This raspberry smoothie recipe is full of berries, banana and Greek yogurt, all blended up into smooth and creamy perfection!
Smoothies are a great way to get extra nutrition into your family – this delicious raspberry smoothie is full of protein, fiber and vitamins!
My older girls are pretty good about eating their fruits and veggies, but my youngest can be a challenge. She’d live off granola bars if I let her! I try to get more nutrition into her with things like smoothies, and this raspberry smoothie recipe is one of our favorites!
How to make a raspberry smoothie
The ingredients for this smoothie are pretty basic. You’ll need some apple juice, banana, frozen raspberries,honey, and vanilla Greek yogurt. Frozen raspberries are naturally quite tart, so you do need to add a little sweetness in the form of the juice and honey to counteract that.
If you’d rather not use apple juice, you can substitute almond milk, coconut milk or cows milk, just be aware that you might need to add a little more sweetener to compensate. This recipe calls for unsweetened raspberries, some stores sell the bags of raspberries that contain sugar. Be sure to read your labels to make sure you’re buying the correct berries!
You can use this same smoothie base and swap out the raspberries for blueberries or strawberries for a different experience. I try to always keep the ingredients for this easy smoothie on hand so that I can whip one up when the mood strikes.
There’s just one thing we haven’t discussed yet: the beautiful color of this raspberry smoothie! You know it’s gotta be good when it’s almost too pretty to drink!
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Raspberry Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups apple juice
- 1 banana
- 1 1/2 cups frozen raspberries
- 3/4 cup vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon honey
- fresh raspberries and mint sprigs for garnish optional
Instructions
- Place the apple juice, banana, raspberries, yogurt and honey into a blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Pour into 2 glasses and serve, topped with raspberries and mint sprigs if desired.
Notes
- You can substitute almond milk or coconut milk for the apple juice, or try a different type of juice - lemonade is a great twist!
- Look for unsweetened frozen raspberries at your grocery store.
Ggt says
March 26, 2019 at 1:59 pmLove it. When made it it didn’t have the bright color but I used non frozen raspberries so was that the cause?
Sara says
March 27, 2019 at 8:39 amYes frozen raspberries are darker in color! Glad you enjoyed it!
Kriston says
December 18, 2018 at 4:29 pmWhat if your allergic to bananas? Should I use something else, or what should I do?
Sara says
December 18, 2018 at 6:22 pmYou can just omit the bananas, and and either add 1/2 cup more of yogurt, or use 1/2 of a different type of fruit that blends up creamy like mango or peaches. Hope this helps!
Veronica says
November 5, 2018 at 2:37 pmI tried this today and it was amazing! Really great flavor, my husband and son really liked it 🙂 I didn’t have vanilla Greek yogurt but I did just buy some Chobani strawberry Greek yogurt and used one of those cups instead and it turned out great! Thanks for the recipe!
Sara says
November 5, 2018 at 9:22 pmSo glad you enjoyed it, thanks for reporting back!
Jessica Nelson says
August 25, 2018 at 9:00 amI just tried this today! It was fabulous! Instead of using vanilla Greek yogurt, I used plain, and added a bit of vanilla and maple syrup. The texture was smooth and the flavour was lovely. A bit hit in my house with adults and kids alike! Thanks!
Sara says
August 25, 2018 at 9:13 amSo glad to hear you enjoyed it, thanks for reporting back!
NATATORTOTS says
March 24, 2018 at 5:53 pmIt was amazing it made me smile
DEBBIE says
February 26, 2018 at 6:48 pmRaspberries and a smoothie … what could be more delicious!