Quick and Easy Raspberry Smoothie

Name: Quick and Easy Raspberry Smoothie
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: ½ cup fresh or frozen raspberries; 1 banana, (peeled and frozen); ½ cup unsweetened almond milk; 1 5.3 oz container strawberry Greek yogurt; ¼ cup water; 3 ice cubes; 1 sprig mint, (optional)

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Healthy and extremely flavorful, this raspberry smoothie is the perfect blend of sweet tart flavor and has the most vibrant color! Quick and easy to make and ready in minutes!

Glass containing a berry smoothie topped with 2 raspberries and a mint spring, berries and banana on a wooden table.

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✔️ Quick Recipe Overview
ℹ️ Why This Recipe Works
🛒 Ingredients You'll Need
📋 Step-By-Step Recipe Instructions
🍓 Variations
🙋🏼 Frequently Asked Questions
💭 Expert Tips
🥤 More Smoothie Recipes
Quick and Easy Raspberry Smoothie

✔️ Quick Recipe Overview

Why This Is The Best Raspberry Smoothie: The most refreshing smoothie, it's creamy, only has 4 key ingredients, and is ready in minutes!

How Long It Takes: 5 Minutes

Equipment You'll Need: Blender

Who's ready for a refreshing and beyond delicious smoothie? Just like my easy to make banana cherry smoothie, this raspberry smoothie is not only healthy, but it's creamy and indulgent. It's my go to smoothie recipe because it's so simple to make. And delish, of course. This version is full of raspberry flavor and blended into a smooth and creamy texture. With its vibrant color, this raspberry smoothie recipe is a crowd pleaser!

ℹ️ Why This Recipe Works

1. It's quick and easy to make.

2. Great for breakfast or an afternoon snack.

3. This raspberry smoothie is full of nutrition! Lots of vitamins and antioxidants!

🛒 Ingredients You'll Need

When I make smoothie recipes, I try to stick with simple ingredients. And the ingredients for this recipe is super simple! You may even have the ingredients in your kitchen! For this raspberry smoothie, the key ingredients are strawberry Greek yogurt, a frozen banana, almond milk, and raspberries. Frozen raspberries are naturally quite tart, so adding in the banana brings some natural sweetness to even out the tart. And this one is full of raspberry flavor without being overly sweet.

The hint of strawberry in the Greek yogurt pairs amazingly well with the raspberries. For the almond milk, I use unsweetened because the sweetness from the yogurt and banana are the perfect combination but you can also use sweetened or the vanilla flavored almond milk. I like a thicker smoothie so I add 3 cubes of ice and ¼ cup of water to the blender with the other ingredients. It's the perfect addition to ensure it's not too thick but not to thin either.

Almond milk, greek yogurt, banana, raspberries, water and ice cubes on a wooden table.

Do I need to use a frozen banana when making smoothies?

If you like your smoothie extra creamy, use a frozen banana. It provides an even more smooth and creamy texture than a room temperature one. Whenever I make smoothies, I typically use a frozen banana. If you've never tasted a frozen banana, they are fantastic and taste like ice cream!

When freezing bananas, make sure you are using a ripe banana. Unripe green bananas tend to have a bitter taste and will not produce the creamy texture you want in your smoothie. To freeze a banana, unpeel it and place it on a plate. Freeze for a minimum of 2 hours.

📋 Step-By-Step Recipe Instructions

Here's how easy it is to make a raspberry smoothie in a blender. Place the frozen banana, raspberries, Greek Yogurt, almond milk, water, and ice cubes in a blender.

Blender containing banana, raspberries, almond milk and ice cubes.

Puree the ingredients until creamy and smooth. Expert Tips: If your blender has a smoothie setting, use it. If not, use the puree setting.

Blender containing Raspberry Banana Smoothie puree.

Then, pour the mixture into a glass and top with a fresh mint sprig. Add a straw and indulge!

Glass containing a raspberry banana smoothie topped with 2 raspberries and a mint spring.

If you're looking for kid smoothie recipes, try this one. My kids love when I have this smoothie ready and waiting for them when they get home from school. If you need to get more fruits into your diet, making this smoothie is one of the best ways do that. I also get the added protein from the Greek yogurt and almond milk.

🍓 Variations

There are so many variation you can make when making smoothies.

For a vegan version, use a dairy free yogurt.
To add more protein, mix in a scoop of protein powder or collagen.
Coconut tastes amazing in this raspberry smoothie. You can either add in some shredded coconut or even use coconut milk or coconut water instead of the almond milk.
Try add in some mango or pineapple to give this a more tropical flavor.
You can even switch out the raspberries for strawberries.
I love adding fresh spinach or kale. No one can ever tell it's been added.
Try adding in a chunk of avocado. It will make the consistency even more creamy and smooth!
Chia, hemp, or flax seeds are also a great add!

🙋🏼 Frequently Asked Questions

Can you use ice cream in place of Greek yogurt in a smoothie?

Yes! I love substituting ice cream! It turns this recipe into an sweet treat! Using ice cream is not as healthy as Greek yogurt, but the flavor and texture is out of this world delicious. I enjoy using vanilla ice cream, but strawberry and chocolate also taste great!

Can you use regular milk instead of almond milk?

Yes. Any type of milk works well with this raspberry smoothie. Whole milk will provide a thick and creamy mixture while using skim milk will be much thinner in consistency. I've made this with 2% milk and the texture was perfect.

💭 Expert Tips

Nut milks work really well in this raspberry banana smoothie. Try using cashew milk or even oat milk.
You can use either fresh or frozen raspberries. I tend to use fresh raspberries because you can really taste that freshness. And I'm all about fresh ingredients.
I recommend using a high powered blender for this recipe. In my tomato and white bean soup recipe, I use a K400 variable speed blender and is does a great job breaking up the ice and frozen fruit.
Use any flavor of Greek yogurt you want! Strawberry is great, but vanilla and even raspberry flavored yogurt tastes amazing.
This smoothie can be made with any combination of frozen fruits you like.
Raspberries and chocolate go really well together and are a favorite combo of mine. You can also add chocolate protein powder or collagen.

🥤 More Smoothie Recipes

If you're looking for more delicious smoothie recipes, then you will love these berry smoothie recipes! From blueberry banana to berry smoothie bowls, every single one is bursting with sweet berry flavor and made with simple ingredients. Easy to make, these are perfect for breakfast, lunch, or a snack! And this simple and delicious caramel apple protein shake is a creamy blend of date caramel blended with tart green apples and a boost of vanilla protein for a healthy and flavorful treat!

I have so many different types of drink recipes you just have to try! Refreshing taste and thirst quenching, you're guaranteed to find the best drink recipes!