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St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, so it seems fitting to have a peppermint patty green smoothie for Smoothie Saturday! This smoothie has all the same flavors of a peppermint patty you would buy in the store, but without all the artificial ingredients and tons more nutrition. I used fresh mint over peppermint extract when making this smoothie. You might think mint is just an herb to add flavor but it is loaded with nutritional benefits. Hope you enjoy this smoothie and have a wonderful weekend!
MINT BENEFITS:
- contains good amounts of vitamin A, B 12, C, folic acid, iron, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium and zinc
- relieve symptoms of cold and flu
- helps clean the blood
- reduce symptoms of indigestion, heartburn, IBS, and stomach cramps
- contains many antioxidants, which protect the body against forming cancerous cells
- fights bad breath
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Recipe: Smoothie
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Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 6 mins
Serves: 2
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup almond milk
- 1 cup spinach, about 1 handful
- 1 frozen banana
- 2 tbsp fresh mint leaves, stems removed
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 heaping tbsp chocolate chips
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients, except chocolate chips into your blender
- Start on low speed, and increase to high
- Blend until smooth, about 1 min
- Then add the chocolate chips and blend for a few seconds. Just long enough to break them down into smaller pieces.
- Enjoy!
Notes
If you do not have fresh mint you can sub 1/8 tsp peppermint extract.
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Yum! Love all the ingredients, except the chocolate
I’m probably the only woman who does not care for chocolate. Pinning this!
Yum! My husband’s going to love this!
This looks SO delicious! I can’t wait to try it. I’m featuring this recipe on my blog and Pinterest board: http://dontmesswithmama.com/2012/03/05/healthy-green-recipes-for-st-patricks-day/
Thank you for sharing with your followers Tracey! I can’t wait to check out your site. Have a great day!! Victoria.
Thanks much! Subscribed via rss.
WOW! This smoothie tastes delicious! Since I didn´t have coconut milk I replaced it by regular milk (1/2 cup) and vanilla sauce (1/4 cup) … it was a hit! Thanks for sharing!
Hi Anja, I’m so glad you enjoyed the smoothie! Thanks for the feedback. Have a great day! ~Victoria
Hi, I’m drinking an adaptation of this now and it’s great! A new breakfast smoothie for me. Mine has my standard tofu base + chia + flax and then I used everything else. A note that mint is a herb which has a slight temporary reductive effect on lactation. I’m nursing a toddler who is well-established on solids so it’s no big deal. Thanks for your site and inspiration on healthy family cooking. I like your Mason jar ideas too. Cheers!