A bright and refreshing lemon smoothie is the epitome of sunshine in a glass! Tart lemon is combined with sweet and creamy mango and pineapple for a tropical smoothie that is refreshing any time of year!
When you think of lemons, you probably don’t consider adding them to your smoothie. After all, lemon juice is quite tart. But lemon is an excellent addition to your smoothies.
It has a bright and refreshing flavor that when combined with other sweet fruit makes a real statement! Fresh lemon zest and juice in smoothies also adds quite a few health benefits. Lemons are high in the antioxidants such as vitamin C. These compounds help boost your immune system and improve your overall heart health while lowering your cholesterol. So don’t wait! Add some lemon zest and lemon juice to your smoothie today!
Be sure to try my other favorite lemon recipes like these vegan lemon cupcakes, lemon loaf, and vegan lemon tart!
💗 Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Smooth and Creamy
- Bright Lemon Flavor
- Tangy and Sweet
- Full of Vitamins and Nutrients
- Excellent Snack or Breakfast
- Dairy-Free
- Plant-Based
- Vegan
- Gluten-Free
🥣 Lemon Smoothie Ingredients
Lemon: You’ll need one whole lemon for this recipe. You’ll use the zest and juice of one small lemon.
Frozen Mango and Pineapple: With lots of tart lemon flavor you need some natural sweetener to balance it out, mango and pineapple do the trick.
Banana: Use a ripe or frozen banana sliced into chunks. This adds additional sweetness and also improves the creaminess of the smoothie.
Unsweetened Almond Milk: With all the sweetness of the fruit, you don’t need sweetened almond milk. I prefer to use unsweetened plain almond milk, rather than vanilla, so more of the tropical flavors shine through with this smoothie recipe.
Maple Syrup (optional): After you taste your smoothie, if you think it needs a bit of extra sugar to balance the tart lemon, you can add a tablespoon of maple syrup.
📋 Step by Step Instructions
Step 1: Add the almond milk, frozen pineapple, frozen mango, and banana to a high-speed blender.
Step 2: Zest and juice one whole lemon, be sure to remove the seeds. Add the zest and fresh lemon juice to the blender.
Step 3: Blend on high until all the frozen fruit is combined. Taste, and add the maple syrup or agave if you think it needs to be sweeter.
Step 4: Pour into a glass. Garnish with a wedge of a lemon, and enjoy!
❓ Recipe FAQS
When you’re making your lemon smoothie, you do not want to add the entire lemon. Adding the whole lemon will add the seeds and rind to your smoothie, and neither appetizing. Instead, you want to use the best parts of the lemon which include the zest, and the juice. First, zest the lemon using a zester, then cut your lemon in half and juice using a citrus juicer that removes the seeds.
Lemons have numerous health benefits. Adding them to your smoothie can help boost your immune system thanks to vitamin C. It also improves heart health and can help to lower your cholesterol. The fiber found in lemons can help to improve digestive health.
If you would like a thicker smoothie substitute ½ a cup of plain coconut milk yogurt, and only add ½ a cup of almond milk. You can also choose to swap coconut milk for almond milk for a richer and creamier texture. Note that this will also increase the fat and calories.
Add the smoothie to a small bowl. Top with coconut flakes, fresh granola, and fresh fruit such as blueberries, raspberries, or strawberries.
📖 Variations
- If you want your smoothie to have a deeper lemon color add a ½ teaspoon of ground turmeric. It will not only give your smoothie a bright and beautiful hue but will also add health benefits such as improved heart health.
- If you want to give this smoothie a boost of protein, add a scoop of vanilla protein powder, or 2 tablespoons of hemp seeds, chia seeds, or flax seeds.
❄️ How to Store and Keep
This lemon smoothie can be made the night before and stored in the refrigerator covered overnight. I prefer to store my smoothie in a mason jar for ease of use.
👩🏻🍳 Serving
This lemon smoothie recipe serves one. If you prefer, you can double the recipe so that you can make two servings at one time, and either share it with someone else or save one for another day!
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Recipe
Lemon Smoothie
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lemon zested and juiced (seeds removed)
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- ½ cup pineapple frozen
- ½ cup mango frozen
- 1 banana chopped
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup optional
Instructions
- Add the almond milk, frozen pineapple, frozen mango, and banana to a high-speed blender.
- Zest and juice one whole lemon, be sure to remove the seeds. Add the zest and fresh lemon juice to the blender.
- Blend on high until all the frozen fruit is combined. Taste, and add the maple syrup or agave if you think it needs to be sweeter.
- Pour into a glass. Garnish with a wedge of a lemon, and enjoy!
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Notes
- If you want your smoothie to have a deeper lemon color add a ½ teaspoon of ground turmeric. It will not only give your smoothie a bright and beautiful hue but will also add health benefits such as improved heart health.
- If you want to give this smoothie a boost of protein, add a scoop of vanilla protein powder, or 2 tablespoons of hemp seeds, chia seeds, or flax seeds.
- This lemon smoothie can be made the night before and stored in the refrigerator covered overnight. I prefer to store my smoothie in a mason jar for ease of use. Store for no more than 2 days.
Neemi Sen
Super and helpful recipes thanks allot.
Sharon
Lemon lovers will go crazy for this creamy and frosty lemon smoothie. So simple to make too!
Nathan
This lemon smoothie is so refreshing, I had one for breakfast this morning and it was the perfect pick-me-up!
Nic
Holy yum! This lemon smoothie was so fresh and bright tasting. Great recipe!