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Healthy Vegan Shamrock Shake

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Sweetened with ripe frozen bananas, dates and blended with creamy avocado and hidden spinach, this healthy vegan Shamrock Shake is the perfect combination of health and flavor!

Front view of vegan Shamrock Shake in glass jar topped with whipped cream and a straw

As I was playing around with healthy milkshake ideas for the kids I accidentally created an awesome green shake for St. Patrick’s Day. I love it when that happens! Frozen bananas are constantly stocked in our freezer. Since my youngest is part monkey and can literally take down three bananas in one sitting, I usually buy between 20-25 a week.

Use Bananas To Sweeten Your Shakes And Smoothies – Healthy And Delicious

My hope is that there are a few left over that are super ripe and perfect for freezing. The riper the better when it comes to using bananas as your main sweetener. Since these last few days have been beautiful and sunny, we have been making quite a few healthy shakes.

Minty Goodness!

This one is not only super healthy, but really hits the spot if you’re craving that cool minty chocolate flavor. Both my boys loved this vegan shamrock shake, and when they asked for seconds, I had no problem saying yes!

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Front view of vegan Shamrock Shake in glass jar topped with whipped cream and a straw
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Healthy Vegan Shamrock Shake
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
 

Sweetened with ripe frozen bananas, dates and blended with creamy avocado and hidden spinach, this healthy vegan Shamrock Shake is the perfect combination of health and flavor!

Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: frozen banana milkshake, milkshakes made with avocado
Servings: 1 serving
Calories: 535 kcal
Author: Sophia DeSantis
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup spinach
  • ¼ avocado
  • 1 ½ very ripe frozen bananas
  • 5-6 ice cubes , optional for an icier shake
  • 1/8-¼ teaspoon peppermint extract , depending on how pepperminty you want it
  • 1 cup unsweetened almond or cashew milk , or use 1 cup full fat coconut milk for optimal creaminess
  • 1 tablespoon  maple syrup or 4 dates , optional for extra sweetness
  • ¼ cup vegan chocolate chips , plus more to sprinkle on top (use raw cacao nibs for raw shake with less sugar)
  • ¼ cup whipped topping , optional for topping
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Instructions

  1. Place all ingredients except the chocolate chips into a blender and mix until well blended. 

  2. You can add more milk if it’s too thick. 

  3. Add chocolate chips and pulse to chop them up, but don’t overblend because you will lose the green color. 

  4. Sprinkle with more chocolate chips and a dollop or whipped topping if desired.

Recipe Notes
  • Make sure you are using a neutral tasting avocado, some types have stronger flavors than others. Hass is probably the best bet, I used a Fuerte one time and the flavor was way too strong for us.
  • Make sure your bananas are very ripe when freezing to get the optimum sweetness. If they aren’t super ripe you may want to add more sweetener.
  • To make this nut free use a nut free milk.
  • Nutrition calculations use maple syrup and do not include whipped topping.
Nutrition Facts
Healthy Vegan Shamrock Shake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 535 Calories from Fat 225
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25g 38%
Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Sodium 176mg 7%
Potassium 919mg 26%
Total Carbohydrates 83g 28%
Dietary Fiber 10g 40%
Sugars 52g
Protein 6g 12%
Vitamin A 17.8%
Vitamin C 27.3%
Calcium 7.5%
Iron 23.2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  2. 😀 This looks absolutely gorgeous 😀 Do you think you might consider taking a pledge to give up plastic straws? They are really harmful to marine life.
    Love from A xxxxx

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  5. Made this for the girls on Monday and they LOVED it. Really does taste just like mint chocolate chip! The greens, bananas, and chocolate in here inspired my smoothie after my run this morning and it turned out tasting just like a chocolate milkshake! I did a cup of TJ’s Power of the Greens, frozen bananas, chia seeds, Sun Warrior vanilla vegan protein powder, a generous scoop of organic chocolate coconut ice cream and almond milk! Yummy healthy chocolate shake!

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  6. love the smoothie! I used raw cacao and was wondering if you would reduce the amount if doing raw cacao nibs or just put them in at the beginning? When I made it every sip also was a big bite of cacao and was thinking maybe would help to reduce?

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    • So glad you liked it! If using cacao nibs, I’d put them in at the beginning. I tried it with them and personally liked the added crunch they gave but to get them smooth, you’d definitely want to blend them from the start! Let me know how it works!

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    • Hahahaha Jenna!! I have a BIG banana bowl. You should see the checkout person at the grocery store, if I had a penny for every time they commented…I swear my children are monkeys. Even the baby freaks for bananas! But really, they come in handy as a quick frozen treat. Much better than anything sugar filled!

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  13. This looks so yummy, I especially love the addition of chocolate chips – love bits of texture in my milkshakes, especially if it’s chocolate!
    Even better that it’s healthy, I can have two and not feel bad haha!
    Happy St Patrick’s Day!

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  16. Gorgeous! And the chocolate chips just take it to the next level! Fyi: I lost my very fist tooth while drinking a chocolate chip smoothie – it was loose already and the chip was basically frozen so…. Good times. 🙂

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  19. Gosh, this sounds so so good <3 I love chocolate and mint in combination, but I never thought to add chocolate chips to a shake! Thanks for this great combination, Sophia 🙂

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  21. That’s hilarious that your youngest is part monkey. Does he get that from his mom or his dad? 😉 This shake sounds so tasty! I never use peppermint extract in my smoothies, but what a good idea!

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    • I think mostly dad, I like them but not love! The shake is really good though. The peppermint and chocolate take over!

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  23. Ok, when I got the email, at first I wasn’t sure if it was a brand new recipe or not! But DAMN it looks amazing! So pretty! I love how thick and creamy it looks and the green color is spot on! I absolutely love mint and chocolate together…it’s addictive. Love how healthy it is too…great recipe girlfriend!!

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    • Yep, totally redid an old recipe for the season! I photographed it, WAY nicer this time, and updated the recipe a bit. It’s a great way to get the old recipes up to speed!! Thanks girl!

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    • LOL Linda! I bet if you add a little vodka in it would make a fabulous adult drink…just an idea 😉

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  26. Such a fun way to sneak those greens into a delicious drink 🙂 it’s almost like a dessert you drink with a straw! I imagine the full fat coconut milk would make it super dessert-like <3 I'm almost tempted to turn this into shamrock ice cream as well

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