Apple spinach surprise smoothie

Personally, I’m a fan of apples that are sweet. Sour apples take me longer to eat, and mixing them with other non-sweet things, would take me forever to finish. But, I like to experiment with food and figure out combinations that work. So, the surprise in this bowl (to me) is it was delicious! My apple spinach smoothie is an enjoyable blend of healthy greens and the right apples.

Apple spinach smoothie bowl

• Makes: 2 servings
• Total time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup of spinach
• 1-2 sweet or semi sweet red apples or a combination of both, peeled and cut into squares (McIntosh, Red Delicious, Snow or Honeycrisp are all good)
• 1.5 cups unsweetened almond milk
• 1 scoop of vegan protein powder, I use Vega Sport because of the amount of protein

Toppings of your choice. These are the ones I used:

• 1 kiwi cut in half
• Handful or tablespoon of shaved, slivered or chopped coconut
• Handful of Blueberries
• 2 teaspoons of maize seeds of if you’re not vegan, bee pollen

Directions

Add all ingredients minus toppings into a blender and puree until smooth. Add toppings and enjoy!

Approximate nutrition information for one serving size (Based on brands and amounts used in this recipe)

• Calories: 442 (without toppings: 264)
• Fat:  6.5g (without toppings: 2.5g)
• Carbohydrates: 58g (without toppings: 35g)
• Protein: 24g (without toppings: 33g)

If you need some more breakfast inspiration, check out some of my other recipes.