This simple, creamy green smoothie is made with spinach and avocado yet tastes sweet and tropical from banana and mango, with no noticeable spinach or avocado aftertaste.

Close-up of the green smoothie in the ridged glass, highlighting tiny seed specks in the drink.

Recipe updated in September 2026 to remove unnecessary ingredient substitutions.

Key ingredients

Banana: Use a ripe banana for the sweetest flavour. Frozen banana is better than room temperature as it makes the smoothie thicker and colder.
Spinach: I use fresh baby spinach, but you can use frozen too – start with about 1/4 cup frozen spinach and adjust to taste.
Avocado: Frozen avocado keeps the smoothie cold and gives it a creamy consistency without a noticeable avocado flavour.
Milk: Use whichever variety you normally drink. Add a little more if your blender needs help getting everything moving.
Maple syrup: optional sweetener in case your fruit was a little on the tart side. Taste test before adding, I usually skip it.

Photo instructions

A metal measuring cup pouring fresh spinach leaves into a blender cup already holding banana and mango chunks.

Step one: Add all ingredients to a blender (except for maple syrup).

Green smoothie swirling inside a blender cup during blending.

Step two: Blend on high until the mixture is completely smooth.

A hand tilting the blender cup to pour the finished green smoothie back into the wavy glass.

Step three: Give it a quick taste, then add the maple syrup if you’d prefer it sweeter. Serve immediately.

Green smoothie in a textured glass, shown at a slight angle.

Basic Green Smoothie

This creamy green smoothie blends banana, mango, avocado and spinach into a sweet, tropical drink.

Course Breakfast, Drinks

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings serves

Calories 471kcal

Ingredients

1 cup milk I use soy, but any milk works
1 cup baby spinach fresh
1 small frozen banana broken into chunks
1/3 cup frozen avocado cubes
½ cup frozen mango chunks
1 tablespoon chia seeds or hemp seeds
1-2 teaspoon maple syrup optional, for sweetness

Instructions

Add all ingredients except maple syrup to a blender.
Blend on high until completely smooth. Taste sweetness, then add maple syrup if desired and pulse to combine.
Serve immediately.

Notes

Nutritional information is based on soy milk.

Nutrition

Author

Liz Douglas

I’m Liz, I share recipes and easy substitutes to make plant-based living simple!

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