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This easy Mango Carrot Smoothie is packed with nutrition and ready to sip in 2 minutes. Round up 4 ingredients, blend, and prepare to enjoy one of my best smoothie recipes.
Shortly after I got my blender, I was paging through the accompanying cookbook and saw a recipe for carrot juice. How bad could it be, right? It’s just carrots and water, whizzed up into a healthy drink.
Guess what it tasted like? Carrots and water. Yeah. Shocking, I know, but it was not nearly as tasty as I thought it would be. This got me thinking, though, “is there a way to drink carrot juice that wasn’t quite so, well, off-putting?”
I let my mind wander while I scouted through my refrigerator and pantry, when it hit me: sometimes unripened mangos taste like carrots to me. I paired those two with bananas for creaminess and orange juice for a sweet-tart mixer and the result is a healthy smoothie recipe my picky eater kids and I can totally agree on.
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Recipe ingredients
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Ingredient notes
- Orange juice: Fresh-squeezed, from concentrate, or from a bottle you buy in the refrigerator case at the supermarket; any of the above does the trick.
- Mango: To substitute frozen mango, thaw it before adding to the blender. The frozen carrots make the texture thick enough, I think, and thawed or fresh mango results in a creamy consistency. Any variety of mango will do. To test for ripeness, squeeze the mango gently, the National Mango Board suggests. Similar to an avocado or a peach, a ripe mango will give slightly when you squeeze it. It should smell fruity at the stem when ripe, too.
- Frozen carrots: Buy them already frozen or freeze fresh carrots when they’re in season.
Step by step instructions
- In the bottom of a blender, add orange juice, banana, mango, and carrots.
- Blend until smooth and serve.
Recipe tips and variations
- Yield: One recipe makes enough for 2 smoothies, possibly more if you’re sharing with kiddos.
- Storage: Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Some separation may occur, so shake or stir to combine before enjoying.
Recipe FAQs
If you don’t have a high-powered blender like a Vitamix, your blender may find frozen fruit and ice challenging. Especially if you notice that your blender errs on the weak side, but really a best practice for all smoothie-makers, start by adding the liquid portion of the recipe, then add the frozen fruit and ice on top. Or let the fruit thaw a bit before blending.
If you enjoy your smoothies on the thicker side, try freezing the banana as well as the carrots. If you prefer a juicer, straw-sippable smoothie, blend in fresh fruit and veggies.
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Mango Carrot Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups orange juice
- 1 medium banana
- 1 cup mango chunks (see note 1)
- 1 cup frozen carrots (see note 2)
Instructions
- In the bottom of a blender, add orange juice, banana, mango, and carrots. Blend until smooth.
Notes
- Mango: To substitute frozen mango, thaw it before adding to the blender. The frozen carrots make the texture thick enough, I think, and thawed or fresh mango results in a creamy consistency. Any variety of mango will do. To test for ripeness, squeeze the mango gently, the National Mango Board suggests. Similar to an avocado or a peach, a ripe mango will give slightly when you squeeze it. It should smell fruity at the stem when ripe, too.
- Frozen carrots: Buy them already frozen or freeze fresh carrots when they’re in season.
- Yield: One recipe makes enough for 2 smoothies, possibly more if you’re sharing with kiddos.
- Storage: Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Some separation may occur, so shake or stir to combine before enjoying.
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I add a few tablespoons of plain Greek yogurt to all my smoothies for some added protein.
Hi Beth, that’s a really great idea. I have a learned a lot more about smoothies recently and a lot of them are straight-up sugar bombs. You do really need Greek yogurt or protein powder or something in there to make it a complete meal vs. a fruity snack. Good call. Thank you for your comment. -Meggan
I juiced my carrots 🥕 first because my blender isn’t that smooth lol. Everything else I did as per the recipe and in my opinion it’s a smoother smoothie especially with a grainy vegetable like carrot.
Thanks for the tip Kiki, so glad you enjoyed! – Meggan
This was great! It got my toddler to happily ingest a vegetable – yay! Will be making again.
Thank you Marilyn! -Meggan
Great!!
I just made this mango carrots shake this morning and it is si refreshing …