With the sun rising off Lake Michigan pretty early these days, the kids can’t sleep much past 6:15 am. Fortunately, our usual Blueberry Spinach Smoothie is an easy and healthy way to start the day. It is a nice energy boost for all of us.
This morning we were out of frozen blueberries – yikes! With two hungry kids hanging off my legs I had to think fast and come up with a suitable solution. I opened the fridge and saw a bowl of steamed sweet potatoes left over from last night. The kids like cubed sweet potatoes dusted with cinnamon as a side dish at dinner, so I gambled that they’d be just as delighted with these flavors for breakfast. I blended a sweet potato smoothie that was tasty and nutritious, and both kids finished their shakes before I had the chance to rinse out the blender!
Sweet Potato Smoothie
2 cups almond milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I like using my homemade vanilla extract)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
big spoonful honey (we buy delicious raw honey from our co-op)
1 cup peeled, cubed and steamed sweet potato (it should be soft and tender)
1 banana
handful of spinach
ice
Combine all ingredients in a blender. Pour into glasses and smile!
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This recipe sounds delicious–and, I have everything to make it! I just bought a sweet potato tonight and all the other ingredients were already in the kitchen. Thanks for tweeting it to me.
Sounds awesome. I’ll make one tomorrow. Would adding oats to this be fiber overkill?
Made this today for my sweet-potato-loving toddler and it was delicious! Thank you so much for the great recipe.
I’m so happy your little one likes it!! It really is such a good way to start the day 🙂
I am thrilled to find someone else with leftover sweet potatoes and almond milk in their fridge. It will go perfectly with the zucchini and egg topped polenta bars I just took out of the oven. Thanks for sharing.
This is fabulous! We used 1 cup of coconut milk and 1 cup of water instead of almond milk, and loved every bit of it. Thanks for the recipe!
So glad you like it! It is a nice treat using a very seasonal ingredient for this time of the year 🙂
Sounds like something I’d like. I’ve been making smoothies with blueberries, spinach, and almond milk for a while, but I also add a tablespoon of Udo’s oil and an individual container of honey Greek yogurt. Tonight I added a scoop of vanilla protein powder and I had the feeling it would go great with sweet potatoes. I stumbled upon this and am going to use it as the basis for a sweet potato smoothie. Thanks! 🙂
I have been searching and tasting all kinds of sweet potato smoothies, but this is by far the best. Excellent concoction! 🙂
Awwww – thanks, Julie! I’m so glad you like it! It really is such a nice seasonal treat.
I am drinking this right now and it is delicious! Just what i needed after my workout.
So happy to hear you are enjoying it!!!!!
Just made myself this delicious smoothie:) so,so yummy and healthy too! I used a touch of almond extract…divine!
Where do I find the nutritional information for this recipe?
Sorry, but I don’t track nutritional information. You could probably piece it together by adding up the individual ingredients.