Orange Creamsicle Smoothie
Take your smoothie game to a whole new level with this delicious flavour combo featuring protein packed beans!
- Pulse
- Beans
- Prep Time
- 10 minutes
- Makes
- 4 cups (1 L)
Nutrition
- Serving Size 1 cup (250 mL)
- Calories 171
- Fat 1 g
- Saturated Fat 1 g
- Cholesterol 6 mg
- Carbohydrate 32 g
- Fibre 4.5 g
- Sugars 17 g
- Protein 9 g
- Sodium 22 mg
- Potassium 537 mg
- Iron 1 mg
Ingredients
- 2 frozen bananas
- 2 oranges, peeled
- 1 cup (250 mL) plain Greek yogurt, plus more for serving if desired
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) cooked or canned white beans, drained & rinsed (see tips)
- 2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla
- 1 tsp (5 mL) honey, or more to taste
- 1 cup (250 mL) ice, plus more if desired
Directions
Combine bananas, oranges, yogurt, white beans, and vanilla in a blender. Blend until smooth.
Add honey and ice, and blend again until smooth. Taste and adjust, adding more honey for a sweeter smoothie, or additional ice for a thicker consistency.
For a creamier taste, add yogurt to a glass before adding the smoothie. Stir gently to incorporate. Enjoy!
tips
White beans include Great Northern, white kidney, cannellini and navy beans.
Have not tried it yet but it says cooked beans in the recipe, do canned beans work as well? Thank you
Hi Annika! Yes, canned beans will work perfectly in this recipe. Canned beans are ready-to-use cooked beans. Drain and rinse before using and you’re ready to go!