Sour apple smoothie
This Sour Apple Smoothie is a perfect and refreshing green smoothie made from green apples and lemon juice. This is the perfect smoothie recipe for apple lovers or if you have extra apple laying around and do not know what to do with them, try out this amazing sour apple smoothie.
You will only need a few things to make this smoothie like this blender, a glass jar to drink the smoothie and store it and of course your ingredients.
This smoothie is super creamy, filling, nutritious and healthy. Packed with amazing health benefits, this is a must try smoothie.
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Healthy benefits of apples
I know that you have probably the saying an apple away keeps the doctor away right? Here is a list of amazing health benefits of eating apples that you might not have been aware of;
- Help in lung strength
- Help with bone strength
- Aids with gut health
- Strengthen the immune system
- Great source of Vitamin c and fibre
What is sour apple smoothie?
Sour apple smoothie is a green colored smoothie made mainly from Granny Smith apples, yogurt and lemon juice. This sour apple smoothie has numerous variations and you can add in as many other fruits and ingredients to this smoothie recipe to fit your specific smoothie needs.
This is a refreshing smoothie for a hot day if served with a handful of ice to make it chilled and refreshing.
Ingredients
- Granny Smith Apples – this is the main component of this smoothie. Add the apples without peeling the skin so that you can get the maximum benefits from the apples.
- Yogurt – you can use any kind of your choice.
- Lime Juice or lemon juice – to add a tart flavor to the sour apple smoothie.
- Frozen Baby Spinach – this helps blend the smoothie ingredients together smoothly.
- Frozen Banana – adds creaminess to the smoothie
- Water- to blend the smoothie ingredients together.
- Ice Cubes
Sour apple smoothie
- ½ whole Granny smith apple sliced
- ¼ cup yogurt
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ cup frozen baby spinach
- ½ frozen ripe banana
- ½ cup of ice cubes
- ⅓ cup water , add more if needed
Tools you will need
How to make sour apple smoothie
Chop your apples into chunks and remove the core. Remember to keep the skin of the apples. Add all your ingredients into your blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
Tips and tricks
- Add a frozen pineapple
- Add protein powder
- Add frozen mango
- Add any kinds of nuts like cashew nuts
- App frozen blueberries
- Add maple syrup for sweetness
- Add in milk instead of water
How to serve
You can enjoy this smoothie without any topping but for some topping suggestions;
- Sprinkle some nuts on top to add a crunch.
- Drizzle some maple syrup on top.
- Add fresh fruits like strawberries.
- Add chia seeds.
Swaps and substitutions
Here are some swaps and substitutions for the ingredients used in this recipe.
- Fruits – Replace the banana with any other kind of fruit like mango or pineapple.
- Yogurt – use kind of yogurt of choice.
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Sour apple smoothie
Description
This Sour Apple Smoothie is a perfect and refreshing green smoothie made from green apples and lemon juice. This is the perfect smoothie recipe for apple lovers or if you have extra apple laying around and do not know what to do with them, try out this amazing sour apple smoothie.
Ingredients
Instructions
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Chop your apples into chunks and remove the core. Remember to keep the skin of the apples
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Add all your ingredients into your blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
