Green Pear Smoothie

There seems to be a basic formula to the ever popular “New Year guilt-induced-clean-eating-post-holiday stretch” green smoothie.

 Veggies…protein…ice…. maybe some fruit if I spend some extra time at the gym… The problem is that it can get boring and, dare I say, repetitive. I’m completely guilty of falling into the post-holiday binge-diet-reevaluation cycle, but I’ve been having lots of fun experimenting with my latest kitchen toy: a shiny new blender (to replace my cracked 10-year-old model).  

Last week, I noticed a lonesome green pear peeking out from the fruit bowl, and had a ‘eureka’, moment. I washed the little guy up, tossed it into the blender with Greek yogurt, baby spinach, almond milk, cinnamon, and vanilla, and this beauty of a smoothie was born!  

Creamy, slightly sweet, with the delicious taste of pear, this smoothie packs a great nutritional & fiber punch. 

Pear Green Smoothie

makes a generous 12 ounce drink

8 ounces unsweetened almond milk

1/4 cup 0% fat vanilla greek yogurt

1 ripe d’anjou pear, washed & cored

1 generous handful of baby spinach

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract pinch of cinnamon

1 tablespoon chia or flax seeds

stevia or agave syrup to taste (if needed)

3-4 ice cubes  

  In a blender, layer the ingredients in the following order….   Almond milk, yogurt, pear, vanilla, cinnamon, spinach, chia or flax seed, & ice. Blend on high until creamy. Add sweetener as desired.  

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Green Pear Smoothie

Creamy, slightly sweet, with the delicious taste of pear, this smoothie packs a great nutritional & fiber punch. Pleasantly green and protein packed!

Course: Breakfast, Main Course, Snack

Cuisine: smoothie

Servings: 12 ounces

Ingredients

• 8 ounces unsweetened almond milk
• 1/4 cup 0% fat vanilla greek yogurt
• 1 ripe d’anjou pear washed & cored
• 1 generous handful of baby spinach
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• pinch of cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon chia or flax seeds
• stevia or agave syrup to taste if needed
• 3-4 ice cubes

Instructions

• In a blender, layer the ingredients in the following order….
• Almond milk, yogurt, pear, vanilla, cinnamon, spinach, chia or flax seed, & ice. Blend on high until creamy. Add sweetener as desired.