Raw Spiced Butternut Squash Smoothie (Green Smoothie/Green Thickie)
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.
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
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.
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.