Name: Creamy Mango Shake (Green Smoothie/GreenThickie)
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 2 Servings
Cuisine: Drink
Ingredients: 2 Cups Dairy Free Milk (Like this); 1 Cup Spinach, tightly packed or 2 cups loosely packed (or any other mild greens)OR if you run out of fresh greens, add 2 scoops of Amazing Green Powder for an extra healthy green boost.; 1 Cup Oats (Like this) or one cup of Quinoa (Like this); 2 Cups Chopped Mango: about 2 small mangoes (fresh or frozen); 1/4 cup pecans (optional)

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Creamy Mango Shake (Green Smoothie/GreenThickie)

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If you’re looking for a sweet, simple meal with only 4 ingredients, no bananas, sweeteners or dried fruit then this creamy mango shake will suit you down to the ground.

No Banana smoothie

I get requests from people for smoothie recipes with no bananas, dried fruit or sweeteners so I’ve taken that on board and created this gorgeous mango shake.

A lot of people use bananas in smoothies to sweeten them, add calories and thicken it up. Bananas are a great option as they are usually less expensive than other fruits. But if you can’t eat them or don’t like bananas then you can usually replace a banana with a mango in any smoothie. I actually much prefer to sweeten smoothies with mangos as I just think they are sweeter and juicier than bananas. I just adore mangoes raw and in smoothies. I have to admit I’m a bit bored of bananas myself and rarely eat them raw. Unfortunately mangoes are often more expensive than bananas but they are very filling so a great option if you can find them in season or on offer. We have access to them all year round here, they remain practically the same price and I can buy them frozen so I’m thankful for that. I was just asking myself this morning, why on earth don’t I make more mango smoothies? Just make sure the mangoes are squeezable and ripe before you chop them for your smoothie or your smoothie won’t taste very sweet.

A four ingredient smoothie

This mango shake only contains milk, spinach, mango and oats, but don’t let the simplicity of this recipe fool you. It’s so amazingly creamy, luscious and it’s also a complete filling meal. What could be better than that?

Mango Shake: A lighter snack option

I first made this mango shake with just milk and frozen mango. I blended it up and it tasted like a gorgeous creamy ice cream and was just as thick as an ice cream too. So if you want a quick snack, a soft serve ice cream or a quick smoothie then you can just use these 2 ingredients and you’ll be amazed at how creamy, sweet and gorgeous it is.

Mango Shake Green Thickie

However if you’re looking for a more substantial meal (Green Thickies) then you just need to add the spinach and the oats and you’ll fill yourself up plus get all the benefits of the greens too. Of course it tasted a lot more oaty once I’d added the oats, but still very sweet and the mango flavour was still present. Even if you include all four ingredients to make a Green Thickie, the calories are still low for 1 serving, so it’s great it you want a very light meal or you may want to drink both servings for a more substantial meal.

This mango shake is sweet enough

The milk I used was a soya milk which had been naturally sweetened with a bit of apple juice, so that may have added to the sweet flavour, but you can sweeten it to your own preferences, but I really don’t think it needs it.

Thicker/Thinner the choice is yours

I also used frozen mango chunks which made the smoothie even thicker. It was so thick it was more like a pudding so it would be great eaten with a spoon. But if you want it thinner, simply add more milk to suit your own preferences.

Dairy Free/raw milk options

If you want to make this shake raw, use raw milk such as homemade almond milk. I’m sure it would be delicious with almond milk. I often use either almond, soya, oat or rice milk, but often whatever is on special offer at the time.

[tweetherder]This four ingredient Creamy Mango Shake doesn’t have a banana in sight. [/tweetherder]

Creamy Mango Shake (Green Smoothie/GreenThickie)

This Meal Replacement Creamy Mango Shake only contains 4 ingredients as is naturally sweet.

If you’re looking for a sweet, simple meal with only 4 ingredients, no bananas, or sweeteners then this creamy mango shake will suit you perfectly.

Author: Katherine Kyle
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Total Time: 2 minutes
Yield: 2 Servings 1x
Category: Green Thickie
Method: Blender
Cuisine: Drink

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Ingredients

2 Cups Dairy Free Milk (Like this)
1 Cup Spinach, tightly packed or 2 cups loosely packed (or any other mild greens)OR if you run out of fresh greens, add 2 scoops of Amazing Green Powder for an extra healthy green boost.
1 Cup Oats (Like this) or one cup of Quinoa (Like this)
2 Cups Chopped Mango: about 2 small mangoes (fresh or frozen)
1/4 cup pecans (optional)

Instructions

Blend the ingredients in the following order:

Blend the dry ingredients and liquid first for a short time
Blend the greens next for a short time (if using)
Blend the fruit and the rest of the ingredients until smooth (or as smooth as your blender will allow. High speed blenders may need 2 minutes for a Green Thickie, less powerful blenders may need a lot more, sometimes 5-10 minutes)

More tips:

Blending this way allows the dry ingredients to be blended for longest, it means the greens will fit in your blender and your fruit gets less blending so it doesn’t become too hot.
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.
You can also replace half of the liquids with ice. Add the ice at the end. It is better to add frozen ingredients at the end to cool the smoothie down.

Notes

How much should I drink to replace a meal?

Only use a meal replacement if you’ve added the oats/quinoa.
This Green Thickie serves 2 so you should DRINK HALF OF THIS RECIPE. But if you have higher calorie requirements you may need to drink more.

Suitable for Special Diets:

Gluten free (Use GF Oats or Quinoa)
Raw (Use raw oats/quinoa)
Vegetarian, vegan, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, wheat free, soya free (don’t use soya milk or tofu),
Salt free (don’t add salt)
Nut free (replace nuts with sunflower or pumpkin seeds. This doesn’t include coconuts)

Nutrition

Serving Size: 550 ml/20 oz /1 pint

More information about making the perfect Green Thickie:

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.

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