Key Lime Smoothie (GF, DF)

One of my favorite smoothies at Tropical Smoothie is the Blimey Limey. It has strawberries, limes, oranges, and pineapples. I love the tang of the limes in the drink. So when I found a recipe for a smoothie that used limes, I had to try it out. Delicious!

After drinking it, I was super energized. In fact, one of my students mentioned I was hyper. I don’t know if it was from the smoothie or the two cups of coffee I had that morning. (I didn’t sleep well the night before.)

Key Lime Smoothie

Healthful Pursuit

Stars of the recipe:

• 2 tbsp. Key lime juice (about 4 limes) – I microwaved mine for about 10 seconds to maximize the amount of juice.
• 1 tsp. key lime zest
• 1 c. unsweetened non-dairy milk
• 1 ripe frozen banana
• 1/4 tsp. pure vanilla extract (I omitted this because I used vanilla almond coconut milk.)
• 1 tbsp. stevia
• 1 tbsp. sunflower butter
• 2 c. baby spinach
• 4 ice cubes
• Crushed graham cracker pieces (optional) – Leave off if gluten-free or use a gluten-free graham cracker.
• Cool Whip or something similar (optional) – Leave off if dairy free or use coconut cream instead.

Steps:

1. Place in your blender the order of the ingredients listed, and blend until smooth.
2. Top with crushed graham crackers and Cool Whip, if desired.
3. Enjoy!

This made 2 smoothies for me.

Printable Recipe

Someone asked me what I could use instead of bananas. I found this link for other ingredients you can use instead of bananas.