This simple to make carrot smoothie is bursting with tropical flavors and is so full of nutrients… healthy never tasted so good!
Simple ingredients, full of nutrients, deliciously and naturally sweet… this is the perfect smoothie!
Okay you guys, I’m not usually a smoothie fan… which I think stems from my issues with texture. To me, a smoothie should be, well, smooth. My old blender was the traditional kind with the little blades at the base of the blender, and it never really got my smoothies very smooth. There was always little pieces. So about a week ago I hit up my local Target and bought myself a Ninja blender. OMG, I’m in blender heaven!! No more chunks, ever!
Okay, on to the smoothie… so carrots. Were you surprised to see them in the title? Well each month the FoodieMamas and I have a theme, and this month the theme is carrots. I LOVE carrots in this smoothie… as it bumps up the nutrient factor, adds a fun color, and it makes me feel better about drinking a LOT of these… because it has a vegetable in it, it must be totally healthy right? 😉
Well that’s my total rationalization anyway 😉
Consider this a base recipe, where you can switch it up to add whichever fruits you like best!
Depending on the sweetness of your fruits, you may or may not need any sweeteners… I only needed a pinch of sugar for the perfect fresh, sweet taste.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup cold coconut water or regular water
- 1 cup baby carrots
- 1 cup frozen strawberries
- 1 cup frozen mango chunks
- 1 navel orange peeled and cut into chunks
- 1 cup pineapple chunks
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar optional
Instructions
- Add ingredients to blender and puree until smooth.
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Chef Tips
2. Add a splash of vodka or coconut rum to make this a fun adult smoothie!
Nutrition Disclaimer
The Chunky Chef is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
Kelly says
I loved this idea with the carrots! I did sub out the strawberries and sugar with cherries and honey. Left out the orange to keep serving size more appropriate for what I am going for (I’m thinking of orange and kiwi tomorrow). Thank you for this combo I love it!
Dee says
Not a lover of carrots so this was super for me, as it’s really delicious and a great easy way to eat ( drink ;). carrots
I left out the sugar and used banana instead of pineapple as thats what i had, and i added a small piece of fresh ginger about 1 – 1.5 cm sq. loved it
thank you 😉
Alma Nwobodo says
Delicious smoothie I used all ingredients except coconut water and the granulated sugar the natural sweetness was perfect. My grandson 10 years old totally enjoyed the healthy drink as he called it 😀 I will pass this recipe on.
Patricia S. says
I wanted to use up some carrot sticks, and this recipe was perfect. I did not add any sweetener, and it was plenty sweet enough. Really pretty too!
Mi-Li Kim says
This was really good and healthy!!! I made this smoothie for me, my aunt, uncle and 2 year-old cousin. My cousin absolutely loved it! The only changes I made were I left out the coconut water, mango chunks and granulated sugar. There was still a bit of texture from the carrots, but everybody looooved it!
Zanna says
I recommend cooking the carrots for 7 minutes in a lttle bit of water and fat to maximise benefits – let the mix cool down and add to the blender INCLUSIVE of the water as some vitamins will now be in the water – much healthier now and worth spending the extra time as carrots are one of the few veggies which need to be taken with fat so our bodies can absorb all nutrients and cooking makes it easier for our bodies to absorb the goodies
Melissa says
Excellent smoothie!!
Ashley Ware says
I’m new to adding smoothies to my daily meal plans and I had carrots I really didn’t want to cook so I found this recipe snd it was very ?. I will keep for the future.
Ioana says
How many calories in this please?
The Chunky Chef says
Hi Ioana 🙂 In the entire recipe, there are 485 calories, so divide that by however many servings you want to break it up into.
nicole @ I am a Honey Bee says
beautiful smoothie!
Megan @ MegUnprocessed.com says
These looks so good! I’m going to try it without the added sugar. I love all that real food sweetness from the delicious fruit you used in it!
Megan @Meg is Well says
I know what you mean about chunky smoothies. I wasn’t a convert until I got a good high speed blender. Carrots have never made it into my smoothies before but they will now-these look absolutely gorgeous!
Lucy says
What a gorgeous smoothie! I love the combination of carrot and pineapple. And it’s vegan to boot. Can’t wait to try it for a healthy breakfast this week!
Sara @ Life's Little Sweets says
Carrots in a smoothie is a great idea, carrots have a sweetness to them which totally works for a smoothie and getting in our nutrition is very important! Totally inspiring me to make some smoothies!
Angie | Big Bear's Wife says
I love our Ninja blender! We use it almost every day! I can’t believe that I’ve never thought to toss carrots into my smoothies when I make them!
Michelle | A Dish of Daily Life says
I love my Ninja too…I am pretty much obsessed with it. We did not have the best of blenders before, so having a Ninja now is like upgrading times 5! Your smoothie looks wonderful…such a great way to start the day!
Nancy | The Bitter Side of Sweet says
This is definitely my kind of smoothie!
eat good 4 life says
Never thought of adding carrots to my smoothie. Very clever 🙂
Becky Hardin | The Cookie Rookie says
What a delightfully refreshing drink
Melanie | Melanie Makes says
Why have I never thrown baby carrots into my smoothies?! Genius!
Kacey @ The Cookie Writer says
I am with you on the whole texture thing. I actually really prefer my smoothies with no dairy, too. I keep hearing amazing things about these Ninjas! Maybe it is time I breakdown and treat myself 🙂