Sweet Potato Smoothie
When you want a quick breakfast or snack, you’ve got to try this Sweet Potato Smoothie. It’s a delicious and nutritious recipe that is dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan, with only six ingredients. This healthy smoothie tastes like sweet potato pie!
Are you like me and drink smoothies even when it’s cold outside? If so, then this seasonal Sweet Potato Smoothie is for you. It is naturally sweet and creamy, without any dairy.
Sweet potatoes are a nutritious and flavorful ingredient. They are rich in beta-carotene, antioxidants, and fiber. You can cook them in the oven or make Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes (my personal favorite method).
Try this Sweet Potato Smoothie recipe as a great way to start the day.
Sweet Potato Smoothie Benefits
- This healthy smoothie is loaded with beta-carotene (the precursor to vitamin A), fiber, antioxidants, complex carbohydrate, and healthy fats. The cooked sweet potato has natural sugars which help make the smoothie taste like a dessert rather than something healthy. Sweet potatoes are on my list of the Best Orange Vegetables.
- As written, this recipe is dairy-free, gluten-free, nut-free, vegan, vegetarian, and paleo.
- Use up your leftover cooked sweet potatoes in a creamy smoothie! This reduces food waste and helps get veggies into your body. See my list of the best vegetables for picky eaters (yes, sweet potatoes are on the list)!
Ingredients
- Cooked sweet potato makes the base of this healthy smoothie. Use a cooked sweet potato that has had time to cool down. You can also use frozen sweet potato if you wish (see my guide for how to freeze sweet potatoes).
- Plant milk such as oat milk, hemp milk, coconut milk, cashew milk, or almond milk is great to help blend the smoothie. Use unsweetened varieties if you can. And, if you’re not on a vegan or dairy-free diet, you can use regular dairy milk in this recipe.
- Frozen banana adds thickness and natural sweetness. Be sure to check out my tutorial on the best way to freeze bananas! If you don’t have them on hand, you can also use ice cubes instead.
- Dates and nut or seed butter help add more sweetness and richness, plus a boost of healthy fats. If you don’t want to use nut butter, you can use hemp seeds or chia seeds instead.
- Ground cinnamon helps make this smoothie tastes like the inside of a sweet potato pie. You could also use pumpkin pie spice (pumpkin spice) or ground or fresh ginger. So yummy!
Please see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact ingredients and measurements.
Recipe Steps
Step One
Combine your plant milk, baked sweet potato, dates, seed butter, frozen banana, and ground cinnamon in the base of a high-speed blender.
Please see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact ingredients and measurements.
Step Two
Blend on high for about 30 seconds, or until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
Step Three
Once you’ve blended your sweet potato smoothie, then you can serve it right out of the blender. This recipe makes two servings.
I hope you love this delicious sweet potato smoothie as much as I do! It’s an easy way to get a lot of nutrition on a busy day. It’s amazing what you can do with simple ingredients.
Recipe Tips & Substitutions
- You can easily double or triple this recipe depending on how many servings you want.
- Feel free to add a handful of baby spinach or 1/2 cup of frozen cauliflower rice if you want even more nutrition.
- Use a Vitamix to ensure that the smoothie gets very creamy and fully blended. Want to make a smoothie bowl? Cut the liquid in half.
- Store any leftovers in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
- If you don’t like banana, you can use frozen mango chunks instead. You will need about 1 cup of mango.
- Add a scoop of your favorite protein powder to the blender to make this a meal replacement. Vanilla protein powder would be a great option. See my list of the best clean protein powders (all unsweetened).
Recipe FAQs
Yes, absolutely! You can use whatever type of nut or seed butter you prefer.
Yes, you can! It may not be as smooth, but it will still be delicious.
Yes! If you aren’t on a dairy-free diet, you can use 1/2 cup of Greek yogurt to add more creaminess and protein. If you are on a dairy-free diet, then use a plant-based version of unsweetened yogurt.
More Healthy Smoothie Recipes You Might Like
- Anti-Cancer Breakfast Smoothie
- Apple Spinach Smoothie
- Peanut Butter Cauliflower Smoothie
- Mango Peach Smoothie
- Orange Banana Smoothie
- Pineapple Orange Smoothie
Or, check out my entire list of healthy smoothies, all made with no dairy!
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Sweet Potato Smoothie
When you want a quick breakfast or snack, you’ve got to try this Sweet Potato Smoothie. It’s a delicious and nutritious recipe that is dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan, with only six ingredients. This healthy smoothie tastes like sweet potato pie!
- Total Time: 7 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened plant milk
- 1 baked sweet potato, skin removed
- 2 pitted Medjool dates
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon sunflower seed butter (or peanut butter or almond butter)
- 1 1/2 frozen bananas, broken into chunks
Instructions
- Combine the plant milk, sweet potato, dates, ground cinnamon, seed butter, and frozen bananas in the base of a high-speed blender.
- Process on high for about 30 seconds, or until the smoothie is fully blended and creamy.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- You can easily double or triple this recipe depending on how many servings you want.
- Feel free to add a handful of baby spinach or 1/2 cup of frozen cauliflower rice if you want even more nutrition.
- Use a Vitamix to ensure that the smoothie gets very creamy and fully blended.
- Store any leftovers in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
- If you don’t like banana, you can use frozen mango chunks instead. You will need about 1 cup of mango.
- Add a scoop of your favorite protein powder to the blender to make this a meal replacement.
- 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: 267
- Sugar: 31.3 g
- Sodium: 115 mg
- Fat: 6.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 53.2 g
- Fiber: 6.6 g
- Protein: 4.7 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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About the Author: Carrie Forrest has a master’s degree in public health with a specialty in nutrition. She is a top wellness and food blogger with nearly 10 million annual visitors to her site. Carrie has an incredible story of recovery from chronic illness and is passionate about helping other women transform their health. Send Carrie a message through her contact form.
Looks delicious! Do you use creamy or crunchy nut or seed butter in this?
I used creamy but you can use either.
Loveeeee it I used peanut butter instead of seed & I used a bottle of pecan ensure & added a bit of coconut milk this drink is amazing!!!!!
So glad you enjoyed!!! 🙂
could you add steel cut oats to this receipt?
Yes, as long as they are cooked.
HI, am enjoying this sweet potato smoothies as i type! i did add most of the skin as its my fav part, plus 1T of flax, and meant to add some romaine(can’t eat dark green things), but forgot. its awfully thick, even thought i added over 1/2c water, but very tasty! thx 4 your lovely smoothie recipes, many of which i will try:): kelli
So glad you enjoyed the smoothie, Kelli!
One of my favorite smoothies!