6 Yummy Smoothies for Kids That Grownups Will Love Too

Oatmeal Raisin

Ingredients
2 cups milk
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup raisins
2 frozen underripe bananas
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions
1. Pour the milk into a blender. Add oats and the raisins; let soak for 10 minutes.
2. Turn on the blender and process oats and raisins until they’ve broken down and become mostly smooth.
3. Slice bananas and add to the blender along with the cinnamon. Blend until smooth.

Makes 4 (6-ounce) servings

Note: This smoothie is thicker than most, because of the oats and raisins. Add a little more milk if you want a thinner smoothie.

Peachy Green

Ingredients
2 cups coconut milk beverage
2 cups frozen sliced peaches
2 frozen underripe bananas
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
2 cups loosely packed spinach leaves

Directions
1. Pour coconut milk into a blender. Add peaches.
2. Slice bananas and add to the blender. Add ginger and then spinach. Blend until smooth.

Makes 4 (9-ounce) servings

Pineapple, Red Cabbage, & Banana

Ingredients
2 cups pineapple juice
2 cups shredded red cabbage
2 frozen ripe bananas

Directions
1. Pour pineapple juice into a blender. Add cabbage.
2. Slice bananas, add to blender, and blend until smooth.

Makes 4 (8-ounce) servings

Red Velvet Cake

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups milk
Half a medium raw beet
2 tablespoons cream cheese
3 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 tablespoons agave syrup or honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups ice cubes

Directions
1. Pour milk into a blender. Peel the beet, cut into thin slices, and add to blender.
2. Add cream cheese, cocoa powder, sweetener, and vanilla. Top with ice and blend until smooth.

Makes 4 (8-ounce) servings

Carrot Banana Berry

Ingredients
1 cup plain unsweetened almond milk
1 cup carrot juice
2 frozen ripe bananas
2 cups frozen blueberries

Directions
1. Pour almond milk and carrot juice into a blender.
2. Slice bananas and add to blender along with blueberries. Blend until smooth.

Makes 4 (9-ounce) servings

Sleepytime Honey Almond

Ingredients
2 cups almond milk
1/4 cup almond butter
1/4 cup honey

1 cup ice cubes

Directions
1. Pour almond milk into blender.
2. Add almond butter and honey. Top with ice and blend until smooth.

Makes 4 (8-ounce) servings

More Than 100 Smoothie Recipes!

Help your kiddos crave healthy ingredients with more simple recipes you can make in a hurry. Author Deborah Harroun, a mom of three, offers a wide variety of smoothie recipes including the best drinks for snack time, dessert, and even the lunchbox. Learn more about the book here.

Recipe and photo © 2015 by Deborah Harroun and used by permission of The Harvard Common Press