Healthy Shamrock Shake

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It’s time to turn up your smoothie game with this Healthy Shamrock Shake recipe. You read that correctly, we’ve don’t it better and healthier than Mac Dons!  hand holding shamrock shake March marks the month where the people go WILD for all things Shamrock Shakes. How can you blame them? Silky smooth, minty, luscious goodness!

Make it Healthier

When in doubt, make it better for you! Today we’re showing you how to take a classic Shamrock Shake, but make it healthier with a few swaps! First and foremost, let’s chat about what this recipe does NOT include. Because the real deal is packed with loads of…
  • refined sugar
  • artificial flavor
  • artificial color
green shamrock shake in blender

What you Need

Our recipe, however, is made with al the good stuff! It’s naturally sweetened, naturally colored, and there is no refined sugar! Here’s what you need: banana: the banana is the “base” of your smoothie and also adds the natural sweetness! If you don’t like banana, you can try frozen applesauce or swap a 1 or 2 out for ice. almond milk: every shake needs some kind of liquid and we’re using almond milk. Feel free to use any kind of milk! spinach: every shamrock shake deserves to be green and our recipe uses spinach! Use as little or as much as you’d like. The more you use, the greener it will be! peppermint extract: the secret sauce to the minty flavor of this shake! A little goes a long way, so don’t overdo it! chocolate chips: because every shamrock shake deserves a little bit of chocolate! shamrock shake in glass shamrock shake with chocolate on top

More Healthy Shakes

Healthy Shamrock Shake Recipe

It’s time to turn up your smoothie game with this Healthy Shamrock Shake recipe. You read that correctly, we’ve don’t it better and healthier than Mac Dons! 
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 0 minutes
Total: 5 minutes
Servings: 2
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Ingredients 

  • 4 medium frozen bananas
  • 1.5 cups unsweetened almond milk
  • heaping handful of spinach
  • 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract*
  • 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions 

  • Place frozen bananas, almond milk, spinach, and 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract into a high-speed blender.
  • Blend on high until smooth. You may need to add a splash more of almond milk depending on how big and how frozen your bananas are.
  • Give your smoothie a taste and adjust the spinach amount to make it greener and peppermint extract amount to make it stronger.
  • Finally add in dark chocolate chips and pulse a few times to slightly crush chocolate chips.

Tips & Notes

  • Peppermint Extract: Start with 1/4 teaspoon and add more to your taste! Some people like it really minty, while others don’t.

Nutrition

Calories: 331 kcal, Carbohydrates: 65 g, Protein: 5 g, Fat: 10 g, Fiber: 8 g, Sugar: 36 g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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About Lee Funke

Lee is the founder of Fit Foodie Finds and based in Minneapolis, MN. She started this website in 2010 as a way to share her love for real food and wellness. The internet has changed so much since then and so has Fit Foodie Finds. Today we're a female-run recipe website publishing hundreds of tried and true recipes developed and tested by our team.

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Carla
Carla
March 3, 2016 12:00 pm

I love all your smoothie recipes but I am allergic to almonds – awful I know! Any suggestions on how to alter this recipe? I am able to have almond extract,

Lucie
March 1, 2016 2:15 pm

Wow, I love everything about this shake! I’ve never been too much into minty treats but this looks way too delicious to ignore ๐Ÿ™‚

Sarah | Well and Full
February 29, 2016 3:31 pm

When I was growing up, mint chocolate chip was my favorite ice cream flavor!! But I love how this shake has that flavor AND is healthy! ๐Ÿ˜€

Shannon
February 29, 2016 7:18 am

This looks perfect! Mint chip is definitely one of my favorite ice cream flavors!

Bita
February 28, 2016 7:25 pm

Hey Lee, that’s crazy, in a good way ;). I make green spinach smoothies with almond milk but never in a million would have thought of mint chipping it up. Great idea โœจ

Jenn
Jenn
February 28, 2016 4:03 pm

Love this idea but not a fan of bananas. Is there any kind of substitute you recommend?

Macy @ Paleo Crumbs
February 28, 2016 12:14 pm

Mmmm.. this shake sounds so good! ๐Ÿ™‚

Kelsey
February 28, 2016 9:43 am

Adding some of these ingredients to my list right now! Mint chip is my favorite ice cream flavor, so this is totally right up my alley! I need to make sure I keep my eyes open to some of the events you put on – I’d be willing to drive down a couple of weekends from Duluth!

Kelsey Yoki
February 29, 2016 10:04 am
Reply to  Lee Funke

Thank you, dear! When I have enough advanced notice, I can usually have no problem getting down there and having a place to stay. =)

Kelsey Yoki
February 29, 2016 11:04 am
Reply to  Lee Funke

Well.
We have it settled then. =)

Victoria
February 28, 2016 6:46 am

Love this! I will often make my mint smoothies with peppermint oil, so delishhhhhhh.