Apple Smoothie
This apple smoothie is a favourite with my kids, sweet, creamy and delicious it is full of apple pie flavours!
I often use smoothies as a quick after school snack before we head to sport practices, my kids love Tropical Smoothie, Pineapple Smoothie and Creamy Banana Smoothie.
Why This Recipe Works
- Every day ingredients
- Delicious familiar flavours
- Source of protein, carbohydrates, fats and fiber.
Ingredients you will need
Ingredient Notes and Substitutes
- Apple: Choose a nice sweet crisp apple: Fuji, Royal Gala, Honeycrisp, Jazz, Ambrosia, Pink Lady
- Banana: For an even sweeter and creamier apple smoothie use frozen banana.
- Date: You can use either a Medjool or Delegate date. If your date is very dry and hard you might consider soaking it in warm water before adding it to your smoothie. Medjool dates are larger and softer making them perfect for stuffed dates.
- Peanut butter: This can be substituted for a small handful of your favourite nuts or a different nut butter such as almond butter
- Milk: I use cow's milk when I make this smoothie but you can use your favourite non-dairy milk. Almond milk, oat milk
- Maple syrup: This can be substituted for honey, or depending on the sweetness of the banana and apple you have used may be able to be left out entirely.
Step-by-step instructions
Below are illustrated step-by-step instructions to make my apple banana smoothie recipe, if you prefer just the written instructions then head straight to the printable recipe card below.
Step one: Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Add more milk if required to reach the desired consistency.
Enjoy!
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Tips & FAQs
Here is how you can make this apple smoothie recipe perfectly every time!
- To make this recipe even sweeter and more decadent try making it with my cinnamon apples, you will not be disappointed!
- To boost the protein content of this smoothie you can use Greek yogurt instead of milk.
- To boost the fibre content of this recipe you can add a spoonful of flaxseed or chia seeds to the smoothie.
How To Make This Recipe Suitable For Baby-Led-Weaning
- Based on ingredients this recipe is ultimately suitable for a baby-led weaning snack or toddler snack.
- If your child is under one year of age it should not be used to substitute a 'milk feed' until this time all 'milk feeds' should either be breast milk or an appropriate infant formula.
- If you are making this recipe for a baby under one, do not use honey as a sweetener.
Apple Smoothie
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Ingredients
- 1 large apple cored (peel can remain on).
- ½ large banana
- 1 date
- 1 Tablespoon peanut butter
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a blender and process until smooth. Add more milk if required to reach the desired consistency.
- Enjoy
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Notes
- This recipe makes one large smoothie or two kid-sized smoothies.
- To make this recipe even sweeter and more decadent try making it with my cinnamon apples, you will not be disappointed!
- To boost the protein content of this smoothie you can use Greek yogurt instead of milk.
- To boost the fibre content of this recipe you can add a spoonful of flaxseed or chia seeds to the smoothie.
- Apple: Choose a nice sweet crisp apple: Fuji, Royal Gala, Honeycrisp, Jazz, Ambrosia, Pink Lady
- Banana: For an even sweeter and creamier apple smoothie use frozen banana.
- Date: You can use either a Medjool or Delegate date. If your date is very dry and hard you might consider soaking it in warm water before adding it to your smoothie.
- Peanut butter: This can be substituted for a small handful of your favourite nuts or a different nut butter such as almond butter
- Milk: I use cow's milk when I make this smoothie but you can use your favourite non-dairy milk. Almond milk, oat milk
- Maple syrup: This can be substituted for honey, or depending on the sweetness of the banana and apple you have used may be able to be left out entirely.
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Loved this! Will definitely make again