If you have too many fresh zucchini growing in your garden and you’ve already made enough of my Vegan Chocolate Zucchini Bread, Vegan Zucchini Muffins, and Healthy Zucchini Carrot Bread, trim, slice, and freeze them to make delicious zucchini smoothies. Did you know that zucchini are excellent at adding a creamy texture to smoothies? Plus, they are low-carb, low-calorie, and low-flavors but packed with vitamin C and fiber! So if you are looking for a great summer zucchini recipe, don’t look further and try this easy green smoothie with zucchini.
What’s A Zucchini Smoothie?
A zucchini smoothie vis a green smoothie recipe made out of frozen zucchini. Zucchini are low-carb, low-calorie vegetables perfect for making thick creamy smoothies with fewer fruits. As a result, zucchini smoothies contain less fructose from the fruits but have all the vitamins and nutrients you need from the vegetables. It’s a great way to boost your 5-a-day with a delicious and refreshing drink.
How Does It Taste?
You won’t taste the zucchini, I promise! Frozen zucchini has no flavor in a smoothie, so the drink taste like a banana peanut butter smoothie with added benefits of extra veggies.
Ingredients and Substitutions
Like all other smoothie recipes, this smoothie with zucchini is a crazy simple recipe. All you need to make a zucchini smoothie are:
Frozen Zucchini Slices – They must be frozen, or the texture of the smoothie won’t be creamy or smooth. Keep the skin on the zucchini if you slice them yourself before popping them in the freezer. Most store-bought frozen zucchini slices have their skin on, which brings extra fiber and nutrients. Almond Milk – Prefer unsweetened almond milk to reduce unnecessary sugar. Small Banana – See below for a banana-free, low-carb option. Vanilla Protein Powder – This is optional, but it’s a great way to boost the protein content of your smoothie recipe. Peanut Butter – Use natural peanut butter, almond butter, or any nut butter you love. Baby Spinach – Baby spinach boosts the vitamins and gives this smoothie a green vibrant color. Ice Cubes – For perfect frothiness.
How To Make Zucchini Smoothie
Add-Ons
You can adjust this zucchini smoothie recipe by adding some of the below ingredients for flavors or for a nutrient boost:
1-2 teaspoons of chia seeds to increase creaminess and proteins. 1-2 teaspoons of maple syrup, strawberries, or blueberries for sweetness. 1-2 pitted dates for sweetness. 1/4 cup of your favorite plant-based Greek yogurt style – we love coconut yogurt for an extra creamy texture. You can also use soy yogurt for more protein. 2 additional tablespoons of plant-based protein powder to boost the proteins and the thickness. Extra ice cubes for an icier texture. 1-2 teaspoons of cocoa powder to turn the smoothie into a chocolate zucchini smoothie. 2-3 teaspoons of plant-based dark chocolate chips or cacao powder to blend in for more texture and flavor. Kale for a high-vitamin-C smoothie
Serving
Serve this smoothie in a tall glass with some toppings like:
Unsweetened Desiccated Coconut Hemp Seeds Toasted Coconut Flakes Sliced Almonds
Allergy Swaps
Below I listed the easy food substitutions to make this zucchini smoothie allergy-friendly:
Nut-Free – Use coconut milk, hemp milk, or oat milk. Replace peanut butter with sunflower seed butter or tahini paste. Sugar-Free Keto-Friendly – Zucchini is a low-carb vegetable and one of the best keto vegetables to thicken a smoothie without bananas. So to remove the banana in this recipe, add 1/3 cup of your favorite low-carb yogurt – pure coconut yogurt is keto friendly – and increase the peanut butter to 2 tablespoons. Since you will miss all the sweetness from the banana, you will have to add 1 or 2 teaspoons of vanilla stevia drops or 2 to 3 tablespoons of sugar-free granulated sweetener like allulose or erythritol.
More Smoothie Recipes
Below I listed some more healthy smoothie recipes for you to try.
