Raw Spiced Butternut Squash Smoothie
Complete Meal replacement drink
This spiced butternut squash smoothie is not only perfect for this time of year but it’s actually raw, very healthy and extremely filling. Not only that but it doesn’t include any oats at all so for those who don’t eat oats, this is a perfect meal replacement smoothie.
Butternut Squash Benefits
Did you know butternut squash is actually a fruit? This is technically because it has seeds. Did you also know you can eat butternut squash raw perfectly safely? It’s better to eat fruit and veg raw if you can so they retain all their nutrients. Butternut squash can be a bit tough though so it’s pefect when blended up into a smoothie.
Butternut squash has such a vibrant orange colour which is an indicator of high levels of nutrients. Butternut squash is rich in beta-carotene which is good for preventing breast cancer and age-related macular degeneration.
Spiced Butternut Squash Smoothie
Usually my Green Thickie smoothies contain oats so they fill you up as a complete meal replacement. This smoothie however is totally raw, even more filling, contains no grains and is still low in fat. It also contains ingredients you can easily find locally and won’t cost the earth. And finally it happens to taste absolutely delicious. Can this smoothie get any better?
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This smoothie is extremely filling and on the higher end of the calorie scale so you might want to only make a quarter of the recipe if you are watching your calories or want to have this smoothie as a snack instead of a meal.
This smoothie doesn’t contain any leafy greens as I wanted to see the beautiful orange colour of the squash but I would completely recommend you always add greens to your smoothies for the health benefits.
How to prepare butternut squash
You will probably need a fairly sharp knife to slice through the butternut squash. What I usually do is cut it in half and scoop out the seeds and then use the knife to peel the skin off. Then cut it into cubes and add it to your blender.
How to cook butternut squash
If you really don’t want to eat raw butternut squash, you could always cook it first and then add it to the smoothie.
You can cook it in your oven on a baking tray at 400 degrees for about 45 minutes. You don’t have to chop it before you cook it, just put it in the oven whole and you can cut it and remove the skin and seeds once it’s cooked.
I go through phases of liking butternut squash. Sometimes I can’t get enough and add it to everything and then I can’t face it at all for a good few months. I don’t think I would ever get sick of this butternut squash smoothie though. Have you ever eaten butternut squash raw? What are your favourite ways to eat Butternut squash?
[tweetherder]This Spiced Butternut Squash Smoothie is completely raw and a complete healthy meal. [/tweetherder]
Raw Spiced Butternut Squash Smoothie (Green Smoothie/Green Thickie)
Ingredients
- Half a Cup Coconut Milk
- 1 and a half Cups Non Dairy Milk oat, rice, soya, almond, hemp, coconut drink or raw nut or seed milk
- 1 Cup Spinach tightly packed or 2 cups loosely packed. (Optional but highly recommended – photo taken without greens)
- ½ Cup Raisins or any other dried fruit which can also be pre-soaked for a smoother blend
- 2 Cups Butternut Squash
- 6 Bananas
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
Instructions
- Blend the ingredients in the order listed. 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.
- NOTE: The calories shown are for half of the ingredients listed as this smoothie serves 2. If you want less calories you could have a smaller portion.
Notes
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.
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Hi, I’m Katherine. I lost 56 pounds and recovered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by replacing meals with Green Thickies – my original smoothie concept.
Carrie says
I always learn something new when I come to check out your recipes! Thanks for sharing at Must Try Monday.
Katherine Natalia @ Green Thickies says
Aw, I’m so glad to hear that Carrie. Sometimes you wonder if you’re sharing stuff that’s common knowledge, but we all know different things and it’s great to share.
Diane Balch says
Never knew it was a fruit, but that makes sense because it is so sweet. Thanks for sharing your drink on foodie friday.
Katherine Natalia @ Green Thickies says
Yes it was news to me too. Supposedly anything with a seed is actually a fruit and most likely can be eaten raw.
kristy @ gastronomical sovereignty says
with all the butternut out and about right now – this is perfect!
thank you for sharing your post with us at the Wednesday Fresh Foods Link Up! I hope we’ll see you again this week with more amazing seasonal & real food posts. xo, kristy.
Katherine Natalia @ Green Thickies says
Thank you Kristy.
Debra @ Sweet Kisses and Dirty Dishes says
Never thought to have butternut raw. I probably would not have a blender strong enough though. Sad. It sounds good. Thanks for linking up to Healthy 2Day Wednesday! Hope to see you back this week.
Katherine Natalia @ Green Thickies says
Hi Debra, I wouldn’t have thought about having it raw either before I went on my raw food diet and I realised that so many foods can be eaten raw. Although I’ve got to say that in the winter here in the UK I don’t fancy quite as much raw food so I’ve been cooking a lot of my soups lately. Don’t worry, if your blender can’t handle it, you can just add in cooked butternut squash. It will probably still be delicious. Similar to adding in a can of pumpkin I’d guess! Thank you for hosting Healthy 2Day Wednesdays. I’m really loving your blog hop.
Cindy (Vegetarian Mamma) says
YUMMY, just perfect for this time of year!! Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays party last week! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! :) I hope that you’ll join us this week to share more yummies! Also, be sure to stop back by to see who the winner of the Planet Rice will be! The winner will be announced at GFF #9 Cindy from vegetarianmamma.com
Katherine Natalia @ Green Thickies says
Thank you so much for sharing my recipe. I really appreciate it. I’m loving your blog hop. Thank you for hosting it.
Gabby @ the veggie nook says
As always, this looks and sounds delicious Katherine! I never would have thought to eat squash raw before, but I’ll definitely have to try it. Hope you’re having a great week!
Sara says
I had no idea you could eat butternut squash raw! Is it hard for the blender to juice though since its so hard? Cant wait to try!
Katherine Natalia @ Green Thickies says
My vitamix has no problem with butternut squash but if your blender is struggling with it you can steam it first or yes juicing it is another great option for retaining the nutrients.
Lisa says
Hello, tried your apple pie smoothie and it was a big hit in our house. Even my picky, steak and potatoes lovin Father in law loved it. But I was curious about this recipe. 6 bananas, really, that would fill up my vitamix. Thanks for the recipes.
Megan Davies says
I loved this recipe but I used 3 bananas instead. 6 just seemed a bit much?
Katherine Natalia @ Green Thickies says
Excellent – yes the reason it has 6 bananas is to make it into a complete meal – otherwise it won’t be filling enough. But of course if you want to turn it into a snack, less bananas is a great idea! I’m glad it still tasted good :)
James G says
The recipe is a bit hard to follow. Firstly it says half a cup of cococnut milk, then a cup and half of a non dairy milk . . . what is cococnut milk? Last I knew coconut was non-dairy. Secondly, you’re putting six bananas, a cup of spinach, two cups squash etc—and the number of servings is ONE PINT? But it also says 2 servings–so I’m thinking how the receipe is supposed to read is “Yields 4 pints, two servings, 2 pints per serving”. But I’m not going to spend $15 at grocery store and 30 minutes cutting up a squash for 16 ounces of liquid. That’s ridiculous. Also six bananas go into this but the site is riddled with ads, one of which is how one should never eat bananas–kinda contrary, don’t you think?
Katherine Natalia @ Green Thickies says
Sorry you are having trouble with my recipe. It is coconut milk from a can which is thick and a different thinner milk in addition to the coconut milk. The recipe serves 2 and each serving is 1 pint – so it makes 2 pints in total. That’s funny about the ads. They show different ads to everyone and I can’t control them I’m afraid.
Whitney says
I had to switch out Sweet Potato for the Butternut Squash. I hope that was okay and that it still had some benefits. It tasted delicious, even with the spinach, and I can’t wait to buy some mason jars so that I can separate each serving and have it hand each day. On occasion, is it okay to make a smoothie the night before and store it in the refrigerator, in the mason jars, so that my two children will have their after school snack even though I am out of town for the day? Thank you for all the knowledge and of course the recipes that you share on your website!
Katherine Natalia @ Green Thickies says
Yes I do this every day. It’s the easiest way to get organised when you have kids. :)