The inspiration for this Monday morning smoothie came from Real Simple. Their recipe for a Carrot-Pineapple smoothie made me think of the carrot cake we often make that includes both grated carrot and pineapple so I was hopeful that this would evoke that flavour. My fave part of carrot cake is the cream cheese icing and I was tempted to put some cream cheese in here…. but decided the yogurt would have to stand-in.
My variation worked largely with what was on hand:
- 3/4 cup chopped pineapple (canned)
- 1 frozen banana
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/3 cup chopped carrot (steamed & chilled overnight)
- 1/4 cup vanilla yogurt
- 2 tbsp ground chia seeds
This is definitely a keeper. The flavours blend together effortlessly and the texture is just a little pulpy. There is no way I would guess it had carrots unless you told me! While it’s difficult to see, this smoothie is a lovely pale peach colour with freckles from the chia seeds! I completely enjoyed every sip this morning.