I am completely obsessed with this smoothie. I can not get enough of it. My blender goes through long periods of hibernation – hiding in the kitchen cabinet for months on end – but lately, I’ve barely been able to wash it clean before wanting to whirl up another cold, creamy smoothie. I’ve been averaging 3-4 green smoothies a week; my body is loving it!
This recipe is similar to The Clean Green Monster Smoothie, but I prefer the coconut beverage over the almond milk. It adds healthy fat and makes the smoothie much thicker – yum!
Coconut Mango Spinach Smoothie
Makes 1 (~16 oz.) smoothie.
- 1/2 c. frozen mango chunks
- 1/2 small frozen banana, cut into chunks
- 1 c. (~2 heaping handfuls) fresh baby spinach
- 3/4 c. unsweetened coconut milk beverage
- 1/2 T chia seeds
Add all ingredients to a blender and mix until creamy. Pour into a glass and slurp up immediately!
You might try adding 1/4 of a ripe avocado (for extra creaminess), substituting kale for the spinach, and/or garnishing it with coconut.
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For those of you that are still uncertain of green smoothies (you shouldn’t be!), you may like a tangy orange Sunshine Smoothie.
What are your favorite smoothie ingredients?
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Ahhh, thank you so much for this! Coconuts and mangoes are literally my favorite things EVER. And I love when I can sneak leaves into my meals!
Ooh, this looks so good! Too bad we don’t have any of those ingrediamts on hand in our kitchen…maybe that’s a sign to go shopping :) I have to admit, I am loving peanut butter in smoothies. I thought I wouldn’t because I figured you would need gobs of it to add the PB flavor, but you don’t, and it does indeed seem creamier and thicker! Thanks for the recipe, Hill!
That sounds delicious! I can’t wait until I have access to a blender again!
I feel that I live on smoothies. I have one sometime during each day whether it is for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a snack. I have to have frozen fruit and either bananas or mangos make them super creamy. I also love cocoa powder and peanut butter for smoothies – YUM!
I make my green smoothie like this, too, but also add pineapple. This post definitely made me crave one!
Mmm. This looks so yummy! I’ll have to pick up some extra greens at the store this weekend so I can make it. I love the combination of coconut and mango! :-)
mmm this looks so good! I’ll be saving it for a green smoothie challenge later next week :)
Yum! One of my favorite smoothie recipes has mango and coconut, too!
Right now I’ve been loving the addition of kiwi in my daily smoothies.
I had to reread your post there for a second…I thought you said 3-4 green smoothies/day. I was like…dang, I need to try this recipe :) I think I’ve had 1 green smoothie in my entire life. I’m just so scared…but I bet the mango takes over the greeny taste, eh?
LOL! Don’t be scared, girlie. Yes, you can completely mask the greeny taste with other ingredients :)
I made it for the first time today and I LOVED the taste. I was apprehensive about the spinach at first, but I love coconut, banana, and mango so I thought I would try it. I definitely see this smoothie in my snack rotation. I love that I can increase my veggie intake so easily. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Sooo delicious! I’ve been making something similar to this also quite often. I’m living with my parents while finishing my grad degree and I’ve told them I’m going to owe them a new blender when I move out due to all my smoothie creations!
I have everything! Can’t wait for breakfast.
P.S. When you hiked Mt. Diablo, was the fire damage highly noticeable? I’m planning a trip down to the bay in a few weeks.
There certainly was not a lot of green.