Almond and Pear Smoothie (4 Way Smoothie)

This pear smoothie couldn’t be more simple.  It only has 3 ingredients but the taste is amazing.  The trick to great tasting simple smoothie is to use ripe sweet fruit otherwise the smoothie just won’t taste good.

Although most of us have access to pears all year round, they are cheaper when they’re in season and if you’re lucky you’ll get access to more varieties.

How To Tell If Pears Are Ripe

Pears ripen after they have been picked.

Although there are some varieties that I’ve bought in the past that I can leave for a couple of months and remain like little bricks.  They never ripen and I have to throw them away.

I don’t like that pears can be a bit hit and miss like that so I tend to stick to the same variety of pear.

Conference pears never seem to let me down.  They ripen consistently, for me usually within a week and they are just the right size with a lovely juicy flesh.

Most fruit becomes squeezable when it’s ripe, but it’s easy for pears to become overripe very quickly if you’re not careful.

The trick to knowing whether pears are ripe is to squeeze them at the very top near the stalk.

If the pear yields up there then it’s probably ripe.  It might also look a little bit shriveled up at the top.

Check out the video below showing you some facts about pears and loads of benefits of the fruit.

Almond and Pear Smoothie

For this almond and pear smoothie, I used whole almonds as I prefer to use whole foods in my smoothies if I can.

However, the texture of the smoothie is a little bit gritty as a result but the taste is well worth it and it didn’t stop us really enjoying this smoothie.

Almonds and pear is a unique taste that just can’t be beaten.

However, if you’d prefer to get a less grainy texture in your smoothie you could either use ground almonds or pre-soak your almonds and remove their skins.

 4 Way Smoothie

As usual, I recommend you add 2 cups of greens to turn this smoothie into a green smoothie.

If you want a complete meal (a Thickie or a Green Thickie) then I recommend adding one cup of filling carbs (oats or quinoa) to your smoothie.

What is your favorite type of pear?

Almond and Pear Smoothie (4 Way Smoothie)

This almond and pear smoothie has only 3 ingredients but the combination of almond and pear just can't be beaten.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Servings: 2 servings

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 2 Cups Almond Milk or other Non Dairy Milk oat, rice, soya, almond, hemp, coconut drink or raw nut or seed milk
• 4 Medium Pears 4 Cups
• ¼ Cup Almonds
• TO MAKE INTO A GREEN SMOOTHIE Add:
• 1 Cup Spinach tightly packed or 2 cups loosely packed. (Or any other mild greens)
• TO MAKE INTO A FRUIT THICKIE Add:
• 1 Cup link Oats Or one cup of Quinoa
• TO MAKE INTO A GREEN THICKIE Add:
• 1 Cup Spinach tightly packed or 2 cups loosely packed. (Or any other mild greens)
• 1 Cup link Oats Or one cup of Quinoa

Method

 

1. Blend the ingredients in the order listed. If you are making a green smoothie blend the greens and liquid first and then blend the rest of the ingredients. This creates more space in your blender. Add more water if required to thin it out. Substitute any of the ingredients for whatever you already have. If your smoothie is too warm, you can cool it down in the fridge or freeze some of your ingredients before blending. It is better to add frozen ingredients at the end to cool the smoothie down.
2. NOTE: The calories shown are for half of the ingredients (of the basic fruit smoothie) listed as this smoothie serves 2.
   

Notes

If you are new to Green Thickies and have more questions about making the perfect green thickie, please read this guide on How to make a Green Thickie .

Suitable for Special Diets:
Gluten free (Use GF Oats or Quinoa), raw (Use raw oats/quinoa), vegetarian, vegan, dairy free, egg free, sugar free, wheat free, soya free (don’t use soya milk), salt free, nut free (replace nuts with any plain seeds)* If you want to check if you can drink green thickies on your special diet please read this first. This will suggest some substitutions so you can still enjoy Green Thickies with ingredients you can tolerate.

Health Benefits of Almonds

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