This Easy Strawberry Shortcake Smoothie can also be easily turned into a complete meal replacement if you include the optional extra healthy fillers such as oats.
You can also easily convert this smoothie into a protein shake by including the optional natural plant based protein such as nuts or seeds.
You can turn this recipe into a green smoothie by including the optional leafy greens in this recipe.
This is all my favourite flavours and textures in one drink. A juicy strawberry with the taste of melt in the mouth crumbly shortcake.
Get all these great desserts flavours without the guilt in this smoothie.
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After the success of the first dessert thickie in the series, the Healthy Apple Pie Smoothie, this Easy Strawberry Shortcake Smoothie will do a similar job of satisfying those sweet cravings for desserts.
This smoothie will really appeal to children, or anyone with a sweet tooth, especially those who love biscuits and desserts.
Easy Strawberry Shortcake Smoothie: Dessert Thickie
We all love our desserts but we don’t love what they do to our waistlines and health. Unless you make a healthy thick dessert smoothie – A Thickie!
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Total Time: 2 minutes
- Yield: 2 Servings 1x
- Category: Green Thickie
- Method: Blender
- Cuisine: Drink
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Non Dairy Milk (oat, rice, almond, hemp, coconut drink or raw nut or seed milk)
- 3 Cups Strawberries
- ¼ Cup Cashew nuts
- ¼ Cup of Raisins (or other dried fruit or sweetener)
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- Optional: 1 Cup Oats (or one of the other 20 fillers.(Click here to choose one)
- Optional: 1 cup of leafy greens (e.g. spinach) OR if you run out of fresh greens, add 2 scoops of Amazing Green Powder for an extra healthy green boost.
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Instructions
Blend the ingredients in the following order:
- Blend the dry ingredients and liquid first for a short time
- Blend the greens next. (If using) for a short time
- 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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This recipe is a blended complete meal containing natural protein sources and leafy greens. If you’d like any more information about these topics, check out my complete guides below:
- The Ultimate Smoothie Blender Guide
- The Only Guide To Protein Shakes You’ll Ever Need
- Over 50 Spinach Recipes: The Complete Collection
- The Complete Guide To Green Smoothies
- The Essential Guide To Meal Replacement Shakes
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What an amazing smoothie recipe. It is made with all of my favorite ingredients and the best part is that you use non-dairy milk and cashew nuts. So nutritious and delicious!
Thanks Deborah. This is one of my favourite smoothie recipes as I have such a sweet tooth! Great to hear from you!
Wow, this is the most delicious green smoothie I have EVER made!! Your website is my new go to for amazing green smoothies. YOU ROCK!! Much love, sister!!
I just made this with cherries rather than strawberries (polished these off a couple of days ago!) and avocado which is my go-to filler. They were frozen cherries which turned this into a kind of ice cream! Lovely way to start the day :P
Nutrition information?
Hi Minni, unless otherwise stated Green Thickies contain 419 calories. https://www.greenthickies.com/basic-green-thickie-recipe/
Are all green smoothies here for weight loss? I want a need to loose 40 to 60 lbs. Within the next 6 to 12mo. I know some of your smoothies are good for other things like colds and cancer fighting agents. I am looking to replace at least 2 meals a day if not all 3. Not including snacks which meals should I replace?
Yes they are all good for weight loss. Check out my full meal plans at https://www.greenthickies.com/leafsystem
Im allergic to cashews ? Is there a substitute?
Yes, any other nuts.
Hey Katherine,
Your recipes are amazing! But, this one is my favorite! Love the strawberries and cashews combo, really makes it divine!
So glad you like that recipe, that is one of my favourites too!