Strawberry Beet Smoothie (5-Ingredients)
This Strawberry Beet Smoothie is a delicious and nutritious way to start the day. This recipe is dairy-free and vegan, but is so creamy and satisfying. You can’t taste the beets in this sweet smoothie that only has 5 simple ingredients.
This delicious beet smoothie recipe is just perfect for breakfast or a healthy snack. You’ll never guess that it includes a serving of vegetables! And, because of the strawberries and beets, the color is just gorgeous.
Because the fruit and the beets are high in natural sugars, you don’t need to add any additional sweeteners or sugar to this recipe. It is perfectly sweet and delicious just as it is.
This Strawberry Beet recipe makes 2 servings, with each serving containing over 60% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C and about 25% of the recommended intake of calcium and magnesium. That is a healthy smoothie!
Beet Smoothie Recipe Benefits
- Beets are incredibly nutritious. Learn more about the health benefits of beets. Not to mention, bananas and strawberries are full of nutrition and help make this beet smoothie an overall superfood winner.
- This healthy smoothie can be adapted to meet your needs. You can swap out the frozen fruit for whatever you have on hand. You can also use beet powder instead of fresh beets, if you prefer (you’ll need about 1 tablespoon of beet powder).
- The gorgeous pink color of this smoothie makes it great to serve to kids. They won’t know there are vegetables hidden inside (see my list of the best vegetables for picky eaters).
Ingredients
- Frozen banana adds natural sweetness and creaminess to this healthy vegetable smoothie. See my guide for how to freeze bananas for smoothies.
- Frozen strawberries help mask the flavor from the beets and also add to this gorgeous pink color of this recipe.
- Nut butter adds healthy fat and helps keep you full longer. Use peanut butter to help mask the flavor of the veggies the most. Or, you can also use almond butter or your favorite nut or seed butter.
- Almond milk or your favorite milk acts as the base of the smoothie.
- Beets that are cooked and cooled are best for this recipe. You can also use pre-cooked beets that you buy from the grocery store (either canned or from the refrigerator section).
- Protein powder is optional, but helps make this a meal replacement smoothie if you desire.
Please see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact ingredients and measurements.
Recipe Steps
Step One
Gather up your ingredients, including roasted beets. You can use fresh or frozen strawberries.
Step Two
Combine the liquid ingredients in a quality blender.
Please see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact ingredients and measurements.
Step Three
Add the rest of the ingredients and look on the lid.
You only need to blend the smoothie for about 30 seconds to get it nice and creamy.
Step Four
Serve immediately!
If you want to meal prep this smoothie, you can make it up to a couple of days in advance.
Another way to meal prep smoothies is to combine the ingredients in a zip-top bag, minus the almond milk. Place the bag in the freezer and then just add almond milk when you are ready to blend.
I hope you agree that this Beet Smoothie is just as good as it looks.
Recipe Tips
- It’s always good practice to layer your ingredients into the blender with the liquids on the bottom. This will help the motor run efficiently.
- Feel free to use whatever nut butter or seed butter you like, including cashew butter, peanut butter, pumpkin seed butter, or whatever you like.
- To make this Strawberry Beet Smoothie a balanced meal, try adding a scoop of collagen protein to this recipe to help balance the macronutrients. If you are vegan, try this unsweetened vegan protein powder. You may also want to check out my list of the best clean protein powders or the best protein powders for pregnancy.
- You can also use beet powder instead of fresh beets, if you prefer (you’ll need about 1 tablespoon of beet powder).
- You can use canned or pre-roasted beets in this recipe if you don’t want to cook your own.
Recipe FAQs
Yes, but it might not be as smooth as the photos.
Yes, but cooked beets are much sweeter than raw beets. If you use raw beets, be sure to scrub them well and cut them into very small pieces so they will get blended.
Not really. The dominant flavors are banana, strawberry, and nut butter.
I recommend cooking beets in the Instant Pot (check out my recipe for Instant Pot Beets. This is the absolute easiest, mess-free way). Or, you can wrap the beets in foil and bake them in the oven.
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Strawberry Beet Smoothie (5 Ingredients)
This Strawberry Beet Smoothie is a delicious and nutritious way to start the day. This recipe is dairy-free and vegan, but is so creamy and satisfying. You can’t taste the beets in this sweet smoothie.
- Total Time: 7 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 2 frozen bananas, broken into pieces
- 1 cup frozen strawberries
- 2 large cooked beets, cut in half
- 1 tablespoon almond butter or peanut butter
- 1 scoop protein powder (optional, for added protein)
Instructions
- In the base of a high speed blender, combine the almond milk, banana, beets, strawberries, almond butter, and protein powder, if using.
- Turn on high and process for 30 seconds, or until the smoothie is thick and creamy.
- Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
Notes
- It’s always good practice to layer your ingredients into the blender with the liquids on the bottom. This will help the motor run efficiently.
- Feel free to use whatever nut butter or seed butter you like, including cashew butter, peanut butter, pumpkin seed butter, or whatever you like.
- To make this Strawberry Beet Smoothie a balanced meal, try adding a scoop of collagen protein to this recipe to help balance the macronutrients. If you are vegan, try this unsweetened vegan protein powder. You may also want to check out my list of the best clean protein powders or the best protein powders for pregnancy.
- You can also use beet powder instead of fresh beets, if you prefer (you’ll need about 1 tablespoon of beet powder).
- You can use canned or pre-roasted beets in this recipe if you don’t want to cook your own.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 minutes
- Category: Smoothie
- Method: High-speed blender
- Cuisine: Healthy
- Diet: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 of recipe
- Calories: 248
- Sugar: 25.4 g
- Sodium: 160.9 mg
- Fat: 6.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 47.1 g
- Fiber: 8.5 g
- Protein: 5.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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I made this Strawberry Banana Beet Smoothie this morning for my aunt who has stage 4 gastric cancer. We still have hope in Jesus. We are looking for a miracle. I drank what remained and wow, this is super-delicious. I definitely will make it again. I stopped by to give it to her this morning but she was full from the feeding through her tube. I feel that she will love it. Thanks and oh by the way, I did not have unsweetened almond milk as I usually do, instead I used 1 cup of spring water. Still, taste great!
Thank you for sharing and I am sending lots of hope for your aunt’s recovery.
I make and drink beet juice. If I peeled the beets before putting thru the juicer could I use those beets in the smoothie?
Yes but you might need to cut them into smaller pieces to help the blender.
I absolutely love this combination!!!
I’ve been trying to find a way to include beets (which I hate) in my diet, and this is the ticket! I made this as written using peanut butter, canned beets (no salt), frozen bananas & strawberries, with the protein powder. It was really good, and made two huge portions! Thank you, Carrie!
Woo hoo! So glad you liked it!
Will beet powder woek instead fresh beets? How many tabsp ?
Yes you can use beet powder! I’m not sure what is the serving size. Maybe start with 1/2 to 1 teaspoon?