Vegetable smoothies can be as sweet and tasty as fruit smoothies -- if you have the right recipe. These carrot cake smoothies taste just like the dessert they're named after -- only they are much healthier. Enjoy these carrot smoothies for breakfast, lunch, an afternoon snack or dessert.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup baby food carrots
- 1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks
- 1/3 cup pineapple coconut juice (such as RW Knudsen)
- 1/2 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
- 1 Tbsp. sweetened flaked coconut
- 1 whole graham cracker
- 1-3 tsp. honey (depending on how sweet you like it)
- 1/2 cup ice
Preparation:
- Place the carrots and pineapple chunks in the bottom of a blender, food processor or Vita Mix Blender.
- Top with the juice. Add remaining ingredients in the order listed.
- Puree until smooth and frosty, adding more ice if necessary to achieve a milkshake-like consistency.
Makes 2 carrot cake smoothies.
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