Keto Green Smoothie with Collagen Protein Powder
By Carine Claudepierre
Published on 03/28/2017 - Last updated on 05/04/2023
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This easy Keto Green Smoothie with avocado is a delicious and creamy dairy-free keto smoothie recipe to start the day!
With only 4 grams of net carbs per drink, this keto spinach smoothie is a great breakfast on the go loaded with collagen protein powder.
How To Make Keto Green Smoothie
What is better to start the day than a fresh green smoothie recipe? Yes, this green smoothie is keto-approved.
Ingredients
It has no banana, no fruits, and only healthy greens! All you need to make a creamy keto green smoothie are:
- Avocado – ripe with no black spots on the flesh, or it will be bitter. Avocado is a delicious keto vegetable to add healthy fat and creamy texture to smoothies.
- Spinach – for an extra touch of greens, fulfilling fiber, and almost no carbs.
- Ice cubes – to make the drink fresh and thicker.
- Almond butter or peanut butter – it also adds thickness to the drink.
- Sugar-free crystal sweetener – monk fruit stevia blend or erythritol or xylitol all work well! This adds sweetness to the drink. I also like to use pineapple stevia drops with unsweetened coconut milk. Read what sweeteners are my favorite for a keto diet.
- Keto vanilla collagen powder or your favorite Keto vanilla protein powder with MCT Oil.
- Unsweetened almond milk or unsweetened coconut milk.
Instructions
Making this keto green smoothie is ridiculously easy.
Combine all the ingredients in the jug of a high-speed blender and blend for about 30 seconds.
Adjust the thickness of the smoothie with more almond milk. If it’s too thick, add a tablespoon of almond milk and blend again. If it’s too runny, add a couple of ice cubes.
Transfer the smoothie to a tall smoothie glass and decorate it with cocoa nibs.
Taste Changers
If you want to alter the taste of your green smoothie, you can add the following ingredients to the blender:
- Lemon Juice: for a tangy flavor.
- Strawberries or Raspberries: for a sweeter, pinkish smoothie.
- Cucumber: for a boost in freshness.
- Celery: for an almost spicy taste.
- Chia Seeds: for an extra boost of antioxidants.
- Vanilla Extract: for a sweet taste.
- Melted Coconut Oil: for a boost of fat.
Storage
Unfortunately, you can’t really store this smoothie. If you leave it to settle, the phases will split and it won’t be enjoyable.
Allergy Swaps
You can definitely swap some of the ingredients in this low carb green smoothie.
- Almond Milk: replace it with unsweetened coconut milk, or unsweetened oat milk. Regular dairy milk is not keto-friendly.
- Almond Butter: you can use any nut butter like peanut butter, or use sunflower seed butter for a nut-free alternative.
- Erythritol: any crystal sweetener will do, so you can also use allulose or your favorite keto sweetener.
- Collagen Powder: you can substitute it with any keto-friendly protein powder.
- Spinach: you can swap the fresh spinach for fresh curly kale.
Frequently Asked Questions
I’ve listed below the answers to the most common questions about this recipe.
Does It Taste Like Spinach?
No, spinach doesn’t leave any unpleasant flavor in the recipe. It’s really there to make it green and healthy!
When To Drink A Keto Green Smoothie?
This is a delicious keto breakfast replacement, perfect on a busy morning if you rush to work.
It is also a great drink post-workout to refresh and reload your body with healthy fat and proteins.
Can I Take It After A Workout?
Yes, this keto green smoothie recipe comes with more than 15 grams of protein per serving. It’s an excellent source of amino acids.
Is This Keto Green Smoothie Healthy?
With its serving of fresh vegetables, this smoothie packs a punch.
It brings both micronutrients and macronutrients that are good for you:
- Carbs: only 4 grams of net carbs, and almost 5 grams of fiber, making it gut-friendly.
- Protein: as much as 15.7 grams of protein per serving, useful for strong muscles.
- Fat: 19.3 grams of fat
- Vitamin A: 28% of daily value.
- Vitamin C: 4.9mg from the spinach.
- Iron: 1mg
- Magnesium: 78mg
- Zinc: 0.7mg
More Keto Smoothie Recipes
If you love low carb smoothie recipes, or almond milk smoothies you may also like to try my other keto smoothie recipes:
As always, if you made this recipe, share a comment or review below!
XOXO Carine
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Keto Green Smoothie with Spinach and Avocado
Ingredients
- ½ Avocado no black spots
- ¾ cup Unsweetened Almond Milk or unsweetened coconut milk
- ½ cup Baby Spinach
- 1 tablespoon Almond Butter
- 2 ½ tablespoons Granulated Sweetener or stevia drops (pineapple stevia drops are good if you use coconut milk)
- ½ cup Ice Cubes
- 2 teaspoons Keto Collagen Protein Powder with MCT oil or keto vanilla protein powder
- 2 tablespoons Cocoa Nibs optional
Instructions
- In a blender, add all the ingredients.
- Blend until smooth and adjust with more ice cubes for a thicker smoothie. If too thick, add a splash of more almond milk and repeat blending between each addition.
- Serve immediately.
- Decorate with cocoa nibs and unsweetened coconut.
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About The Author
Hi, I'm Carine, the food blogger, author, recipe developer, published author of a cookbook, and founder of Sweet As Honey.
I have an Accredited Certificate in Nutrition and Wellness obtained in 2014 from Well College Global (formerly Cadence Health). I'm passionate about sharing all my easy and tasty recipes that are both delicious and healthy. My expertise in the field comes from my background in chemistry and years of following a keto low-carb diet. But I'm also well versed in vegetarian and vegan cooking since my husband is vegan.
I now eat a more balanced diet where I alternate between keto and a Mediterranean Diet
Cooking and Baking is my true passion. In fact, I only share a small portion of my recipes on Sweet As Honey. Most of them are eaten by my husband and my two kids before I have time to take any pictures!
All my recipes are at least triple tested to make sure they work and I take pride in keeping them as accurate as possible.
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Hello Carine I know you are a keto blog so this is just going to sound silly (and annoying) but I just wanted to let you/others know that you have this smoothie listed under “vegan diet” but the Collagen powder used here is not vegan (nor vegetarian) so you may want to make a note of that.
Otherwise, I love your recipes and have your vegan, keto eggless bread in the oven right now!!
Cheers!
Thanks for spotting that, I updated the tag of the recipe!
Can you substitute spinach powder and if so, how much please?
I haven’t tried, but feel free to have a go and let me know how it went!
I love the taste of this keto green smoothie with collagen. I didn’t add any sweetener but instead added 1/2 scoop of vanilla protein which sweetened it enough. So yummy. 😋
Can you use frozen avocado’s as well for this recipe or do they have to be fresh?
I am sure it will work very well and make the smoothie even thicker and creamier! Enjoy, XOXO Carine
I just brought your book clean bakery today it is very good I have been looking for better ways to do baking for a long time. I have also found lots about making breads, doing sourdough starter as I do not want to give up bread . This is so much better than bread you buy at the supermarket that is not my most flavour place as so much food there isn’t good for our health. I live in NZ too have a lovely day regards Phyllis
Hi Phyllis, Thank you so much for your lovely comment! Enjoy the cookbook and let me know what is your favorite recipe 🙂 xoxo Carine.