Carrot Cake Smoothie

well-blended smoothies with fresh carrots

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Prep Time

10 minutes

Number of Servings

Serves 1

Recipe Source

Keto Drinks by Faith Gorsky and Lara Clevenger, MSH, RDN, CPT ($17.99, Adams Media, 2020)

Ingredients

1 Tbsp shelled walnuts
²⁄₃ cup canned unsweetened full-fat coconut milk
³⁄₄ tsp vanilla extract
¹⁄₂ tsp ground cinnamon
¹⁄₈ tsp sea salt
8 drops liquid stevia
1 Tbsp shredded carrot
1 cup ice cubes

Directions

Add walnuts to a blender and pulse until powdery.
Add coconut milk, vanilla extract, cinnamon, salt, and stevia to blender and process until smooth. Add shredded carrot and pulse a couple times until finely chopped.
Add ice cubes and pulse until thick and creamy, tamping down as necessary.
Pour into a glass and serve immediately.

Notes

Coconut, walnuts, cinnamon, and a hint of carrot make this keto smoothie taste like cake. If you want to have your cake for breakfast and eat it too, this smoothie is the way to go.

Nutrition Info

360 Calories, 4 g Protein, 8 g Carbohydrates, 1 g Fiber, 37 g Total fat (29 g sat), 316 mg Sodium, ★★★ Iron, ★★ Magnesium, Phosphorus, ★ Zinc