This KETO GREEN SMOOTHIE is packed with vitamins, nutrients, and healthy fats to keep you satisfied until your next meal. Simple and sweet, it’s the perfect keto breakfast.
Truth time: I’ve never been much of a smoothie person.
I would just rather chew my food than drink it. I think the act of chewing helps signal that I’ve eaten a meal and I don’t get that from drinking a smoothie.
My family, on the other hand, absolutely loves smoothies.
We have a fancy high-powered blender because my daughter makes smoothies allllll the time. Meanwhile, I’m over here eating bacon and eggs. 😉
Enter this avocado smoothie. I’ll eat anything if you throw an avocado at it and this is no exception!
The healthy fats from the avocado make this so filling!
Keto Breakfasts eBook:
This keto green smoothie recipe was created while I was working on my latest eBook, Keto Breakfasts.
It’s actually the cover of the book!
I’m sharing this recipe with you here today, but in the book you’ll find tons of other recipes that aren’t on the blog.
Recipes include:
- Blueberry Coconut Pancakes
- Pumpkin Noatmeal
- Egg in a Hole
- Smoked Sausage Hash
There are 28 recipes in total with chapters ranging from on the go breakfasts, to re-imagined classics, to breakfast sides!
Avocado smoothie:
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This avocado smoothie recipe starts out with just a handful of ingredients: spinach, strawberries, avocado, hemp seeds, your choice of milk (we use almond), and a touch of sweetener.
Any blender should be able to handle this smoothie, but we have a Blendtec and love it. This NutriBullet has almost 15k reviews and looks like a winner at a much lower price point.
You really just toss everything into your blender and let it work it’s magic.
Ingredient swaps:
Hemp seeds are optional here, but we love the nutrients they add. You could use flax seed instead, if you prefer. Both of these are used in my keto oatmeal so be sure to grab some!
Strawberries could be replaced with blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries, but the nutrition info and flavor will change a bit. They’re all delicious options though!
Frozen avocado can be purchased in most well-stocked grocers. It comes in small chunks and is perfect for smoothies. You could chop and freeze your own avocado as well.
The sweetener I use is Lakanto Liquid Monkfruit Sweetener. I love that you only need a drop or two and there is no funky aftertaste. Use my coupon code THATLOWCARBLIFE for 20% off your entire order at Lakanto. (We also use their golden sweetener, powdered sweetener, and chocolate chips regularly in my house!)
The sweetener isn’t strictly necessary, but we prefer a bit more sweetness to our smoothies so it’s a must for us. You could also use liquid stevia if that’s what you have on hand.
More low carb breakfast recipes:
Breakfast Pizza: We usually make this for brinner, but it’s good in the morning too!
Chaffles: The low carb craze people are raving about!
Keto Breakfat Casserole: Packed with so much goodness!
Low Carb Bagels: You won’t believe how easy these are!
Frittata Muffins: I use bacon and broccoli, but these are easy to change up.
Keto Green Smoothie
Ingredients
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 1 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 cup frozen strawberry slices
- ½ cup frozen avocado chunks
- 2 tablespoons hemp seeds
- 3 drops Lakanto Monkfruit Extract see note
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Divide between two glasses and drink immediately.
Christine says
Great recipe nice way to get more greens ,even made it with water and no sweetener, nice and creamy with the avocado
Karly Campbell says
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the review!
Jerome Jostes says
This recipe was so spot on for me. I did use chia seeds and had no problems at all. I found out that green smoothies are filled w/chlorophyll which is similar in structure to the hemoglobin in human blood. So every time we drink a green smoothie it’s like receiving a blood transfusion! They are a potent cleansing method for the body. =)
Jo says
There will still be a sugar content from the fruit. You don’t have that in the nutritional information that I can see, and seems a little misleading.
Unless I’m not seeing it, in which case tou have my apologies.
Karly Campbell says
There are 10g of carbs, 5 of which are fiber. The rest is natural sugar from the fruit. 🙂
Jon says
Natural sugars still count as carbs for a keto diet.
You’re really misleading people here
Karly Campbell says
I’m not sure how I’m misleading people at all. The carb content is right there in the nutritional information. If you want more detailed information, you can easily enter it into an online calculator or otherwise calculate it yourself.
Deb says
I think she meant that there are 5 grams of carbs because of the natural sugar–and the 5 grams of fiber was subtracted from the 10 ten grams, hence 5 net grams.
Claudia says
It tastes lovely – even my 11 year old loves ist. But ours turns out completely brown like a chocolate smoothie – not green at all. It’s funny to drink something that looks like chocolate but tastes like strawberry
Karly Campbell says
Oh, that’s funny! I’ve never had ours turn brown before – I wonder why it’s doing that?
Paul Speirs says
Just tried this today and it was fine. I didn’t have any sweetener as I don’t really like the low carb sweeteners, so I have steadily been desweetening my tastebuds to the point that porridge made with water is acceptable to my tastebuds (it wasn’t initially). I did everything as per except the sweetener and used chia seeds instead as that’s all my local Aldi had. Nice quick easy recipe for a breakfast that can be made in advance and is simple to consume. Thumbs up from me.
Rashelle says
I love smoothies! And I will definitely try this recipe. I like that it’s simple and yet so healthy and it has an avocado in it. A couple of things I’d like to add: Yes, chewing is important because it does signal that you’re eating and helps to slow down the eating process. It’s too tempting to guzzle it down in just minutes. Eating while stressing to get somewhere on time is not good. Second, I’d like to suggest chia seeds as an awesome addition to smoothies. But, stir it in after you pour it into the glass. I’ve had a really hard time with chia gumming up my blender. I have never used the chia powder so I don’t know how that will behave in a blender.
Kris says
Hi, I can taste the spinach which is so gross. Is there anything I can add to cut the taste of the spinach?
Lisa says
I noticed it said drink immediately, I am not going to drink both serving at 1 time. Does it refrigerate?
Karly Campbell says
Hi Lisa! It’ll separate a bit as it sets. You could try stirring it back together or just halve the recipe.
Claire says
Hi I hate avocado is there something else I can use x
Karly Campbell says
Not that I’ve tried, sorry.
Sammy says
I sub two tablespoons of almond butter, and it works well.
Karly Campbell says
That’s a great idea, Sammy!
Kris says
You can’t taste the avocado. I hate them too, but this was good.
DENISE says
You will not taste the avocado. I don’t like avocado, but I tried this recipe anyway. It was really good.
Alyssia Rojas says
This is so good! I love it. Bravo.
Karly Campbell says
I’m so glad you like the recipe!
Christina Horne says
Hello! I have made cookies with the ethrynol and it leaves the cooling sensation. I don’t like that Will using the monkfruit sweetener do the same?
Karly Campbell says
Hi Christina! Lakanto Monkfruit is mostly erythritol with a bit of monkfruit extract added. I find less of a cooling sensation with this blend than with straight erythrtiol, but you might still get some of that sensation.
Diana says
Chia doesn’t have any flavor, it helps thicken the shakes, and it’s good for your health.
AJ says
Hi Karly, will chia seed powder be ok as a substitute for the hemp seeds, and if so, at what measurement?
Karly Campbell says
Hi AJ! I’ve never tested this with chia seeds, so I really can’t say. If you give it a try, let us know how it turns out. 🙂
Shiloh says
What would be a good replacement for Hemp seeds? I am allergic to Hemp. 🙁
Karly Campbell says
Flax or chia seeds should work well. 🙂
Shiloh says
Thank you Karly! Love your site!
Karly Campbell says
Thank you! <3
Rebecca says
Thank you, Shiloh! I had the same question!