A low-carb high fat Keto Smoothie to snack on or to have for breakfast! No sugary fruit, no sweeteners, only low carb veggies, high fat avocado and ginger, lemon and cilantro for that special flavor!
Who knew creating keto smoothie recipes was about the hardest thing ever?! Mostly, I felt is was easy to create keto diet recipes until now, but sweets and smoothies? Not so much.
The fact that the keto diet is mostly fruit-free and only allows a couple berries and that any sort of sugar, even a natural one like honey, is a big no no, makes creating a yummy smoothie super hard.
Let’s be real here for a second. I’m not a huge fan of smoothies made with too many vegetables. I looove vegetables, don’t get me wrong. My whole diet and blog and life’s work revolves around vegetables. Both, raw and cooked. In smoothies and juices, however, ugh. Not so convinced. I prefer a delicious fruit smoothie without yogurt for example.
I DID take on the challenge though and I’m happy to say that after 29043875 attempts on a delicious keto smoothie I’ve come up with a recipe for a really good keto green smoothie. Phew!
For desserts I think I’m going to pass. It’s so hard. I have a friend who went through the hurdle already though and she created a super Easy Keto Chocolate Mousse. WOAH!
A Keto Avocado Smoothie with 11g of fat
Adding oil to a smoothie can be a smart idea, especially great oils like MCT, it does taste kinda oily then though and not so smooth.
Mostly, smoothness in smoothies is acquired by adding banana which is the highest carb fruit ever so no bueno.
The smoothness in this keto green smoothie comes from…..*drumrolls please*…..avocado!!! The best fruit ever on the planet.
An extremely healthy fat and absolutely delicious! I love to use frozen avocado for this Keto Avocado Smoothie because 1. I don’t have to plan ahead and always have ripe avocados on hand and 2. It gives me an ice cold smoothie.
And just in case you were wondering. No, it doesn’t brown right away. I’ve kept it in the fridge for several days to test and it stayed green the whole time. The lemon keeps it from browning.
You have to keep it in an air-tight container though. So it doesn’t oxidize.
How To Make A Low Carb Smoothie Keto
The best way to make a low carb smoothie keto is to avoid adding any fruit other than lemon and avocado. Avocado is a fruit but it’s very low in sugar and high in fat which is what we want here, right?
It has only 3g of sugar which come mostly from the lemon actually. Net carbs are only about 7g and fat is at 11g. Perfect breakfast! It kept me full all morning.
It does take some getting used to but after the third sip all three, my husband, my daughter and me started really liking it. It’s the weirdest thing. You give it a sip and think: meh. then you give it another sip and think: oh, it’s not that bad actually. Then you give it another sip, and think: wait a second, I think I actually like it.
The funny thing is, this happened to all three of us! Isn’t that crazy? I actually thought my daughter wouldn’t like it but she drank a whole serving of it.
Keto Smoothie Video
Keto Smoothie
A low-carb high fat Keto Smoothie to snack on or to have for breakfast! No sugary fruit, no sweeteners, only low carb veggies, high fat avocado and ginger, lemon and cilantro for that special flavor!
Ingredients
- 1 cup cold water
- 1 cup baby spinach
- 1/2 cup cilantro
- 1 inch ginger peeled
- 3/4 English cucumber peeled
- 1/2-1 lemon peeled
- 1 cup frozen avocado
Instructions
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Add all ingredients to a high speed blender and blend until smooth.
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Store in an air-tight container such as a mason jar in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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Juli says
I made this today. It was just what I was looking for. Thank you.
Lorena says
Awesome! I’m so happy you found what you were looking for :) Thank you for coming back and rating and commenting. I really appreciate it!
Brenda says
What are the recepie measurements for making the keto lemon breakfast drink?
Lemons…how many
Water… how much
Ginger…
Olive lil…
Thx!
Lorena says
Hi Brenda, I’m sorry, I don’t know what breakfast drink you are referring to. I don’t know that recipe, it wasn’t developed by me.
Connie Nelson says
On your avocado smoothie, I use an pure organic ginger root powder also, can I substitue for ginger peeled and how much? In other avocado smoothie I use 1 Tbsp. of the ginger powder, and How do you freeze your avocados, I didnot know you can, how do you prepare it for freezer? Does 1 c up avocadao = 1 whole avocado or 1/2 avocado? Also I freeze organic lemons and grate them in smoothies ect. Financiall y for me , they go farther,, and the peel ect is very healthy for you, a pprox, how many Tblsp of grated lemon, I’ve done 2 generous Tbsp of grated lemon in other smoothies or upto 4 Tbsp.
Lorena says
Hi Connie, I buy my frozen avocado at Costco. Generally if you want to freeze your own you just wait for it to be ripe, then destone and peel it, then cube it and put on a parchment paper lined or non stick baking sheet in one layer in the freezer until frozen so they don’t stick together. Once frozen you can add to a freezer bag and keep in the freezer. I’m not sure how much one cup frozen avocado is. Depends on the size of the avocado. I’m not sure how much ground ginger or lemon zest to use, I’ve never tried. You’ll have to test what you like best.
Elaine says
KETO GREEN SMOOTHIE
I’m so used to having sweet fruit smoothies in the morning, this smoothie was a change of pace for me. Jury’s still out on the final verdict. Maybe an orange instead of the lemon for me as I found it to be a little “bitter”. Will see. Super healthy and will try again for sure.
Lorena says
I’m so glad you gave it a try Elaine. On the Keto Diet you’re not supposed to eat much fruit at all and definitely no high sugar fruit like orange. If you’re not on a keto diet I definitely recommend adding a yummy fruit to make it less bitter. I’d even add mango or pineapple for a tropical twist instead of lemon. I like to find a healthy medium for my own smoothies. I’m not on a Keto Diet but posting many Keto Recipes for my Keto readers. They struggle a lot finding suitable recipes so I’ve taken on the challenge and am loving the challenge. If you’re not on any specific diet other than clean eating watch out for my next post (coming up in a couple hours). Lot’s of healthy breakfast smoothies with fruit AND vegetables :)