This Princess and the Frog Smoothie is great for the young and old at heart. A real meal in a bottle it’s full of fruits, vegetables, healthy fats, fibre, protein and probiotics!
The Princess and the Frog Smoothie
It’s Carnival around the world! If you have young children then you’ve probably seen the Disney movie The Princess and The Frog
This year I wanted to add something extra to our Carnival tradition. A delicious, healthy treat to sip on as we cuddle on the couch and nibble popcorn. Enter The Princess and the Frog smoothie.
The year The Princess and the Frog movie came out we threw my daughter’s birthday party in that theme. I made frog cupcakes and a Princess chocolate cake.
I sure wish I had thought of this Princess and the Frog Smoothie then. It would have fit in perfectly.
Kids tend to love smoothies but really who doesn’t? Smoothies are easy, quick, healthy and need I say – delicious. I tend to make smoothie packs ahead of time. Simply package out solid smoothie ingredients in Ziploc bags and freeze. Add liquid ingredients when ready for the perfect smoothie.
Princess and the Frog Smoothie Ingredients
As we enjoyed this smoothie I had my daughter guess the ingredients. She was spot on for the pink layer but never guessed that there were avocados in the green layer.
This smoothie is full of fruits, vegetables, healthy fats, fibre, protein and probiotics you don’t often get all that goodness in one meal. It’s so delicious I’m pretty sure even the pickiest eater would enjoy it.
♫ The many names for Carnival ♫
I have come to know Carnival by many names – Carnaval (Brazil) Farsang (Hungary) Carnestoltes (Valencia Region, Spain) Mardi Gras (US) Whichever name it goes by in your country there’s one thing for sure, it’s festive and colorful and a fun time of year.
If you ever visit my homeland of Trinidad and Tobago try to make it for Carnival. We like to think of it as the greatest show on earth! Back when I worked on ships we toured South America so I have had the pleasure of witnessing the world-famous Brazil Carnaval. My South American readers will hate me for this but I have to say that I prefer Carnival in TnT.
Yes I am biased.
Last weekend we celebrated Carnestoltes aka Carnival here in our town. The festivities started at 7pm. All the masqueraders gathered at the park and we made our way through the streets of the town accompanied by a few local bands. Fun was had by all.
Do you celebrate Carnival? I would love to hear all about it.
The Princess and the Frog Smoothie
Ingredients
Pink Layer
- ½ cup milk of choice I use homemade nut milk
- ¼ cup greek yogurt coconut milk greek style yogurt can be used
- ½ small banana frozen
- handful of mixed berries I used raspberries, strawberries, blueberries
Green layer
- ¼ cup green tea
- ¼ cup greek yogurt coconut milk greek style yogurt can be used
- ½ small avocado frozen
- ½ small banana frozen
- handful of spinach or kale
- 2 softened pitted dates
- juice of half lime or lemon helps keep colors vibrant
Optional Toppings
- hemp seeds
- chia seeds
- almond bits
Instructions
- Combine ingredients for each layer separately in a blender.
- You do not need to wash the blender in between. Pour green layer in a bottle or glass then pink.
- Garnish with toppings like chia seeds, flax seeds if desired.
- Enjoy!
Sounds like a delicious smoothie. 😉 Glad you had a fun celebration. Thanks for sharing with us at Savoring Saturdays! 🙂
Thank you Raia!
I love the idea of a princess and frog smoothie! This is so cute! And I love the idea of adding green tea to my green smoothies, why did´t I think of that? duh!
I love tea so much Johlene, I tend to put tea in everything.?
I love this smoothie! So sweet that your daughter loves that movie too, my oldest does as well. I’ll be featuring your smoothie at Savoring Saturdays linky party later today. Hope you’ll join us again and that you’re doing well. xo
Thanks Emily! Always a pleasure to join 🙂
this sounds delicious and i love the colors, too (: i liked “the princess and the frog,” but i think it would have been better if they focused more on the beignets (;
Thanks Heather!