Aren’t smoothies the best?! Not only are they creamy, cooling, and quick, but they can secretly contain tons of veggies and antioxidants. Inspired by Juiceland’s Rehydrator, this refreshing smoothie packs in three different veggies (but no one will know by tasting it!).
It’s sweet, tart, SO vibrant, plant-based, and bursting with freshness (hello mango, raspberry, beet, and carrot). Just 8 ingredients, 5 minutes, and 1 blender required. Let’s do this!
How to Make This Mango Beet Smoothie
This vibrant veggie and fruit-packed smoothie begins with frozen mango for a sweet, creamy base, plus frozen raspberries for tartness, antioxidants, and fiber.
Next, we add chopped beet, which contributes the vibrant red color, plus folate, antioxidants, and heart health benefits. Whenever there are extra beets around, we chop, steam, and freeze them for smoothies. If you’re into that, too, add our Red Velvet Cake Smoothie to your to-try list!
The remaining ingredients include carrots and spinach to complete the trio of hidden veggies, lime juice for brightness, and ginger and mint for freshness. Then add water (or coconut water) and blend it up until it’s smooth and creamy!
We hope you LOVE this mango beet smoothie! It’s:
Vibrant
Refreshing
Sweet + tart
Zingy
Light
& SO delicious!
It makes a great snack on hot days or before or after exercising. Or, serve it for breakfast or brunch alongside our Easy Tempeh Bacon, Fluffy Vegan Scrambled Eggs, and/or Blender Banana Pancakes (Gluten-Free!).
More Ways to Enjoy Beets
- Super Cleansing Slaw with Rosemary Dressing
- How to Make Sauerkraut
- Curried Beet Soup with Tandoori Chickpeas
- The Best Vegan Gluten-Free Chocolate Cupcakes
If you try this recipe, let us know! Leave a comment, rate it, and don’t forget to tag a photo @minimalistbaker on Instagram. Cheers, friends!
Vibrant Mango Beet Smoothie (Antioxidant-Packed!)
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups frozen mango
- 3/4 cup frozen raspberries (or sub mixed berries)
- 1/2 cup steamed and frozen beet* (or sub more carrot)
- 1 small carrot, chopped (1 small carrot yields ~1/4 cup)
- 1 (1-2 inch) piece fresh ginger, peeling optional
- 1 large handful fresh spinach
- 2 Tbsp lime juice (1 small lime yields ~2 Tbsp or 30 ml)
- 6-7 leaves fresh mint
- 1-2 cups water (or sub coconut water for sweetness and electrolytes)
Instructions
- Add all ingredients (starting with the lesser amount of water) to a high-speed blender and blend on high until creamy and smooth, scraping down sides as needed. If it has trouble blending, add more water.
- Taste and adjust as needed, adding more mango for sweetness or lime juice for brightness!
- Best when fresh. Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours, or frozen into ice cube or popsicle molds and stored in the freezer for 1 month.
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Notes
*Prep time assumes using already steamed and frozen beets.
*Inspired by the rehydrator smoothie at Juiceland.
Coby says
I am a sucker for purple foods, I love beets, and I love this smoothie! It is so very refreshing, and I love all of the veggies in it! I used about 1/4 tsp. of ground ginger because it’s what I had, and that worked out fine. I can’t wait to make this again!
Yum! Thanks for sharing your modification, Coby. So glad you enjoyed!
Loraine says
The best smoothie I’ve made! The mint, ginger and lime made it zing.
Woohoo! Thanks so much for the lovely review, Loraine. So glad you enjoyed!
Deborah Weisblatt says
Loved it!! And my granddaughter loved it too!! Delicious and very refreshing!!!
Yay! Thank you so much for sharing, Deborah! xo
Nancy says
This is really refreshing and tasty. I used blueberries instead of raspberries because that’s what I had. Lots of ginger and mint! Happy to have so many “plant points” in one big smoothie. I don’t usually think of myself as a beet person, but I am incorporating more for all the health benefits. This doesn’t taste like beets!
Yay! Thanks so much for the great review and for sharing your modifications, Nancy!
Alice says
I noticed that the red velvet cake smoothie calls for raw beets and this recipe for steamed (and frozen) ones. Can you speak to the difference? Thank you for your great recipes!
Hi Alice, Steaming helps create a more mild flavor, but you can try raw!
Alice says
Right on. Wondering if you recommend the stronger flavor for the red velvet cake smoothie. Or just a preference thing?
Hi Alice, With the red velvet cake smoothie, we say “raw OR roasted/steamed until tender, then frozen*” – we prefer the beet cooked but there are enough other flavors going on and some people prefer the ease of raw. Hope that helps!
JR says
I will try this again with half the ginger to start. I usually like ginger in my smoothies, the 2in piece was too overpowering in this case. Now that I think about it, maybe my ginger piece was too thick, it was not skinny like a finger.
Hi JR, sorry to hear it was too gingery. We did use ginger that wasn’t very thick, so that makes sense if yours was thick. We’ll adjust the recipe to account for different sizes of ginger. Let us know if you give it another try!
Amy Gerber says
Why not use raw beets?
Steaming helps create a more mild flavor, but you can try raw!
Holly says
You guys – YUM! I feel like I’ve made every smoothie combination under the planet because I have one every day but this one’s really unique. I love the addition of mint. Leave it to minimalist baker to always come up with the most creative and delicious ideas in food. Cannot wait to try this.
** I feel bad leaving a comment before I’ve made the recipe because your categories are either 1) I made this or 2) I have a question.
Anyways, I always eventually end up making the things I bookmark from your site and have never been disappointed!
Aw, thank you for your kind words, Holly! We hope you love it! xo
Natalia says
Is it okay to use beets powder and how much???🤔
Hi Natalia, we haven’t tested it with beet powder, but possibly! If you want to try it, we’d suggest starting with maybe 1/2 tsp? It can have a strong flavor. For texture, you may need to add more mango to compensate. Hope that helps!