You are going to love this key lime pie smoothie! This healthy green smoothie is packed with fruit and vegetables and is high in protein, but tastes just like key lime pie. This refreshing smoothie makes the perfect breakfast or snack.
Refreshing drinks like my virgin piña colada and berry lemonade smoothie are some of my favourite, which is why I am so excited for you to try this delicious smoothie recipe.
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Why you will love this recipe:
- This healthy green smoothie tastes just like a key lime pie! It is so darn good with hints of sweetness and lots of refreshing lime flavour.
- This smoothie is so quick and easy to make and is ready in just a few minutes, just like my watermelon banana smoothie and chocolate raspberry smoothie bowl.
- It's high in protein. Each serving of this smoothie has over 30 grams of protein, just like my coffee and banana smoothie.
- This smoothie recipe is gluten free, and refined sugar free and can easily be made dairy free, vegan and paleo too!
- This smoothie makes the perfect breakfast or snack. It's also great to have after workouts.
If you love recipes with hidden veggies you will also love my cherry cheesecake smoothie, vegan cheese sauce and dairy free cauliflower Alfredo Sauce.
Ingredients and substitutions:
- Key limes - you will be using limes for both the lime zest and lime juice. You can use either key limes or regular limes to make this smoothie.
- Yogurt - Full fat plain yogurt is used to help thicken this smoothie, and add protein and healthy fats. I used full fat coconut yogurt to keep it dairy free but you can use any type of plain yogurt that you prefer. You could even use greek yogurt to make it even higher in protein.
- Coconut milk - coconut milk adds natural sweetness and helps make this smoothie so rich and creamy. I recommend using full fat coconut milk rather than low fat coconut milk as low fat coconut milk is more watery.
- Banana - banana is added to give this smoothie a naturally sweet flavour and help thicken this smoothie.
- Maple syrup - to add a little natural sweetness to this smooth recipe. You could swap this for honey as well.
- Spinach - spinach is mainly used to create the beautiful green color of this smoothie. And don't worry, if you don't like spinach you can't actually taste it. You can really use as much or as little spinach as you like.
- Collagen peptides - collagen peptides are used to add protein to this smoothie. If you are vegan you can omit the collagen from the recipe, but just note that this will make the recipe lower in protein.
- Hemp hearts (hemp seeds) - hemp hearts are another great source of protein and healthy omega fats. When blended in this smoothie you can't even taste them.
- Ice - to help cool down this smoothie and make it even more refreshing.
Recipe variations and add ins:
- Feel free to add other seeds such as flax seeds or chia seeds to this smoothie.
- To give this smoothie even more healthy fats and make it even thicker you can add some avocado.
- You can add as much or as little spinach as you like.
- To make this smoothie even higher in protein you can use greek yogurt.
- For a dairy free version of this key lime pie shake use a dairy free yogurt. I use plain, full fat coconut yogurt to make it.
- To make this smoothie vegan omit the collagen peptides and use dairy free yogurt.
- You could add a teaspoon of vanilla extract to enhance the flavours even more.
How to make key lime pie smoothie:
Step 1
First, place all the ingredients into your high speed blender.
Step 2
Then blend everything well until smooth.
Top tips:
- If you are serving more than one person or want leftovers for meal prep, feel free to double or triple this recipe.
- Be sure to use a ripe banana to make this smoothie rather than a green banana. You want the banana to be sweet.
How to serve:
This smoothie is best served when cold. You can serve it as is, or add some crushed graham crackers to the top of it to make it even more like key lime pie. You can also line the rim of your glass with crushed graham crackers to make it look extra fancy when you serve it or top it with some coconut flakes for even more texture and flavour.
How to store:
If you don't eat this smoothie right away you can store it in the fridge in an airtight jar or container for up to 72 hours. You could also freeze this smoothie in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months.
Key lime pie smoothie FAQs:
No it is not.
No worries, just use regular limes instead.
Yes you can, just use more coconut milk instead. Just note that this will make the smoothie less thick and lower in protein.
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Recipe
Key Lime Pie Smoothie
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ripe banana (you can also use a frozen banana)
- 2-3 large handfuls of spinach
- 1/2 cup plain, full fat yogurt
- 1/2 cup full fat coconut milk
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 3 tablespoon collagen peptides
- 2 tablespoon hemp hearts
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon lime zest
- ice (as much or as little as you like)
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to your blender.
- Blend well until smooth.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Nutritional values are an estimate and will vary depending on the exact ingredients used.
- For a dairy free version use a dairy free yogurt (I used full fat coconut yogurt).
- Feel free to add other seeds such as chia seeds or flax seeds.
- If you are serving multiple people or want leftovers you can double or triple this recipe.