can swap with baby kale or another leafy greens of your choice.
- Almond milk: This non-dairy milk adds some creaminess and protein to the smoothie. If you’re new to buying almond milk, check out the Best Almond Milk Brands or try making your own homemade almond milk to get a high-protein version that tastes amazing.
- Frozen mixed berries: A bag of frozen mixed fruit is an easy way to get a variety of berries without all the washing and chopping. Most mixed berries contains strawberries, blackberries and raspberries.
- Banana: The banana adds some sweetness and extra creaminess to the smoothie. You can also use half a banana and 1/4 avocado if you want to decrease the sugars and still get a creamy smoothie.
Fresh Berries vs Frozen Berries
I get asked often which is better: fresh or frozen berries. Honestly, both work great in smoothies.
I personally use frozen berries most often because they save me time when making a smoothie. Frozen berries are picked at peak freshness and then flash-frozen to preserve nutrients. No need to wash or chop— I just toss it straight in the blender.
When fresh berries are on sale (think: summer), I’ll stock up and freeze them myself… that’s if it don’t eat them all first. Bottomline, don’t go crazy trying to buy fresh berries if they’re outta season or expensive. It’s just not worth it and they won’t even taste great being out of season. Head to the freezer section for frozen fruit that’s a great price.
Smoothie Blending Tip
This spinach berry smoothie includes a banana, which increases the amount of sugar. If you’re concerned about your blood sugar levels, you can easily adjust for that by adding a scoop of plant-based protein powder. This will increase the fiber, protein and healthy fats to slow down the absorption of the fruit sugars to create long-lasting energy.
How to Make Spinach Berry Smoothie
- Blend the spinach and almond milk on high speed until there are no leafy chunks left. Depending on the kind of blender you use, this might take awhile. Be patient, because it’s totally worth it!
- Add the mixed berries and banana next. Blend on high speed until smooth.
Blending twice might sound like extra work, yet it actually helps your blender focus on eliminating chunks and giving you the smoothest blend possible. If you’re using a high-end blender, like a Vitamix Blender, you can combine all the ingredients at once to save time.
Tip for BLENDING FROZEN Berries
Allow frozen berries to sit at room temperature for about 15 minutes to defrost slight before blending. This helps ensure a more even consistency and reduces strain on your blender.
More Smoothie Recipes with Spinach and Berries
Berries are a staple smoothie ingredient since they are easy to toss in and super packed with vitamins and minerals. Blend in some spinach to get even more health benefits out of a smoothie. Here are a few more spinach berry smoothies you might enjoy:
- Healthy Strawberry Banana Smoothie: A fan favorite combo of strawberries and bananas boosted with a cup of spinach.
- Blueberry Spinach Smoothie: This was the very first spinach berry smoothie I ever blended and my kids drank it for years.
- Creamy Blackberry Smoothie: Since blackberries are only ripe for a short season, I grab them whenever I see them and love using them in this smoothie.
- Perfect Raspberry Smoothie: This may taste like a dessert, but it still has spinach in it!
If you make this spinach berry smoothie recipe, I’d love to know how it turned out in the comment box below! Your review can help other readers in the community. If you’d like more smoothie inspiration (and exclusive content), join my free newsletter.
Spinach Berry Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1 cup mixed berries frozen
- 1 banana
- 1 serving homemade protein powder optional
Instructions
- Place spinach and water in blender. Puree until smooth.
- Add fruit and blend again.
Equipment
Notes
- Use frozen fruit to make refreshingly cool smoothie.
- To cut down on the natural sugars in this fruit and spinach smoothie, swap 1 banana with 1/2 avocado or 1/2 cup frozen cauliflower.
- Swap spinach with the leafy greens of your choice.
- Add a plant-based protein powder for more protein and healthy fat.
Protein powder
Added a touch of cayenne, basil, almond milk, and protein shake.
Perfect! Yummy flavor texture and good health!!!
I skipped the banana. Had baby kale/spinach mix on hand. Used half water, half almond milk for the 1 c. of liquid. Added 2 tsp. of pili nut yogurt. AND IT WAS DELICIOUS. This is a great go-to recipe that is very forgiving if you don’t have exact items on hand. The *key* is the first step: blending the greens and liquid #chef’skiss
You are so right about blending those greens first, Pattie! Thanks for sharing your version!
I made this smoothie with kale, as I ate all of the spinach. I used strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries. I used green tea in place of plain water and a banana. This smoothie is so good. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.
Could I use almond milk instead of water.
Absolutely Kay! We love swapping out liquid bases in our smoothies. Using the almond milk (unsweetened if you can!) will add more creaminess and some protein too.
ONLY use frozen fruit, 1 cup almond milk, teaspoon of honey if it needs sweetened, I freeze fresh spinach as well.
I bet that makes a nice, cold and creamy smoothie!
Both easy and delicious. Today, I used frozen tropical fruits. Yum! If I use fresh fruit, I replace the water with 1 1/2 cups ice.
So glad you liked this one, Sues!
Has anyone tried using coconut (plain or flavored) water instead of plain water? If so, how’d it turn out!?
Hi Sherrice! You can def sub coconut water for plain water. Depending on which coconut water you use, you may be able to taste it a little more or a little less but I think it would be great in this smoothie. 🙂
Love it , thank you 🙂 I added some ice and nuts to mine as well. Super refreshing.
This is definitely a tasty one!
I messed this one up. For some reason I added oranges. It wasn’t bad just not what I was expecting
Berries and citrus are a great combo! 🙂
Why does the “water”, listed in the recipe ingredients, appear to be white in the second picture above?
Hey Stuart, that could have to do with the lighting in the photo. I hope you enjoy this recipe!
I’ve come back to this recipe OVER and OVER! It’s super satisfying and the berries boost the antioxidants which are more and more important to our skin as we age.
These smoothies are so simple and delicious. We are doing the challenge as a family (we have one 8 year old). We have all loved every one. I like the simplicity and flavor
Great flavor but was hard for me to get the seeds down. Still, I drank the whole thing!
Used frozen mixed berries and a frozen banana to make it thick