Easy Strawberry Mango Smoothie with Protein
This strawberry mango smoothie features 2 cups of green veggies but is so delicious sweet and creamy, you’d never guess they’re in there.
With the fruit, veggies and protein powder, this healthy smoothie is a good source of protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals.
About this Recipe
This recipe is heavy on the fruit and veggies, featuring 2 cups of green veggies and you can easily customize which veggies you use. The recipe calls for cucumber and zucchini, both of which have a mild flavor easy to mask with sweet fruits and protein powder but other veggies that work well are cauliflower, celery and spinach.
This recipe makes a large 1L-sized smoothie or you could split it into 2 servings. Veggies are helpful in making a large serving size without adding more sugar and clories. For more ideas and tips on adding veggies to smoothie, check out my list of the Best Vegetables for Smoothies.
Adding vegetables to smoothies is an easy way to get more nutrition into your diet, especially for kids who might not love eating their veggies. This Creamy Sweet Potato Smoothie with Protein, Beet Orange Smoothie and Kale Spinach Smoothie are more veggie-packed smoothies you can try.
If you’re not ready for veggie smoothies, my Peanut Butter Coffee Smoothie and Peanut Butter Cup Protein Shake are always a big hit!
Recipe Highlights
- Vegan and gluten-free.
- High in protein.
- Good source of dietary fiber.
- Rich in micronutrients.
- Prep in advance.
- Makes a large, filling serving.
Ingredients
- Strawberry: Use frozen strawberries for a thick, creamy smoothie.
- Mango: Frozen is recommended but if you use frozen strawberries, you can combine them with fresh mango. This can be substitute with another frozen fruit like raspberries, banana or peaches.
- Protein Powder: Any vegan vanilla protein powder you enjoy works.
- Zucchini & Cucumber: The recipe calls for 1/2 cup each zucchini and cucumber. You can all zucchini, all cucumber or the suggested half and half. These can be fresh or frozen. Zucchini has a very mild flavour and can’t be tasted in the finaly smoothie but the cucumber has a bit more of a distinct flavour.
- Milk: Any unsweetened non-dairy milk like almond milk, cashew milk, oat milk or soy milk works.
This list is not complete. Please see the recipe card at the end of the post for the complete ingredient list with measurements and detailed instructions.
Recipe Tips
- For an extra pink smoothie, add a small piece of beet or 1-2 tsp beet powder to your smoothie.
- To make a smoothie bowl, start with 1 cup of milk and blend on low. Slowly add milk until it catches and blends, adding as little as possible. Blend until ice cream-like then scoop into a bowl and top with banana, granola, etc.
- For a sweeter smoothie, add 1/2 a frozen banana.
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Strawberry Mango Smoothie
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 1
- Total Time: 6 minutes
- Yield: 1 large or 2 small
- Category: Smoothie
- Method: Blender
- Cuisine: Vegan, Gluten-Free
Description
This creamy strawberry mango smoothie with almond milk has 2 full cups of sneaky veggies in it but you’d never guess it with its sweet strawberry mango flavor. Try it for breakfast, a healthy snack or high-protein post-workout shake.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups unsweetened almond milk or coconut water
- 1 cup frozen strawberry pieces (140 g)
- 3/4 cup frozen mango chunks (140 g)
- 1 cup sliced cucumber (120 g)
- 1 cup zucchini chunks (120 g)
- 1 scoop vegan vanilla protein powder (30 g)
Instructions
- Add the liquid to your blender followed by the remaining ingredients.
- Start blending on slow and slowly increase speed to high, blending for 20-30 seconds until completely smooth and creamy.
- Pour into a glass or jar and enjoy.
Notes
You can substitute celery or cauliflower for the cucumber or zucchini or use any mixture of celery, cauliflower, cucumber and zucchini up to 1 cup.
For extra sweetness and creaminess, add 1/2 a small frozen banana.
For extra pink colour add a few small pieces of raw beet or 1/2 tsp of beet powder.
You can also make this smoothie with half 100% orange juice or another 100% fruit juice and half water.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 smoothie
- Calories: 352
- Fat: 6 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 11 g
- Protein: 28 g
I was really unsure about this…cucumber and zucchini in a smoothie? But it was really good and the fruit and protein powder was enough to make it sweet and delicious. I used Nuzest vanilla protein and followed the recipe exactly…maybe used a bit less milk though.
I love adding veggies to my smoothies! It’s such a great way to get in some extra “hidden” veggies and you really can’t taste them. This one looks delicious:)
I always get excited when I see a smoothie recipe without banana (I have an extreme dislike of bananas), so YAY for this recipe! 🙂 I started using zucchini in smoothies last summer, and it’s such a great addition! This smoothie looks so refreshing–can’t wait to try it!
Let me know how you like it!
This is simply genius! I have recetly discovered that raw zucchini work just fine in smoothies and this recipe is proof. Also I am sold with anything that contains mango.
Yes! I love zucchini in smoothies, mostly because you can’t taste it and it helps make them bigger! 😛